iPad Comparison

Model		iPad (1st generation)	iPad 2	iPad (3rd generation)	iPad (4th generation)	iPad Mini
Status		Discontinued	Available	Discontinued	Available	Available
Announcement date		January 27, 2010[20]	March 2, 2011[44]	March 7, 2012	October 23, 2012	October 23, 2012
Release date		April 3, 2010[3]	March 11, 2011[110]	March 16, 2012	November 2, 2012	November 2, 2012
Discontinued		March 2, 2011[44]	32, 64 GB: March 7, 2012 16 GB: In production	October 23, 2012	In production	In production
Display		9.7 inches (250 mm) multitouch display with LED backlighting and a fingerprint and scratch-resistant coating[6]				7.9 inches (200 mm) multitouch display
		1,024 × 768 pixels at 132 ppi		2,048 × 1,536 pixels at 264 ppi (Retina Display)		1,024 × 768 pixels at 163 ppi
SoC		Apple A4[7]	Apple A5	Apple A5X[111]	Apple A6X	Apple A5
CPU		1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8	1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9	1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9	1.4 GHz dual-core Apple Swift	1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9
GPU		PowerVR SGX535	PowerVR SGX543MP2	PowerVR SGX543MP4	PowerVR SGX554MP4	PowerVR SGX543MP2
Memory		256 MB DDR RAM built into Apple A4 package[8]	512 MB DDR2 (1066 Mbit/s data rate) RAM built into Apple A5 package[9]	1024 MB DDR2[10]	1024 MB DDR2[112]	512 MB DDR2 RAM built into Apple A5 package[113]
Storage		16, 32, or 64 GB[6]
Wireless	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR[6]		Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0
	Wi-Fi+3G/4G	In addition to above: 3G cellular HSDPA, 2G cellular EDGE on 3G models[6]		In addition to above and left: 3G transitional LTE on 4G model
Geolocation	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi,[6] Apple location databases[114]
	Wi-Fi+3G/4G	Assisted GPS, Apple databases,[114] Cellular network[6]		Additionally: GLONASS
Environmental sensors		Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer[6]	Additionally: gyroscope
Operating system		iOS 5.1.1	iOS 6.0.1[115]
Battery		Built-in lithium-ion polymer battery; (10 hours (Wi-Fi), 9 hours (3G or LTE) browsing; 10 hours video;[6] 140 hours audio;[116] 1 month standby[117])
Weight		Wi-Fi model: 1.5 lb (680 g) 3G model: 1.6 lb (730 g)	Wi-Fi model: 1.325 lb (601 g) GSM 3G (AT&T) model: 1.351 lb (613 g) CDMA 3G (Verizon) model: 1.338 lb (607 g)	Wi-Fi model: 1.44 lb (650 g) LTE model: 1.46 lb (660 g)		Wi-Fi model: 0.68 lb (310 g) LTE model: 0.69 lb (310 g)
Dimensions		9.56×7.47×0.528 in (243×190×13.4 mm)[6][118]	9.5×7.31×0.346 in (240×186×8.8 mm)[118]	9.5×7.31×0.37 in (240×186×9.4 mm)		7.87×5.3×0.28 in (200×130×7.1 mm)
Mechanical keys		Home, sleep, volume rocker, variable function switch (originally screen rotation lock, mute in iOS 4.2, either in 4.3 and later)[6]
Camera	Back	N/A	720 p HD still and video camera 0.7 MP, 30fps and 5× digital zoom	1080p HD still and video camera 5 MP, 30fps and 5× digital zoom
	Front	N/A	VGA-quality still and videocamera, 0.3 MP		1.2 MP still, 720p video
Greenhouse gas emissions		130 kg CO2e[119]	105 kg CO2e[120]	180 kg CO2e[121]	170 kg CO2e[122]	95 kg CO2e[123]

 

 

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