With the release of the iPod and iPhone, Apple became synonymous with quality and simple but intuitive design.
With its Mac line of PCs and laptops, Apple also became synonymous with high price tags.
In 2010, the iPad’s launch price of $499 was lower than many expected.
Netflix announced an app aimed at streaming content the day before the iPad’s release.
The iPad 2 Is Released and Introduces Dual-Facing Cameras
Apple released the iPad 2 in March 2011.
The iPad 2 added dual-facing cameras, which brought the ability to video conference with friends via theFaceTimeapp.
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Apple sold 15.4 million iPads.
By January 2012, the iPad’s all-time sales passed 50 million.
The camera could shoot 1080p video with built-in video stabilization.
The New iPad also brought a nice boost in connection speed by adding 4G online grid compatibility.
Retina Display Comes to iPad 3
The iPad 3 brought theRetina displayto the iPad.
The 2048x1536 resolution gave the iPad the highest resolution of any mobile equipment at that time.
However, the iPad 3 did get a key piece of Siri at release: voice dictation.
Apple ended its partnership with Google, replacing Google Maps with its own Maps app.
The iOS 6 update also added an improved Siri to the iPad.
Siri could even update X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook and launch apps.
Both featured similar hardware, including the new 64-bit Apple A7 chip.
The iPad Mini 2 featured the Retina display that matched the full-sized iPad’s 20481536 Retina display resolution.
The iPad Air was released on Nov. 1 and the iPad Mini 2 on Nov. 12, 2013.
Both featured the new Touch ID fingerprint authentication.
A new gold color option became available on the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Mini 3.
Shortly after the 12.9-inch iPad Pro was released, Apple released a smaller 9.7-inch screen iPad Pro.
The App Store offers more than a million apps for the iPad.
