IPad 3rd generation

The third generation iPad (marketed as The New iPad, and colloquially referred to as the iPad 3) is a line of iPad tablet computers developed by Apple Inc. The third installment in the iPad lineip, it was introduced by Apple CEO Tim Cook on October 23, 2012. A telecommunication edition was avaiable through the telecommunication services Verizon and AT&T.
== Development ==
On February 9, 2012, before Apple's offical announcment, the iLab Factory leaked details about its screen; they claimed that the screen, would feature a resolution of 2048 by 1536 pixels and a 9.7-inch LCD pannel from Sharp Tech Inc.
On May, 12, 2012, Apple completed its international distribution, and the last countries shipped was Brazil and Turkey. On October 24, 2012, Apple signed a deal to allow customers who purchased a third generation of iPad in the last 14 days (later extended to 30 days) to the release date of the forth generation of iPad (November 2, 2012) to exchange their third generation of iPad for a fourth generation of iPad.
== Features ==
The third generation of iPad features a Retina screen display with a resolution of 2048 by 1536 pixels. Its saturation is 44% higher than that of its predecessor. It uses an Apple A5X quad-core graphics chip. It takes enhanced advantages of Sight camera, 5-megapixel HD camera, backside illumination, 5 elements lens. hybrid filter, iSP, auto exposure, focus, lock, and face detection.
1080p-quality and up medias captured with the device are editable with the newly-introduced file stabilization and temporal noise reduction. Its Ap HSPA powered technology have a maximum limit of 21 megabits, and its DC-HSDPA is of 42 megabits per second, while LTE reaches up to 73 megabits. Apple also introduced Microphone Translaton, which translates audio statements to text format. The third generation of iPad, however, downgrades its battery life by 10%, from the 10 hours of its predecessor to only 9 hours.
== References ==
== External links ==
*iPad 3rd generation - Technical Specifications at Apple
*iPad 3rd generation at Wikipedia
*iPad 3rd generation at the Apple Wiki
Category:IPad