Earlier this month we heard the rumor that Apple is planning the release of the second generation iPad for February 2011 (tho, the rumors have been updated to a release date in April). Today we hear another rumor that when the iPad 2 does get released, it will be available in 3 different formats … [...]
Earlier this month we heard the rumor that Apple is planning the release of the second generation iPad for February 2011 (tho, the rumors have been updated to a release date in April). Today we hear another rumor that when the iPad 2 does get released, it will be available in 3 different formats … one for Wifi only, one for use on the AT&T wireless network and one for use on the Verizon wireless network.
Apple’s loose-lipped overseas partners are exchanging whispers about the next-generation iPad, claiming it will come in three different versions, one of which would work with Verizon’s network. The iPad 2 will support three different wireless configurations: UMTS, CDMA and Wi-Fi only, according to “industry sources quoted by DigiTimes” citing component makers. That’s up from the two versions Apple currently offers: UMTS plus Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi only. To explicate the alphabet soup, UMTS is the standard used by major 3G carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, while CDMA is compatible with Verizon and Sprint networks. Currently the 3G iPad ships with a MicroSIM card slot, and in the United States, the only carrier that uses MicroSIM is AT&T. Customers who want to connect to non-AT&T 3G networks must … buy an external wireless hotspot device such as the Verizon MiFi (Verizon already sells a MiFi plus iPad package) … So if this rumor is true, it means that when the iPad 2 ships, you’ll have to pick a 3G model based on your carrier preference. If you don’t plan to be on the road a lot, there’s still the Wi-Fi option. Support for both major wireless standards in the United States will make the iPad 2 available to a much larger potential audience, whereas before it was only available in the states from AT&T. Whether Apple hammers out sales agreements with Verizon or Sprint remains to be seen. Recent rumors suggestion that the iPad 2 will hit stores April 2011, one year after the original iPad’s release.
Unlike the mythical Verizon iPhone, the likelihood of a Verizon iPad seems to be all but a certainty. Apple already teamed up with Verizon to sell the current AT&T only iPad so it makes sense that the next model will be tailored for use on Verizon‘s network. Furthermore, there are other rumors about the iPad 2 that are running rampant … Mashable has culled together the most popular rumors:
Rumor #1: There Will Be Three Versions of the iPad 2
Rumor #2: iPad 2 Will Have a Front and Back-Facing Camera
Rumor #3: Slimmer, Lighter and Retina Display
Rumor #4: The iPad 2 Will Have a Flat Back
Rumor #5: iPad 2: Now With Wide-Range Speakers?
Rumor #6: The iPad 2 Will Have a USB Port
Rumor #7: The iPad 2 Will Have a Dual-Core CPU
Rumor #8: Non-Smudge Screen & Gyroscope
Rumor #9: A 7-Inch Version of the iPad?
Click HERE for a breakdown of each of these interesting rumors. I wouldn’t count on most of these rumors to be true … but I’d wager at least one of them might turn out to be the real deal. Whatever the case may be, we’ll know soon enough what’s true and what’s not when the iPad 2 gets released. It may not come out in February but I’m pretty sure we won’t have to wait much longer after Feb for the dang thing to be released.
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