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iPad 2: Jobs Calls Rivals Copycats, Dismisses Tablet Wars

02.03.2011
The iPad 2 is finally here (well, actually shipping March 11). The tech industry, which has been keeping a sharp eye on the rise of the disruptive tablet, as well as making smart predictions about the iPad 2 for months, was pretty much on the mark. The iPad 2 runs faster and sports two cameras.

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The iPad 2 runs on a 1GHz dual-core A5 processor that delivers up to twice the speed of the CPU and nine times faster graphics in the original iPad, Apple says. Despite these improvements, battery life remains the same as the original iPad, 10 hours, according to Apple.

The new cameras are pretty impressive, too. The front camera can record VGA-resolution video and take photos at 640-by-480. The back camera can record HD video at 720p at 30 frames per second and has 5X digital zoom in camera mode.

There were a few surprises, too, such as an ailing Steve Jobs coming out on stage.

But the biggest news of the day was just how slim the iPad came in and the fact that Apple was able to keep the same price as the original iPad.