The iPad was created due to a curious question asked by the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs to the audience at one of his famous lectures, asked if: “there was room for something in the middle, between the iPhone and the MacBook”. What generated a mystery among those present, but everything became clear when Apple had its closing sales with 3 million iPads in just 80 days. In this note we will review the history of the iPad through the years.
How much has the device changed since it was announced a decade ago?
Apple iPad
Early iPad introductions featured a square-edged metal case, a basic processor, storage capacities ranging from 32GB to 128GB, and a 10-hour battery life.
Apple iPad Wifi (2010) / Chip: A4 / Plataforma: iOS 4 / Upc: Cortex A8 de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad Wifi + 3G (2010) / Chip: A4 / Plataforma: iOS 4 / Upc: Cortex A8 de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad 2 CDMA (2011) / Chip: A5 / Plataforma: iOS 4 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad 2 Wifi (2011) / Chip: A5 / Plataforma: iOS 4 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad 2 Wifi + 3G (2011) / Chip: A5 / Plataforma: iOS 4 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad 3 Wifi (2012) / Chip: A5X / Plataforma: iOS 5.1 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad 3 Wifi + Celular (2012) / Chip: A5X / Plataforma: iOS 5.1 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad 4 Wifi (2012) / Chip: A6X / Platform: iOS 6 / CPU: 1.4 GHz dual core.
Apple iPad 4 Wifi + Celular (2012) / Chip: A6X / Platform: iOS 6 / CPU: 1.4 GHz dual core.
Apple iPad 5 Wifi + Celular (2017) / Chip: A9 / Plataforma: iOS 10.2.1 / Upc: Dual-core 1.84GHz 64 bits
Apple iPad 6 Wifi + Celular (2018) / Chip: A10 / Plataforma: iOS 11.3 / Upc: Fusion quad-core 12.34GHz.
Apple iPad 7 Wifi + Celular (2019) / Chip: A10 / Plataforma: iOS 13.1 / Upc: Bionic quad-core 2.34GHz
Apple iPad 8 Wifi + Celular (2020) / Chip: A12 / Plataforma: iOS 14.0 / Upc: Hexa-core (2×2,5 GHz Vortex + 4×1,6 GHz Tempest)
Apple iPad 9 Wifi + Celular (2021) / Chip: A13 / Plataforma: iOS 15.x / Upc: Hexa-core (2×2.65 GHz Lightning + 4×1.8 GHz Thunder)
Apple iPad mini
In the case of the iPad mini, a great improvement was obtained regarding anti-reflective technology, retina display, better screen saturation, and the addition of front and rear cameras, for a better user communication experience.
Apple iPad mini Wifi (2012) / Chip: A5 / Plataforma: iOS 6 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad mini Wifi + Celular (2012) / Chip: A5 / Plataforma: iOS 6 / Upc: Cortex A9 doble de 1 GHz.
Apple iPad mini 2 (2013) / Chip: A7 / Platform: iOS 7 / CPU: Dual Core 1.3GHz Cyclone.
Apple iPad mini 3 (2014) / Chip: A7 / Platform: iOS 8.1 / CPU: Dual Core 1.3GHz Cyclone
Apple iPad mini 4 (2015) / Chip: A8 / Platform: iOS 9 / Upc Typhoon 1.5GHz Dual Core.
Apple iPad mini 5 (2019) / Chip: A12 / Platform: iOS 12.2 / CPU Hexa-core 2.49 GHz (2 × High-performance Vortex + 4 × High-efficiency Tempest).
Apple iPad mini 6 (2021) / Chip: A15 / Plataforma: iOS 15 / Upc Hexa-core (2× 2,93 GHz Avalanche y 4× 1,82 GHz Blizzard).
Apple iPad air
The iPad air generation was characterized by its lightweight, compact design, super fast processors, with Liquid Retina Screen technology screens, facial recognition, biometric identification, and LTE connectivity.
Apple iPad air (2013) / Chip: A7 / Platform: iOS 7 / Upc Dual Core 1.3GHz Cyclone.
Apple iPad air 2 (2014) / Chip: A8X / Platform: iOS 8.1 / CPU Typhoon 1.5GHz Triple Core.
Apple iPad air 3 (2019) / Chip: A12/ Platform: iOS 12.2 / 2.49 GHz Hexa-core CPU (2x high-performance Vortex + 4x high-efficiency Tempest).
Apple iPad air 4 (2020) / Chip: A14/ Plataforma: iOS 14 / Upc Hexa-core (2 × 3,1 GHz Firestorm y 4 × 1,82 GHz Icestorm).
Apple iPad Pro
In a very professional and high-end style with 3 times more efficient audio systems, managing to process up to 5 billion operations per second, with storage up to 1 TB, 4K quality cameras and augmented reality.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 y 9.7 (2015) / Chip: A9X/ Plataforma: iOS 9.3 / Upc ARMv8-A de 64 bits de doble núcleo a 2,26 GHz.
Apple iPad Pro 2nd 12.9 y 10,5 (2018) / Chip: A12X/ Plataforma: iOS 12 / Upc Octa-core (4×2,5 GHz Vortex + 4×1,6 GHz Tempest).
Apple iPad Pro 3rd 12.9 y 11 (2019) / Chip: A10 Fusion/ Platform: iOS 13.1 / CPU Quad core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr).
Apple iPad Pro 4th 12.9 (2020) / Chip: A12Z / Plataforma: iOS 13.4 / Upc Octa-core (4×2,5 GHz Vortex + 4×1,6 GHz Tempest).
Apple iPad Pro 5th 12.9 y 11 (2021) / Chip: M1 / Platform: iOS 14.5.1 / Upc Eight cores.
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