iPad Features
Hardware
- Screen: 9.7" Screen
- Resolution: 1024 X 768 pixels
- Aspect Ratio: Close to 4:3
- Weight: 680g
- Processor: Apple A4 1GHZ
- HDD: 16GB - 64GB Flash Storage
- WiFi: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Extras: Microphone, Speaker, Accelerometer,Compass
Software
The iPad operating system is a modified version of the iPhone OS (which is based on the Mac OS). This means it has the crisp mac interface like the iPhone which is recognized globally.
The web browser is a slightly more advanced version of safari mobile (found on the iPhone)
The home screen and app interfaces have been reworked for the iPad to adapt to the larger screen and multitasking.
Although the iPad and the operating system have been optimized for ease of use with one hand, the on-screen keyboard is almost life-sized and feels a dream to type on, just like an everyday keyboard.
The music player, they have incorporated into the iPad is a hybrid between the iPhone's iPod and a standard desktop iTunes.
YouTube is available as an application, just like the iPhone, but videos can be played in HD.
The calendar application is very much like a desktop calendar until you open it in organiser mode, when it then blooms into a beautiful handheld organiser. Think of this as Apple's icing on the cake.