Meet the new iPad

Here are the specs of the new device Apple (AAPL) unveiled on Wednesday

Phil Schiller with the new iPad. Photo: The Verge

• Retina Display: 2048 by 1536 pixels 3.1 million pixels
• 44% greater saturation
• Dual core A5X CPU
• With quad core graphics
• 5 megapixel iSight camera
• 5-element lens
• Hybrid infrared filter
• Apple-designed ISP
• Video recording at 1080p
• Voice dictation
• HSPA+ with a max downlink of 21 Mbps,
• Dual carrier HSDPA with a max of 42 Mbps
• LTE (yes!) with a max of 73 Mbps download
• 10 hours battery life (9 on 4G)
• 9.4mm thick, Weighs 1.4lbs
• Starts at $499 for Wi-Fi only (same as iPad 2)
• Starts at $649 for 3G + LTE (for Verizon and AT&T in U.S)
• Available March 16 in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands
• One week later, 25 more countries
• Black or white
• Pre-orders start today
• iWork and iLife get free updates (iPhoto particularly impressive)
• iPad 2 reduced to starting price of $399 for 16GB ($529 with 3G)
• Runs iOS 5.1
• Brings Siri to Japan

Also, new for Apple TV:

• Support for 1080p
• Movies via iCloud
• A new, more iOS-like interface

Apple's press release is available here.

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