iPad 3 Specs – 1GB RAM and ‘variety of LTE flavors’?

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UPDATE: Apple has announced “The new iPad” with retina display, A5X chip with quad-core graphics, 5 MP iSight camera and more.

Apple is all set to unveil iPad 3 at today’s launch event but, new details about the upcoming product announcement continue to be revealed. iPad 3 specs have been widely reported as the third gen tablet is expected to feature retina display with a resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 pixels, a dual core A5X chip and now details about RAM have been published too.

A new report by The Verge reveals that in addition to “powerful GPU” iPad 3 specs will also include “more RAM”. 9to5 Mac was quick to point out that their sources claim Apple’s next generation tablet will include 1GB RAM. The new A5X chip is being now referred to as “A5 on steroids”. With a high resolution display on the new iPad it would require a powerful graphics processing unit and more RAM for fast and responsive applications.

Apple usually doesn’t reveal technical specification such as RAM in its keynote event or product descriptions. In the past RAM has only been confirmed when the device goes on sale and iPhone / iPad repair sites teardown the device and reveal specifications that are not published by Apple.

The rumor mill also seem to suggest that iPad 3 will finally bring LTE connectivity to Apple’s iOS device. The third generation iPad is expected to be available on Verizon and AT&T networks.

To be clear, that would mean two distinct, separate versions of the LTE tablet (one for each network). In addition, there’s a third international model which does double duty on 3G; a CDMA / GSM model using a similar radio chipset to the iPhone 4S (a Qualcomm Gobi chip).

Other specifications leaked so far point to a thicker iPad, better battery life, “Smart Case”, and improved cameras. Even though Apple has always aimed for its next iOS device to be thinner than the previous one it would be interesting to see if iPad 3 actually turns out to be thicker when compared with iPad 2.

Have you been waiting for LTE iPad? What are your expectations from the event? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

  • http://wheretobuyipad3online.info/ Tim

    Good old Apple. 

    As usual, claiming they invented the wheel. 

    Hey Apple… Here’s an idea, why don’t you actually invent something instead of perfecting existing technology that’ s 5 years old then slapping a nice whopping price tag on it and claiming the invention as your own?

  • Skunkshampoo

    Specs sound impressive, though I’d hope for at least 2 gigs of ram. 1 gig is pretty much on par for tablets nowadays. It is good enough, but nothing groundbreaking. That’s just nitpicking. Sounds like it will be a great device.

    I look forward to touching it at the Apple store some day. ;)

  • Marvin Nakajima

    Wow.. So basically we have an iPad now that has 4 distinct models (2 x 4G LTE, CDMA/GSM, Wifi) with 3 memory sizes (16, 32, 64) and 2 colors? I guess you can’t just buy one and use it on any system. Would be so much cooler to be able to roam worldwide regardless of the cellular system in use. Maybe that would be the next step for a future iPad. A truly single worldwide device. Since the resolution of the screen is also much higher does this also mean all iOS apps will have to be updated or suffer some pixellation? (Right now there is a ’2x’ button for zooming iPhone apps to fill the iPad2 screen.. Does this mean there will be a ’4x’ button now for iPhone apps and a ’2x’ for non-iPad3 iPad apps?)