IPad (1st generation)

{{Short description|2010 Apple tablet computer}} {{About|the first-generation iPad|the product line|iPad}} {{lowercase title}} {{Good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox information appliance | name = iPad | image = IPad-WiFi-1stGen.jpg | developer = Apple | manufacturer = Foxconn | family = iPad | type = Tablet computer | generation = 1st | lifespan = 2010–2011 | discontinued = {{End date|2011|03|02}} | price = {{US dollar|499}} | os = '''Original:''' iPhone OS 3.2<br />'''Last:''' iOS 5.1.1, released May 7, 2012<br>iOS 6.1.3 (unofficial)<ref name="ios6-patch">{{Cite tweet |user=nyan_satan |number=2018017306492735514 |date=2026-02-01 |title=Running iOS 6 on iPad 1 is possible now! 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More work needs to be done.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=pwnerblu |date=2026-03-04 |title=ios7resources-ipad1: resources/project to restore/boot iOS 7.0 (11A465) on iPad 1 |url=https://github.com/pwnerblu/ios7resources-ipad1 |access-date=2026-03-08 |website=GitHub}}</ref> | power = Built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery<br/>{{nowrap|3.75 V 24.8&nbsp;W·A (6,600}}&nbsp;mA·h,<ref name="ipad-teardown">{{cite web |url=https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Wi-Fi+Teardown/2183 |title=iPad Wi-Fi Teardown |work=iFixit |date=April 3, 2010 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222123346/https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Teardown/2183/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> 10hr life<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> | system_on_chip = Apple A4<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs"/> | cpu = 1&nbsp;GHz ARM Cortex-A8<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /><ref name="A4"/> | memory = 256&nbsp;MB DDR RAM<ref name="Miroslav Djuric 2" /> | storage = 16, 32 or 64 GB flash memory<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> | display = 1024 × 768&nbsp;px 132&nbsp;PPI 4:3 aspect ratio<br/>{{cvt|9.7|in|mm}} diagonal<br/>XGA, LED-backlit IPS LCD<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> | graphics = PowerVR SGX535<ref name="ifixit-teardown-p3">{{cite web|title=Apple A4 Teardown|url=http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Teardown/2183/3#s11201|first=Miroslav|last=Djuric|date=April 3, 2010|access-date=April 17, 2010|work=iFixit|archive-date=April 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418151127/http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Teardown/2183/3#s11201|url-status=live}}</ref> | sound = Bluetooth, speaker, microphone, headset jack<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs"/> | input = Multi-touch screen, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs"/> | connectivity = {{flatlist| : Wi-Fi :: 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR 30-pin dock connector ;GSM models also include : {{allow wrap|UMTS / HSDPA }} :: 850, 1,900, 2,100 MHz : {{allow wrap|GSM / EDGE}} :: 850, 900, 1,800, 1,900 MHz) }}<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs"/> | dimensions = {{convert|9.56|in|mm|abbr=on}}&nbsp;''(h)''<br/>{{convert|7.47|in|mm|abbr=on}}&nbsp;''(w)''<br/>{{convert|0.50|in|mm|abbr=on}}&nbsp;''(d)''<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs"/> | weight = '''Wi-Fi:''' {{convert|1.5|lb|g|abbr=on}}<br/>'''Wi-Fi + 3G:''' {{convert|1.6|lb|g|abbr=on}}<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs"/> | units_sold = 15 million | successor = iPad 2 | related = iPhone, iPod Touch (comparison) | website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526000742/https://www.apple.com/ipad/|title=iPad|date=May 26, 2010}} | release_date = {{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title={{start date|2010|4|3}} |1=United States }}{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title={{start date|2010|4|23}} |1=Chile |2=Indonesia |3=Malaysia |4=Philippines }}{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title={{start date|2010|5|28}} |1=Spain |2=Italy |3=Switzerland |4=United Kingdom |5=Germany |6=Australia |7=Japan |8=Canada |9=France |10=Turkey }}{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title={{start date|2010|7|23}} |1=Austria |2=Belgium |3=Hong Kong |4=Ireland |5=Luxembourg |6=Mexico |7=Netherlands |8=New Zealand |9=Singapore }}{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title={{start date|2010|9|17}} |1=China }}{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title={{start date|2010|11|9}} or {{start date|2010|11|8}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Groathus |first=Michael |title=iPad launched in Russia today with very limited stock |url=https://money.yahoo.com/2010-11-09-ipad-launched-in-russia-today-with-very-limited-stock.html |work=Yahoo Money |date=November 9, 2010 |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218234143/https://money.yahoo.com/2010-11-09-ipad-launched-in-russia-today-with-very-limited-stock.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |1=Russia }} | online_services = iTunes Store, App Store, iCloud, iBookstore | predecessor = | camera = Did not include any sort of camera until the iPad 2. | made_in = China }} {{iPad models}} The '''first-generation iPad''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|p|æ|d}}; {{respell|EYE|pad}}; retrospectively referred to unofficially as the '''iPad 1''' or '''original iPad''') is a tablet computer designed and marketed by Apple as the first device in the iPad lineup of tablet computers. It features an Apple A4 SoC, a {{cvt|9.7|in|mm}} touchscreen display,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everything You Need to Know About the First Generation iPad|url=https://www.lifewire.com/ipad-faq-1999300|website=Lifewire|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202015318/https://www.lifewire.com/ipad-faq-1999300|url-status=live}}</ref> and, on certain variants, the capability of accessing cellular networks. Using the iOS operating system, the iPad can play music, send and receive emails and browse the web. Other functions, which include the ability to play games and access references, GPS navigation software and social network services, can be enabled by downloading apps.

The device was announced and unveiled on January 27, 2010 by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at an Apple press event. On April 3, 2010, the Wi-Fi variant of the device was released in the United States, followed by the release of the "Wi-Fi + 3G" variant on April 30. On May 28, 2010, it was released in Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The device received positive reviews from various technology blogs and publications. Reviewers praised the device for its wide range of capabilities and labeled it as a competitor to laptops and netbooks. Some aspects were criticized, including the closed nature of the operating system and the lack of support for the Adobe Flash multimedia format. During the first 80 days, 3 million iPads were sold. By the launch of the iPad&nbsp;2, Apple had sold more than 15 million iPads.

On March 2, 2011, the first-generation iPad was discontinued following Apple's announcement of the iPad 2. Remaining stock of the first iPad were temporarily available from Apple at reduced price.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnett|first=Emma|date=2011-03-02|title=Apple iPad 2: Steve Jobs makes surprise launch appearance |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8357861/Apple-iPad-2-Steve-Jobs-makes-surprise-launch-appearance.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=2018-11-07|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202012025/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8357861/Apple-iPad-2-Steve-Jobs-makes-surprise-launch-appearance.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/02/first-generation-ipad-prices-reduced-by-100/|title=First-Generation iPad Prices Reduced by $100|access-date=2018-11-07 |archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927051304/https://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/02/first-generation-ipad-prices-reduced-by-100/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History== [[File:Steve Jobs with the Apple iPad no logo (cropped).jpg|thumb|Former Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs introducing the iPad at Apple's 2010 keynote address]] Apple co-founder Steve Jobs stated in a 1983 speech about the company:<ref name="panzarino20121002">{{cite web | url=https://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/02/rare-full-recording-of-1983-steve-jobs-speech-reveals-apple-had-been-working-on-ipad-for-27-years/ | title=Rare full recording of 1983 Steve Jobs speech reveals Apple had been working on iPad for 27 years | work=The Next Web | date=October 2, 2012 | access-date=October 2, 2012 | author=Panzarino, Matthew | archive-date=December 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202015403/https://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/02/rare-full-recording-of-1983-steve-jobs-speech-reveals-apple-had-been-working-on-ipad-for-27-years/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

{{blockquote|"[Our] strategy is really simple. What we want to do at Apple, is we want to put an incredibly great computer in a book that you can carry around with you and learn how to use in 20 minutes ... And we really want to do it with a radio link in it so you don't have to hook up to anything and you're in communication with all of these larger databases and other computers."{{r|panzarino20121002}}}}

Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 100,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Richard |last2=Crawford |first2=Heather |title=International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective |date=28 August 2013 |publisher=Pearson Higher Education AU |isbn=978-1-4425-6125-0 |chapter=International competitive strategy |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8iziBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA293 |access-date=12 January 2024 |chapter-url-access=limited |quote=Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 100, introduced in 1993 and followed by several more Newton-based PDAs, but the last was discontinued in 1998.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/apple-rehires-newton-and-nike-marketing-whiz/|title=Apple Rehires a Developer of Its Newton Tablet|date=September 28, 2009|access-date=March 20, 2010|work=The New York Times|first=Brad|last=Stone|author-link=Brad Stone (journalist)|archive-date=May 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518221827/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/apple-rehires-newton-and-nike-marketing-whiz/|url-status=live}}</ref> introduced in 1993, which led to the creation of the ARM6 processor core with Acorn Computers. Apple also developed a prototype PowerBook Duo-based tablet, the PenLite, but decided not to sell it in order to avoid hurting MessagePad sales.<ref name="PenLite Development">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2006/11/6141/|title=Four Apple prototypes I've never heard of |work=Ars Technica|first=Jeff|last=Smykil|date=December 1, 2006|access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-date=May 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518102012/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2006/11/6141/|url-status=live}}</ref> Apple released several more Newton-based PDAs; the final one, the MessagePad 2100, was discontinued in 1998.

Apple reentered the mobile-computing market in 2007 with the iPhone. Smaller than the (not yet announced) iPad and featuring a camera and mobile capabilities, it pioneered the multitouch finger-sensitive touchscreen interface of Apple's iOS mobile operating system.

By late 2009, the iPad's release had been rumored for several years. Such speculation mostly talked about "Apple's tablet"; specific names included ''iTablet'' and ''iSlate''.<ref name="engagetrumor">{{cite web| url = https://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/the-apple-tablet-a-complete-history-supposedly/| title = The Apple Tablet: a complete history, supposedly| first = Laura| last = June| work = Engadget |date = January 26, 2010| access-date = January 27, 2010| archive-date = May 23, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100523004209/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/the-apple-tablet-a-complete-history-supposedly/| url-status = live}}</ref> The actual name is reportedly an homage to the Star Trek PADD, a fictional device very similar in appearance to the iPad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago/|title=How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... 23 years ago|work=Ars Technica |date=August 9, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=August 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809114501/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The iPad was announced on January 27, 2010, by Jobs at an Apple press conference at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.<ref name="Apple PR-Jan">{{cite press release| url = https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27Apple-Launches-iPad.html| title = Apple Launches iPad |work=Apple| date = January 27, 2010| access-date = January 27, 2010| archive-date = July 3, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110703062209/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27Apple-Launches-iPad.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/apple_ipad_tablet_is_unveiled.html|title=Apple iPad tablet is unveiled at live press conference|work=The Star-Ledger|date=January 27, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2010|archive-date=January 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129222937/http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/apple_ipad_tablet_is_unveiled.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jobs later said that Apple began developing the iPad before the iPhone,<ref name="keynoteMacworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1054764/liveupdate.html|title=Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update|first=Peter|last=Cohen|work=Macworld|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-date=September 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903131949/http://www.macworld.com/article/1054764/liveupdate.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=levgrossman>{{cite magazine|first=Lev|last=Grossman|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1576854,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114062907/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1576854,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2007|title=The Apple Of Your Ear|magazine=TIME|date=January 12, 2007|access-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> but temporarily shelved the effort upon realizing that its ideas would work just as well in a mobile phone.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/jun/02/apple-steve-jobs |work=The Guardian | title=Steve Jobs on Adobe, Gizmodo and why iPad came before iPhone | date=June 2, 2010 | access-date=July 29, 2012 | archive-date=March 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324084632/http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/jun/02/apple-steve-jobs | url-status=live }}</ref> The iPad's internal codename was K48, which was revealed in the court case surrounding leaking of iPad information before launch.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/executive-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-apple-secrets/ |work=The New York Times |title=Executive Pleads Guilty to Leaking Apple Secrets |access-date=July 29, 2012 |date=July 6, 2010 |first=Azam |last=Ahmed |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709134821/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/executive-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-apple-secrets/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad from US customers on March 12, 2010.<ref name="Apple PR 2">{{cite press release | url = https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/05iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3.html | title = iPad Available in US on April 3 |work=Apple | date = March 5, 2010 | access-date = March 5, 2010 | archive-date = July 10, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110710012449/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/05iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The only major change to the device between its announcement and being available to pre-order was the change of the behavior of the side switch from sound muting to that of a screen rotation lock.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/03/bed-readers-rejoice-ipad-gains-last-minute-rotation-lock/|title=Bed readers rejoice: iPad gains last-minute rotation lock|work=Ars Technica|first=Jacqui|last=Cheng|date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-date=December 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202193950/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/03/bed-readers-rejoice-ipad-gains-last-minute-rotation-lock/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wi-Fi version of the iPad went on sale in the United States on April 3, 2010.<ref name="Apple PR 2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://electrobuzz.com/reviews/apple/ipad-pre-order-update-march-12/|title=iPad Pre-order Update – March 12|date=March 5, 2010|access-date=March 5, 2010|work=Electrobuzz|first=Daniel|last=Lewis|archive-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309181656/http://electrobuzz.com/reviews/apple/ipad-pre-order-update-march-12/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wi-Fi&nbsp;+&nbsp;3G version was released on April 30.<ref name="Apple PR 2" /><ref name="Apple PR 3">{{cite press release |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/04/20iPad-Wi-Fi-3G-Models-Available-in-US-on-April-30.html |title=iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Models Available in US on April 30 |work=Apple |date=April 20, 2010 |access-date=April 20, 2010 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719214753/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/04/20iPad-Wi-Fi-3G-Models-Available-in-US-on-April-30.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 3G service for the iPad in the United States is provided by AT&T and was initially sold with 2 prepaid contract-free data plan options: 1 for unlimited data and the other for 250&nbsp;MB per month at 1/2 the price.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tidbits.com/article/10971|title=Can You Get By with 250 MB of Data Per Month?|first=Glenn|last=Fleishman|work=TidBits|date=February 2, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2010|archive-date=December 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223032551/http://tidbits.com/article/10971|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Niraj |last=Sheth |title=For Wireless Carriers, iPad Signals Further Loss of Clout |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703410004575029631361786998 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=January 28, 2010 |access-date=2026-05-09 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113083821/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703410004575029631361786998 |archive-date=2016-01-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 2, 2010, AT&T announced that, effective June 7, the unlimited plan would be replaced for new customers with a 2&nbsp;GB plan at slightly lower cost; existing customers would have the option to keep the unlimited plan.<ref>{{cite press release|title=AT&T Announces New Lower-Priced Wireless Data Plans to Make Mobile Internet More Affordable to More People|work=AT&T|date=June 2, 2010|url=http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30854|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605025457/http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30854|archive-date=June 5, 2010|access-date=July 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plans are activated on the iPad itself and can be cancelled at any time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/ipad/ultrafast-wireless/|title=iPad with ultrafast wireless|work=Apple|access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-date=July 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728195444/http://www.apple.com/ipad/ultrafast-wireless/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The iPad was initially only available for purchase on Apple's online store and its retail locations; it has since become available through retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and network operators. The iPad was launched in countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom on May 28.<ref name="FT-launch">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/62bc6472-69bf-11df-8432-00144feab49a|title=Apple in control of iPad's Europe launch|date=May 27, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2010|first1=Joseph|last1=Menn|first2=Tim|last2=Bradshaw|work=Financial Times|archive-date=May 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531000859/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/62bc6472-69bf-11df-8432-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/05/07iPad-Available-in-Nine-More-Countries-on-May-28.html|title=iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28|work=Apple|date=May 7, 2010|access-date=May 9, 2010|archive-date=September 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906215725/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/05/07iPad-Available-in-Nine-More-Countries-on-May-28.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Online pre-orders in those countries began on May 10.<ref name="Apple PR 3" /> Apple released the iPad in Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore on July 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1071146/1/.html|work=Channel News Asia|title=Eager fans in Singapore snap up iPad|first=Evelyn|last=Choo|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310155828/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1071146/1/.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3934691/Apple-announces-NZ-iPad-release-date|title=Apple announces NZ iPad release date|work=stuff.co.nz|date=July 20, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116104134/http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3934691/Apple-announces-NZ-iPad-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/19iPad-Available-in-Nine-More-Countries-This-Friday.html|title=iPad Available in Nine More Countries This Friday|work=Apple|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=January 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101185240/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/19iPad-Available-in-Nine-More-Countries-This-Friday.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Israel briefly prohibited importation of the iPad because of concerns that its Wi-Fi might interfere with other devices.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel retira prohibición para importación del iPad |trans-title=Israel lifts ban on iPad imports |url=https://www.telemetro.com/tecnologia/2010/04/26/israel-retira-prohibicion-importacion-ipad/2063463.html |work=Telemetro |date=2010-04-26 |agency=Associated Press |language=es-PA}}</ref> On September 17, 2010, the iPad was officially launched in Mainland China.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2010-09/18/content_11321052.htm|title=Massive crowds turn out for iPad launch |work=China Daily|date=September 18, 2010|access-date=September 18, 2010|archive-date=September 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918124948/http://chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2010-09/18/content_11321052.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Features==

===Software=== The iPad originally shipped with iPhone OS 3.2. On September 1, 2010, it was announced the iPad would get iOS 4.2 by November 2010;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20015326-1.html|title=iPad to get iOS 4.2 in November|date=September 1, 2010|access-date=July 29, 2012|work=CNET |archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190838/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20015326-1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> to fulfill this, Apple released iOS 4.2.1 to the public on November 22.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1155883/ios42_release.html|title=Apple releases iOS 4.2.1|first=Jason|last=Snell|work=MacWorld|date=November 22, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715113341/http://www.macworld.com/article/1155883/ios42_release.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (This update brought important features to the first-generation iPad, including multitasking capabilities and the introduction of app folders for better organization.) It comes with several applications, including Safari, Mail, Photos, Video, iPod, iTunes Store, App Store, Maps, Notes, Calendar, and Contacts.<ref name="AppleIPadFeatures">{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ |title=iPad Features |work=Apple |date=January 27, 2010 |access-date=January 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316162215/http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ |archive-date=March 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Several are improved versions of applications developed for the iPhone or Mac.

The iPad syncs with iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC.<ref name="Apple PR-Jan" /> Apple ported its iWork suite from the Mac to the iPad, and sells pared-down versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps in the App Store.<ref name="Ars-iWork">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/04/iwork-for-ipad-clever-subtitle-goes-here/4/|title=The keyboardless Office: a review of iWork for iPad|first=Jeff|last=Smykil|work=Ars Technica |date=April 20, 2010|access-date=May 1, 2010|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019175707/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/04/iwork-for-ipad-clever-subtitle-goes-here/4/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the iPad isn't designed to replace a mobile phone, a user can use a wired headset or the built-in speaker and microphone to place phone calls over Wi-Fi or 3G using a VoIP application.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/01/apple-confirms-3g-voip-apps-on-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch-skype-is-waiting.html| title = Apple confirms 3G VoIP apps on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch; Skype is waiting| work = Los Angeles Times| first = David| last = Sarno| date = January 29, 2010| access-date = February 7, 2010| archive-date = November 12, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131112003106/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/01/apple-confirms-3g-voip-apps-on-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch-skype-is-waiting.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

On October 12, 2011, iOS 5 was released to various iOS devices, including the first-generation iPad, and was downloadable through iTunes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972 | title=iOS 4: Updating your device to iOS 5 or later | work=Apple | access-date=January 18, 2013 | archive-date=February 11, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211100202/http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4972 | url-status=live }}</ref> The update was reported to contain hundreds of new features and tweaks, including Twitter integration, the Notification Center and iMessage, which is a feature that allows users to send messages or multimedia files to other users on iOS or OS X, the operating system for Apple computers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/06/06New-Version-of-iOS-Includes-Notification-Center-iMessage-Newsstand-Twitter-Integration-Among-200-New-Features.html | title=New Version of iOS Includes Notification Center, iMessage, Newsstand, Twitter Integration Among 200 New Features | work=Apple | date=June 6, 2011 | access-date=January 18, 2013 | archive-date=March 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329230559/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/06/06New-Version-of-iOS-Includes-Notification-Center-iMessage-Newsstand-Twitter-Integration-Among-200-New-Features.html | url-status=live }}</ref> iCloud, an iOS app and Apple-provided internet storage service which allows users to sync and backup their user data and settings to/from other devices, was also made available through this update.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-10-12-ios-5-review.html |title=iOS 5 review |work=Engadget |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=2026-05-09 |author=Cesa, Dante |archive-date=November 12, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020009/https://www.engadget.com/2011-10-12-ios-5-review.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 11, 2012, Apple announced the iOS 6 update – which brought several new features, like:

* A redesigned Maps app (replacing Google Maps with Apple's own) * Passbook (later known as Wallet) * Facebook integration * FaceTime over cellular * A full-screen Safari experience * The Clock app for iPad (new for iPads in iOS 6) * Enhanced Siri functionality

However, the first-generation iPad did not officially receive this update due to hardware limitations, making iOS 5.1.1 the last update available for the device.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/06/11Apple-Previews-iOS-6-With-All-New-Maps-Siri-Features-Facebook-Integration-Shared-Photo-Streams-New-Passbook-App.html | title=Apple Previews iOS 6 With All New Maps, Siri Features, Facebook Integration, Shared Photo Streams & New Passbook App | work=Apple | date=June 11, 2012 | access-date=January 18, 2013 | archive-date=January 7, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107002316/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/06/11Apple-Previews-iOS-6-With-All-New-Maps-Siri-Features-Facebook-Integration-Shared-Photo-Streams-New-Passbook-App.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/no-ios-6-for-my-original-ipad-now-im-an-angry-bird/ | title=No iOS 6 for my original iPad? Now, I'm an Angry Bird. | work=ZDNet | date=September 25, 2012 | access-date=January 18, 2013 | author=Hess, Ken | archive-date=January 4, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104053634/http://www.zdnet.com/no-ios-6-for-my-original-ipad-now-im-an-angry-bird-7000004740/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2026, a developer on GitHub unofficially ported iOS 6 to the iPad.<ref name="ios6-patch" /> Shortly after, another developer on GitHub began to unofficially port iOS 7 to the iPad.<ref name="ios7-patch" />

===Hardware=== thumb|left|The lower portion of the iPad, showing the charging port and audio output grilles [[File:Apple A4 Chip.jpg|thumb|The Apple A4 chip, used in the first-generation iPad and the iPhone 4|alt=<nowiki>A picture of the Apple A4 chip.</nowiki>]] The first-generation iPad features an Apple A4 SoC,<ref name="A4">{{cite news |last=Crothers |first=Brooke |url=https://www.cnet.com/science/inside-the-ipad-apples-new-a4-chip/ |title=Inside the iPad: Apple's new 'A4' chip |work=CNET |date=January 27, 2010 |access-date=2026-05-09}}</ref> which comprises a 1&nbsp;GHz processor, 256&nbsp;MB of RAM and a PowerVR SGX535 GPU.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs">{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/SP580|title=iPad&nbsp;– Technical specifications and accessories for iPad|work=Apple|date=January 27, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2010|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215021319/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP580|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Miroslav Djuric 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Teardown/2183/2 |title=iPad Wi-Fi Teardown |work=Ifixit.com |access-date=April 17, 2010 |first=Miroslav |last=Djuric |date=April 3, 2010 |page=2 |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706072505/https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Teardown/2183/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> There are four physical switches on the iPad, including a home button near the display that returns the user to the main menu, and three plastic physical switches on the sides: ''wake/sleep'' and ''volume up/down'', plus a software-controlled switch whose function has changed with software updates. Originally the switch locked the screen to its current orientation, but iOS 4.2 changed it to a mute switch, moving the rotation lock function to an onscreen menu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macrumors.com/2010/03/12/ipads-mute-switch-replaced-with-screen-rotation-lock/ |title=iPad's 'Mute' Switch Replaced With Screen Rotation Lock. |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=March 12, 2010 |work=MacRumors |archive-date=March 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315020718/http://www.macrumors.com/2010/03/12/ipads-mute-switch-replaced-with-screen-rotation-lock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the iOS 4.3 update, a setting was added to allow the user to specify whether the side switch was used for rotation lock or mute.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> Unlike its successors, the first-generation iPad has no cameras.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/ipadone/ | title=Why You Can Still Sell Your Original iPad for $250 | magazine=Wired | date=February 11, 2012 | access-date=January 15, 2013 | author=McMillian, Robert | archive-date=January 10, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110224143/http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/ipadone | url-status=live }}</ref>

The iPad's touchscreen display is a 1,024 by 768 pixel, {{convert|7.75|xx|5.82|in|mm|abbr=on}} liquid crystal display (diagonal {{convert|9.7|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}), with fingerprint- and scratch-resistant glass. As a result of the device's screen dimensions and resolution, the screen has a pixel density of 132&nbsp;ppi.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> The display responds to other sensors: an ambient light sensor to adjust screen brightness and a 3-axis accelerometer to sense the iPad's orientation and switch between portrait and landscape modes. Unlike the iPhone and iPod Touch's built-in applications, which work in 3 orientations (portrait, landscape-left and landscape-right), the iPad's built-in applications support screen rotation in all four orientations, including upside-down. Consequently, the device has no intrinsic "native" orientation; only the relative position of the home button changes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shimpi |first1=Anand Lal |last2=Klug |first2=Brian |last3=Gowri |first3=Vivek |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/3640/apples-ipad-the-anandtech-review/4 |title=Apple's iPad - The AnandTech Review |work=AnandTech |date=April 7, 2010 |page=4 |quote=The display rotates smoothly to orient itself properly regardless of how you're holding it. |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823142900/http://www.anandtech.com/show/3640/apples-ipad-the-anandtech-review/4 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The iPad was equipped with 16&nbsp;GB, 32&nbsp;GB, or 64&nbsp;GB (1&nbsp;GB = 1&nbsp;billion bytes)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/ipad/whats-iphone-ipod-ipads-true-formatted-storage-capacity-3511773/ |title=What's the true formatted storage capacity of an iPhone, iPad or iPod? |access-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927230450/https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/ipad/whats-iphone-ipod-ipads-true-formatted-storage-capacity-3511773/ |url-status=live }}</ref> of solid-state (flash) storage for program and data storage. Furthermore, the device was available with two connectivity options: Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi and 3G.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> Unlike its successors, the Wi-Fi + 3G variant of the first-generation iPad could only support carriers that utilized GSM/UMTS standards and was not compatible with CDMA networks; however, like its successors, assisted GPS services are supported.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> Bluetooth was also available on all models.

The weight of the first-generation iPad varied, dependent upon the connectivity options chosen. The Wi-Fi only variant weighs {{convert|1.5|lb|g|abbr=on}} whereas the variant with Wi-Fi + 3G weighs {{convert|1.6|lb|g|abbr=on}}.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> Its dimensions, however, are identical across the entire range of variants, measuring 9.56×7.47×0.5&nbsp;in (243×190×13&nbsp;mm).<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" />

===Accessories=== {{Main|List of iPad accessories}}

left|thumb|The original iPad in its black case Apple offers several iPad accessories,<ref>{{cite web |title=Make your iPad even better with accessories. |url=https://www.apple.com/ipad/accessories/ |work=Apple |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411023808/http://www.apple.com/ipad/accessories |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2017 }}</ref> most of which are adapters for the proprietary 30-pin dock connector, the iPad's only port besides the headphone jack.<ref name="AppleIPadSpecs" /> A dock holds the iPad upright at an angle, and has a dock connector and audio line-out port. Each generation of iPad requires a corresponding dock. A dock that included a physical keyboard was only supported for the original iPad,<ref>{{cite web |last=Gurman |first=Mark |url=https://9to5mac.com/2011/03/25/schiller-no-ipad-2-keyboard-dock-use-the-soft-keyboard/ |title=Schiller: No iPad 2 keyboard dock, use the soft keyboard |work=9to5Mac |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=August 9, 2012 |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709061430/http://9to5mac.com/2011/03/25/schiller-no-ipad-2-keyboard-dock-use-the-soft-keyboard/ |url-status=live}}</ref> but all generations are compatible with Bluetooth keyboards that also work with Macs and PCs. The iPad can be charged with a 10 W standalone power adapter, which is also compatible with iPods and iPhones.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4327 | title=iPhone, iPad, iPod: Using iPad Power Adapters |work=Apple | access-date=January 31, 2013 | archive-date=December 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225063244/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4327 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==

=== Critical reception === Media reaction to the announcement of the device and the device itself was mixed. The media noted that thousands of people queued on the first day of sale in a number of countries with many of those who waited claiming that "it was worth it."<ref name="BBC-iPad-launch">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10182143|title=iPad fans mob Apple stores for international launch|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=May 31, 2010|work=BBC News |archive-date=September 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930054151/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10182143|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRua5MeVoFRQ-PC_uTJ1OUYwNJpw|title=iPad-mania as thousands queue for global roll-out|work=Google News|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=April 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411232655/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRua5MeVoFRQ-PC_uTJ1OUYwNJpw|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Walt Mossberg (of ''The Wall Street Journal'') wrote, "It's about the software, stupid", meaning hardware features and build are less important to the iPad's success than software and user interface, his first impressions of which were largely positive. Mossberg also called the price "modest" for a device of its capabilities, and praised the ten-hour battery life.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://allthingsd.com/20100127/apple-ipad-impressions/ | title = First Impressions of the New Apple iPad | first = Walter S. | last = Mossberg | author-link = Walter Mossberg |work=All Things Digital | date = January 27, 2010 | access-date = January 27, 2010 | archive-date = June 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604030251/http://allthingsd.com/20100127/apple-ipad-impressions/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Others, including PC Advisor and the Sydney Morning Herald, wrote that the iPad would also compete with proliferating netbooks, most of which use Microsoft Windows.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/gadget/3211316/apple-ipad-versus-netbook-features-compared/ |title=Apple iPad versus netbook: features compared |first=Eric |last=Lai |work=PC Advisor |date=January 28, 2010 |access-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-date=June 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624141847/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/gadget/3211316/apple-ipad-versus-netbook-features-compared/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/ipad-vs-the-kindle-tablets-and-netbooks-20100202-n9jf.html|title=iPad vs the Kindle, tablets and netbooks|first=Simon|last=Tsang|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=February 2, 2010|access-date=February 2, 2010|archive-date=February 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203064728/http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/ipad-vs-the-kindle-tablets-and-netbooks-20100202-n9jf.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The base model's price of US$499 ({{Inflation|US|499|2010|fmt=eq}}) was lower than pre-release estimates by Wall Street analysts, and Apple's competitors, all of whom were expecting a much higher entry price point.<ref name="FastCompany-price">{{cite web |last1=Robischon |first1=Noah |last2=Eaton |first2=Kit |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1528666/ipads-biggest-innovation-its-500-price |title=The iPad's Biggest Innovation: Its $500 Price |date=January 27, 2010 |work=Fast Company |access-date=2026-05-09}}</ref><ref name="WSJ Price">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029621430370074.html|title=Apple's iPad Revolution: Price|first=Martin|last=Peers|date=January 28, 2010|work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=February 20, 2010|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927172412/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704094304575029621430370074|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AT price">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/01/tablet-makers-rethinking-things-in-wake-of-ipads-low-price/|title=Tablet makers rethinking things in wake of iPad's $499 price|first=Jon|last=Stokes|date=January 29, 2010|work=Ars Technica |access-date=February 20, 2010|archive-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051210/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/01/tablet-makers-rethinking-things-in-wake-of-ipads-low-price/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The media also praised the quantity of applications, as well as the bookstore and other media applications.<ref name="indie-praise1">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-ipad-what-is-it-good-for-1982635.html|title=The iPad: what is it good for?|first=David|last=Phelan|date=May 26, 2010|access-date=May 31, 2010|work=The Independent|location=UK|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629103816/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-ipad-what-is-it-good-for-1982635.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/may/31/best-ipad-media-apps|title=The best iPad media apps|first=Kate|last=Bevan|work=The Guardian|date=May 31, 2010|access-date=June 10, 2010|location=London|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715092523/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/may/31/best-ipad-media-apps|url-status=live}}</ref> In contrast, some sources, including the BBC, criticized the iPad for being a closed system and mentioned that the iPad faces competition from Android-based tablets.<ref name="BBC-iPad-launch" /> However, at the time of the first-generation iPad's launch, ''Yahoo! News'' noted that the Android tablet OS, known as "Honeycomb", was not open source and has fewer apps available for it than for the iPad;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/android-tablets-never-replace-ipad-200600738.html |title=Android Tablets Will Never Replace the iPad |work=Yahoo News |date=May 5, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203213741/http://news.yahoo.com/android-tablets-never-replace-ipad-200600738.html |url-status=live }}</ref> although later Google released the source code for Honeycomb.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.techspot.com/news/46260-source-code-for-android-30-and-40-released.html | title=Source code for Android 3.0 and 4.0 released |work=TechSpot | date=November 15, 2011 | access-date=January 19, 2013 | author=Kaelin, Lee | archive-date=January 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129062905/http://www.techspot.com/news/46260-source-code-for-android-30-and-40-released.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Independent'' criticized the iPad for not being as readable in bright light as paper but praised it for being able to store large quantities of books.<ref name="indie-praise1" /> After its UK release, ''The Daily Telegraph'' said the iPad's lack of Adobe Flash support was "annoying".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7759268/Lack-of-Flash-support-on-iPad-annoying-say-consumers.html|title=Lack of Flash support on iPad 'annoying.' say consumers|work=Daily Telegraph|location=UK|date=May 24, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2011|first=Claudine|last=Beaumont|archive-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131084150/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7759268/Lack-of-Flash-support-on-iPad-annoying-say-consumers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The iPad was selected by ''Time'' magazine as one of the 50 Best Inventions of the Year 2010,<ref>{{cite web |last=McCracken |first=Harry |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030652_2029804,00.html |title=The 50 Best Inventions of 2010: iPad |work=Time Magazine |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=2026-05-09}}</ref> while Popular Science chose it as the top gadget<ref name="psGadg">{{cite web|url=http://www.popsci.com/bown/2010/category/gadgets|title=Best of What's New 2010 - Apple iPad |work=Popular Science |access-date=December 5, 2010|type=Region specific, link is confirmed working in the United States, however it is inaccessible in Aus and NZ|archive-date=November 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119073325/http://www.popsci.com/bown/2010/category/gadgets|url-status=live}}</ref> behind the overall "Best of What's New 2010" winner Groasis Waterboxx.<ref name="psAw">{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Jannot|url=http://www.popsci.com/bown/2010/product/apple-ipad|title=Best of What's New 2010: Our 100 Innovations of the Year|work=Popular Science|access-date=December 16, 2010|date=November 5, 2010|archive-date=November 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121041501/http://www.popsci.com/bown/2010/product/apple-ipad|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Commercial reception === 300,000 iPads were sold on their first day of availability.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harvey |first=Mike |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/ipad-launch-marred-by-technical-glitches-sdtmb399kkp |title=iPad launch marred by technical glitches |work=The Times |location=UK |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=2026-05-09 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> By May 3, 2010, Apple had sold a million iPads;<ref name="Jim Goldman">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2010/05/03/apple-sells-1-million-ipads.html|title=Apple Sells 1 Million iPads|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2010|work=CNBC|first=Jim|last=Goldman|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121045156/https://www.cnbc.com/id/36911690|url-status=live}}</ref> this was just half the time it took Apple to sell the same number of original iPhones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100503/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1901 |title=iPad sales cross million mark twice as fast as original iPhone |work=Yahoo News |date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=June 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509182054/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100503/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1901 |archive-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> After passing the one million mark, they continued selling rapidly, reaching 3 million sales after 80 days.<ref name="Apple 3&nbsp;million">{{cite press release|title=Apple Sells Three Million iPads in 80 Days|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/22Apple-Sells-Three-Million-iPads-in-80-Days.html|work=Apple|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=June 22, 2010|archive-date=July 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702062405/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/22Apple-Sells-Three-Million-iPads-in-80-Days.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the financial conference call on October 18, 2010, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had sold more iPads than Macs for the fiscal quarter.<ref name="4Q-2010-results">{{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/10/18Apple-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Results.html|title=Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results|work=Apple|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=October 23, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709193925/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/10/18Apple-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Results.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In total, Apple sold more than 15 million first-generation iPads prior to the launch of the iPad&nbsp;2<ref name="Announce iPad 2">{{cite press release |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/03/02Apple-Launches-iPad-2.html |title=Apple Launches iPad 2 (Announcement) |work=Apple |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706062733/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/03/02Apple-Launches-iPad-2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>&nbsp;– more than all other tablet PCs combined since the iPad's release,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/03/tablet_computers|title=Taking the tablets|newspaper=The Economist|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=September 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908203928/http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/03/tablet_computers|url-status=live}}</ref> and reaching 75% of tablet PC sales at the end of 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12620077 |title=iPad 2 tablet launched by Apple's Steve Jobs |work=BBC News |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-date=2011-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306072848/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12620077 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Criticism=== CNET criticized the iPad for its apparent lack of wireless sync, which other portable devices such as Microsoft's Zune have had for a number of years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosoff |first=Matt |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-to-make-the-ipad-a-better-music-device/ |title=How to make the iPad a better music device |work=CNET |date=January 30, 2010 |access-date=2026-05-09}}</ref>

Walt Mossberg called it a "pretty close" laptop killer.<ref name=atd-review>{{cite web |access-date=March 31, 2010 |url=https://allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/ |title=Apple iPad Review: Laptop Killer? Pretty Close |work=All Things Digital |date=March 31, 2010 |first=Walter S. |last=Mossberg |author-link=Walter Mossberg |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322190802/http://allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> David Pogue of ''The New York Times'' wrote a "dual" review, one part for technology-minded people, and the other part for non-technology-minded people. In the former section, he notes that a laptop offers more features for a cheaper price than the iPad. In his review for the latter audience, however, he claims that if his readers like the concept of the device and can understand what its intended uses are, then they will enjoy using the device.<ref name=nyt-review>{{cite news |access-date=March 31, 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01pogue.html?pagewanted=all&partner=rss&emc=rss |title=Reviews: Love It or Not? Looking at iPad From 2 Angles |work=The New York Times |date=March 31, 2010 |first=David |last=Pogue |author-link=David Pogue |archive-date=April 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406025200/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01pogue.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all |url-status=live }}</ref> PC Magazine's Tim Gideon wrote, "you have yourself a winner" that "will undoubtedly be a driving force in shaping the emerging tablet landscape."<ref>{{cite web |access-date=April 1, 2010 |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362042,00.asp |title=Apple iPad (Wi-Fi) |work=PC Magazine |date=March 31, 2010 |first=Tim |last=Gideon |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402092309/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362042,00.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Michael Arrington of TechCrunch said, "the iPad beats even my most optimistic expectations. This is a new category of device. But it also will replace laptops for many people."<ref name="TechCrunch Review">{{cite web |access-date=April 2, 2010 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/02/the-unauthorized-techcrunch-ipad-review/ |title=The Unauthorized TechCrunch iPad Review |work=TechCrunch |date=April 2, 2010 |first=Michael |last=Arrington |author-link=Michael Arrington |archive-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051345/https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/02/the-unauthorized-techcrunch-ipad-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> PC World criticized the iPad's file sharing and printing abilities,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/511944/ipad_printing_sharing.html |title=iPad Struggles at Printing and Sharing Files|first=Nick|last=Mediati|date=April 5, 2010|access-date=May 1, 2010|work=PCWorld}}</ref> and ArsTechnica critically noted that sharing files with a computer is "one of our least favorite parts of the iPad experience."<ref name="Ars-review4">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/04/ipad-review/4/|title=Ars Technica reviews the iPad|date=April 7, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2010|work=Ars Technica |first=Jacqui|last=Cheng|page=4|archive-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329050446/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/04/ipad-review/4/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The lack of Adobe Flash support was criticized with ''The Daily Telegraph'' saying that the iPad's lack of Adobe Flash support was "annoying."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7759268/Lack-of-Flash-support-on-iPad-annoying-say-consumers.html|title=Lack of Flash support on iPad 'annoying', say consumers|work=Daily Telegraph|location=UK|date=May 24, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2011|first=Claudine|last=Beaumont|archive-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131084150/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7759268/Lack-of-Flash-support-on-iPad-annoying-say-consumers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also== * List of iPad accessories * E-book reader * Comparison of tablet computers {{Clear}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|www.apple.com/ipad}}

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