Apple +iPad by the Numbers

March 7, 2012 2:50pm by Barry Ritholtz

Some worthwhile numbers from today’s Apple iPad event:

Apple

• 362 Apple stores
• 315 million iOS devices sold through last year
• 62 million in the last quarter
• 585,000 apps created
• 25 billion app downloads
• 1080p movies and TV shows for iCloud and the new Apple TV
• 15.4 million iPads sold in the fourth quarter of 2011
• 200,000+ iPad apps

The New iPad

• New iPad specs: 10 hours of battery life, 9 hours with 4G; 9.4 millimeters thick, 1.4 pounds
• Improved “Retina” display
• 2048 by 1536 pixels displayed on the new iPad, with 264 pixels per inch
• 44% greater color saturation than old iPad
• 5 megapixel sensor on the new iPad camera
• A maximum of 73 mbps downlink with 4G LTE on new iPad
• A5X chip with quad-core graphics capacity
• Supports 1080p video recording
• Voice dictation feature
• Same pricing as last iPad: Wi-Fi models are $499 for 16 GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB; $629, $729 and $829 if you want 4G
• iPad 2 now starts at $399 and $529

Source: Apple, AllThingsD, WSJ

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