{"id":126752,"date":"2025-03-11T17:41:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/ipad-2-launch-date-brings-worthy-sequel-today-in-apple-history\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:41:50","slug":"ipad-2-launch-date-brings-worthy-sequel-today-in-apple-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=126752","title":{"rendered":"iPad 2 launch date brings worthy sequel: Today in Apple history"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"March March 11, 2011:<\/strong> How do you follow up your biggest product debut ever? That\u2019s the question Apple needs to answer as the iPad 2 launch date arrives.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s second-generation tablet boasts a faster dual-core A5 processor inside a lighter build. It\u2019s also the first iPad to feature VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras.<\/p>\n

iPad 2 launch date: March 11, 2011, brings a worthy upgrade<\/h2>\n

Although iPad sales today pale in comparison to the iPhone, the original iPad came out of the gate as one of Apple\u2019s biggest successes. When introduced in January 2010<\/a>, it immediately became the most exciting new gadget in the world.<\/p>\n

When the original iPad went on sale<\/a>, it took less than a month to sell 1 million units \u2014 half the time it took Apple to sell that many iPhones at the time.<\/p>\n

In its first year, Apple sold around 25 million iPads, making the tablet the most successful new product category launch in Cupertino history. After six months, it already outsold the Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The iPad 2 launch date brought a worthy sequel to the original Apple tablet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith more than 15 million iPads sold, iPad has defined an entirely new category of mobile devices,\u201d said Steve Jobs<\/a>, Apple\u2019s CEO, in a press release<\/a>. \u201cWhile others have been scrambling to copy the first generation iPad, we\u2019re launching iPad 2, which moves the bar far ahead of the competition and will likely cause them to go back to the drawing boards yet again.\u201d<\/div>\n

Second Apple tablet brings advances in form and function<\/h3>\n

The iPad 2, therefore, had a lot to live up to. Did it succeed? In a word, \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s second-generation tablet maintained its predecessor\u2019s display size, price and capacity, but packed more power into a one-third thinner body. Measuring just 0.34 inches thick, it came in slimmer than the then-current iPhone 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The iPad 2 lineup also added a new color: It now came in black and white options. The speaker grille wrapped around the back of the device, providing users with better sound quality.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s new magnetic Smart Cover<\/a> arrived at the same time as the iPad 2, instantly making the bulky, rubber, third-party cases for the original iPad look terrible by comparison.<\/p>\n

In the end, the iPad 2 hung around for an impressively long period. It outlasted both the iPad 3 and iPad 4<\/a>. Apple sold the iPad 2 until 2014.<\/p>\n

Sound off on iPad 2<\/h3>\n

Did you buy an iPad 2 on its launch date in 2011? What was the first model of Apple\u2019s tablet that you bought, and what were your initial impressions? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n