South Africans don’t have to wait long to get their hands on Apple’s latest generation tablet PC, the iPad 2, as the latest device to emanate from the company’s stable is due to grace local shores this upcoming Friday.

 

The iPad 2 was launched in March in the US and will arrive in South Africa tomorrow, debuting far quicker than the original iPad that took a year since it was first announced to eventually grace our shores. 

 

 

The iPad 2 models with Wi-Fi will carry recommended retail price tags starting at R4399 for the 16 GB version, R5399 for the 32 GB model and R6399 for the 64 GB version. Pricing for the Wi-Fi + 3G models kicks off at R5599 for the 16 GB version, R6599 for the 32 GB model and R7599 for the 64 GB variant. All models are available in black or white. 

 

 

Apple’s iPad 2 features a new sleeker design, being 33% thinner and up to 15% lighter than the original model. This new version sports the same 9.7" LED-backlit LCD screen as used on the first generation iPad, but boasts a new dual-core A5 processor for smoother and faster processing as well as graphics performance. Also new are two cameras, a front-facing VGA camera for apps such as FaceTime for Wi-Fi video calls, and a rear-facing camera that can capture HD-ready (720p) video.

 

 

The Cupertino-based iPhone and iPod maker’s iPad 2 will be available from the following retail outlets: 

  

 

Digicape Cape Town

iStore Canal Walk

iStore Clearwater

iStore Gateway

iStore Melrose Arch

iStore Menlyn

iStore 1 Sandton Drive

iStore Sandton City

iStore Vodaworld

iStore Waterfront

Project 3

 

 

Incredible Connection   Bloemfontein

Incredible Connection   Canal Walk

Incredible Connection   Cavendish

Incredible Connection   Centurion

Incredible Connection   Cresta

Incredible Connection   East Rand Retail Park

Incredible Connection   Eastgate

Incredible Connection   Fourways

Incredible Connection   Gateway

Incredible Connection   Menlyn

Incredible Connection   Nelspruit

Incredible Connection   Pavillion

Incredible Connection   Sandton

Incredible Connection   Somerset West

Incredible Connection   The Glen

Incredible Connection   Woodmead

 

 

Dion Wired Bedford Square

Dion Wired Fourways

Dion Wired Gateway

Dion Wired Hyde Park

Dion Wired Somerset West

Dion Wired Woodlands

Dion Wired Woodmead

 

 

 

9.7" (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology

Dual-core A5 chip

Front and back cameras

Up to ten hours of battery life

802.11n Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

3G data service on Wi-Fi + 3G models

 

The latest iPad will also be in stores in countries the likes of Korea, Israel, India and Singapore tomorrow.