Apple's New iPad release

Apple annouced the release of the new iPad today at the Yerba Buena Centeer for the Arts in San Francisco, California.

The New iPad is available for pre-order home delivery or in Apple Stores in March 16, 2012 starting at $499

The iPad 2 has a new lower price starting at $399.

Here's a list of the updates/changes between the iPad 2 and the New iPad........

iPad 2

New iPad

Display	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD
Resolution	1024 x 768	2048 x 1536 "Retina Display"
CPU	1GHz dual-core Apple A5	dual-core Apple A5X
Graphics	PowerVR SGX 543MP2	TBA (but "Quad-Core," our first guess a PowerVR SGX MP4+)
Memory	512MB RAM	TBA
Storage	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Front Camera	VGA (640 x 480)	VGA (640 x 480)
Rear Camera	0.7-megapixel	5-megapixel
Cellular	EDGE plus Quadband HSPA or CDMA EV-Do Rev.A (Verizon)	"World-Ready" 3G, HSPA+, DC-HSPA, 4G LTE (AT&T, Verizon)
WiFi	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1 + EDR	4.0
Accelerometer	3-axis	3-axis
Gyroscope	3-axis	3-axis
Thickness	0.34-inch (8.8mm)	0.37-inch (9.4mm)
Weight (WiFi)	1.33 pounds (601 grams)	1.44 pounds (652 grams)
Weight (3G / LTE)	AT&T 1.35 pounds (613 grams) Verizon 1.34 pounds (607 grams)	1.46 pounds (662 grams)
Battery Life	25-watt-hour lithium polymer (rated 10 Hours)	42.5-watt-hour lithium polymer (rated 10 hours / 9 on 4G)
Ports	30-pin dock, 3.5mm headphone	30-pin dock, 3.5mm headphone
Location (WiFi)	WiFi, Digital Compass	WiFi, Digital Compass
Location (3G / LTE)	aGPS, 3G, Digital Compass, WiFi	aGPS, 3G, 4G, Digital Compass, WiFi