---
title: Apple Announces iPad
date: 2010-01-28 03:36:19
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/01/28/apple-announces-ipad/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Tablet
tags:
  - 3G
  - Apple
  - iPad
  - wi-fi
---

![WiFi Model](https://files.lesterchan.net/photos/apple/ipad/wifi.jpg)

![Wi-Fi + 3G Model](https://files.lesterchan.net/photos/apple/ipad/3g.jpg)

**Specifications**

- 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz) (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- Digital compass
- Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
- 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
- Accelerometer sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
- Weight: 242.8 mm
- Width: 189.7 mm
- Depth: 13.4 mm
- Weight: 0.68 kg (Wi-Fi model); 0.73 kg (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

Full Specifications: <http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/>

## Wi-Fi

16GB: US$499 = S$700  
32GB: US$599 = S$840  
64GB: US$699 = S$981  
Ships in 60 days time ## Wi-Fi + 3G

16GB: US$629 = S$882  
32GB: US$729 = S$1,023  
64GB: US$829 = S$1,163  
Ships in 90 days time Official Website: [iPad](http://www.apple.com/ipad/)