Last January 9th marked the 10th anniversary of the presentation of the first iPhone. Now it is the turn of the birthday of the presentation of the iPad, a device that raised many expectations. The iPad was launched three years after the launch of the iPhone nebo and in which it was presented with a large iPhone, in which you could run the same applications as on the iPhone but at a larger size. This first 9,7-inch device offered a resolution of 1024 x 768, with capacities of 16, 32 and 64 GB of storage. The interior of the original iPad was managed by the A4 chip, the same processor that managed the iPhone 4.
Being the first versions, this device had a very high price Since it started at $ 499 for the 16 GB version, 599 for the 32 GB and 699 for the 64 GB version only with Wi-Fi connectivity. The version with 3G connection arrived at the end of April with prices of $ 629 for the 16 GB version, $ 729 for the 32 GB version and $ 829 for the 64 GB version. The first original iPad with Wi-Fi connectivity only hit the market on April 3, while the Wi-Fi + Cellular version was available on the market on April 30.
In the words of Steve Jobs at the presentation of the iPad:
The iPad is our most advanced technology, it is a magical and revolutionary device at an incredible price. IPad creates and defines a new category of devices that connect users to their applications and content, intuitive and fun like never before.
Despite that iPad sales soared in the early years, the length of the renewal cycle of this device is so high that every year fewer iPads are sold, despite the continuous renewals that Apple undergoes this device.