Here are the specs of the new device Apple (AAPL) unveiled on Wednesday
- Retina Display: 2048 by 1536 pixels 3.1 million pixels
- 44% greater saturation
- Dual core A5X CPU
- With quad core graphics
- 5 megapixel iSight camera
- 5-element lens
- Hybrid infrared filter
- Apple-designed ISP
- Video recording at 1080p
- Voice dictation
- HSPA+ with a max downlink of 21 Mbps,
- Dual carrier HSDPA with a max of 42 Mbps
- LTE (yes!) with a max of 73 Mbps download
- 10 hours battery life (9 on 4G)
- 9.4mm thick, Weighs 1.4lbs
- Starts at $499 for Wi-Fi only (same as iPad 2)
- Starts at $649 for 3G + LTE (for Verizon and AT&T in U.S)
- Available March 16 in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands
- One week later, 25 more countries
- Black or white
- Pre-orders start today
- iWork and iLife get free updates (iPhoto particularly impressive)
- iPad 2 reduced to starting price of $399 for 16GB ($529 with 3G)
- Runs iOS 5.1
- Brings Siri to Japan
Also, new for Apple TV:
- Support for 1080p
- Movies via iCloud
- A new, more iOS-like interface
Apple’s press release is available here.