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April 30, 2010: Nearly a month after the first-gen iPad went on sale, the primary Wi-Fi + 3G iPads arrive within the arms of U.S. prospects.
The units ship in bins equivalent to the Wi-Fi-only fashions, however with a further sticker noting their mobile connectivity functionality. The tablets come preloaded with micro-SIM playing cards branded AT&T, the one wi-fi service that originally helps the iPad.
iPad 3G turns into a smash hit for Apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs publicly unveiled the primary iPad on January 27, 2010, three months earlier than the Wi-Fi + 3G gadget went on sale.
The gadget instantly grew to become a large business and significant success, with The Wall Avenue Journal quipping that, “The final time there was this a lot pleasure over a pill, it had some commandments written on it.”
By the point the iPad 3G went on sale, the pill was already effectively on its technique to changing into Apple’s fastest-selling new product ever. Apple offered 1 million models in lower than a month. And, within the iPad’s first yr, Apple offered round 25 million of them. These spectacular numbers made the pill essentially the most profitable new product class launch in Cupertino historical past.
By way of measurement, the unique iPad measured 0.5 inches thick, weighed 1.5 kilos and boasted a 9.7-inch multitouch show. A 1GHz Apple A4 chip powered the pill. You might get it with storage choices starting from 16GB to 64GB of flash reminiscence. It didn’t include a digicam.
Have been you among the many prospects who purchased a Wi-Fi + 3G iPad again in 2010? If that’s the case, what had been your first reactions to the brand new gadget? Tell us your reminiscences of the first-gen iPad within the feedback under.
