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Apple iPad Wi-Fi (1st Generation) Specifications
iPad Wi-Fi (1st Generation)
Product Brand: Apple
Editor's Rating:
3.5
3.5
Pros
- Large display
- High-quality display
- Fast performance
- Extensive app ecosystem
- Long battery life
- Lightweight and portable design.
Cons
- Limited storage options
- No camera
- No cellular connectivity
- No water resistance
- Outdated software.
Apple iPad WiFi (1st Generation) Specs and Features
The Apple iPad Wi-Fi (1st Generation), commonly referred to as the iPad 1, was released in April 2010. It features a 9.7-inch LED-backlit display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, providing clear and bright visuals.
The tablet is powered by a 1GHz Apple A4 processor and has 256MB of RAM. It comes in three storage options: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. It also features a rear-facing 0.7-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA camera for video calls.
Other key features of the iPad 1 include:
- WiFi connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Support for Apple’s Siri voice assistant (with iOS 5.1.1)
- 10 hours of battery life
- iOS 3.2 operating system (upgradable to iOS 5.1.1)
Compared to modern iPads, the iPad 1 may seem outdated in terms of its specifications and capabilities. However, at the time of its release, it was a groundbreaking device that helped revolutionize the tablet market.
Despite its limitations, the iPad 1 can still be useful for basic tasks such as web browsing, email, and light productivity tasks. It can also be a great collector’s item for those interested in the history of technology.
Overall, the Apple iPad Wi-Fi (1st Generation) was a groundbreaking device that paved the way for future tablets. While it may not have the latest technology or capabilities, it is still an important piece of tech history and can be a useful device for basic tasks.
Here’s a summary of the technical specifications for the Apple iPad WiFi (1st Generation) tablet:
- Processor/CPU: 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Apple A4
- RAM: 256 MB
- Internal Storage: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
- Display/Resolution: 9.7″ 768×1024 pixels
- GPU/Graphics: PowerVR SGX535
- Camera: None
- Battery: 6600 mAh Li-Po
- Colors: Silver
Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Tablet Computer |
| Announced | 27 January, 2010 |
| Released | 03 April, 2010 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Predecessor | MessagePad, iPod Touch |
| Successor | iPad 2 |
| Generation | 1st |
Design
| Type <strong>Design Type</strong> called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Width |
242.8 mm (millimeters) 24.28 cm (centimeters) 0.797 ft (feet) 9.559 in (inches) |
| Height |
189.7 mm (millimeters) 18.97 cm (centimeters) 0.622 ft (feet) 7.469 in (inches) |
| Thickness |
13.4 mm (millimeters) 1.34 cm (centimeters) 0.044 ft (feet) 0.528 in (inches) |
| Volume |
617.19 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 37.48 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Weight |
680 g (grams) 1.5 lbs (pounds) 23.99 oz (ounces) |
| Protection |
Scratch-resistant glass Oleophobic coating |
| Colors | Silver |
Network
| SIM <strong>SIM</strong> (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | No SIM |
Display
| Display Type <strong>Display Technology => </strong> A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology |
| Size | 9.7 inch |
| Resolution | 768 x 1024 pixels |
| Display Colors <strong>Display Colors</strong> is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 24 bit, 16777216 colors |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 ratio |
| Display area | (~63.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Pixel Density <strong>Pixel Density (PPI)</strong> is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 132 PPI density |
| Display Protection <strong>Display Protection => </strong> Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. |
Scratch-resistant glass Oleophobic coating |
| Features |
Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistant LED-backlit Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating |
Media
| Audio File Formats |
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a) MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) |
| Video File Formats |
AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video QuickTime (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4 |
| FM Radio | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Audio jack | Yes |
| Audio Features |
Loudspeaker Stereo speakers |
Rear Camera
| Main cameras | NA |
Front/Selfie Camera
| Main cameras | NA |
Software
| Operating System <strong>OS => </strong> Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1.1 |
| User Interface <strong>UI</strong> or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | Apple iOS |
Hardware
| Chipset <strong>Chipset</strong> is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Apple A4 APL0398 |
| SoC Process Technology | 45 nm (nanometers) |
| CPU <strong>CPU</strong> (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 |
| CPU bits | 32 bit |
| CPU cores | 1 |
| CPU frequency | 1000 MHz (megahertz) |
| Level 1 cache memory (L1) |
32 KB + 32 KB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache memory (L2) |
640 KB (kilobytes) 0.625 MB (megabytes) |
| GPU <strong>GPU</strong> (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | PowerVR SGX535 |
| RAM (Memory) <strong>RAM</strong> (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 256 MB |
| RAM frequency | 100 MHz (megahertz) |
| Internal Storage <strong>Internal Storage</strong> is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 16/32/64 GB |
| Card Slot <strong>Memory Card Slot</strong> is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
| Sensors <strong>Sensors</strong> are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. |
Accelerometer Ambient light sensor |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth Version | 2.1 |
| Bluetooth Features <strong>Bluetooth</strong> is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. |
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) |
| Infrared <strong>Infrared</strong> connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | No |
| Wi-Fi <strong>Wi-Fi</strong> is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. |
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) Dual band |
| USB | USB 2.0 |
| GPS <strong>GPS</strong> The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. | No |
| NFC <strong>NFC</strong> (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch. | |
| HDMI <strong>HDMI</strong> (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. | No |
Battery or Power
| Battery Type <strong>Battery Type => </strong> Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity <strong>Battery Capacity</strong> is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 6600 mAh battery (24.8 Wh) |
| Placement | Non-removable |
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