NgoJanuwari owedlule umhlaka-9 uphawule iminyaka engu-10 kwethulwe i-iPhone yokuqala. Manje sekuyithuba losuku lokuzalwa lokwethulwa kwe-iPad, idivaysi ephakamise ukulindela okuningi. I-iPad yethulwa ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu kwethulwe i-iPhone nebo nalapho yethulwa khona nge-iPhone enkulu, lapho ungasebenzisa khona izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifanayo naku-iPhone kodwa ngosayizi omkhulu. Le divayisi yokuqala engu-9,7-intshi unikeze isisombululo se-1024 x 768, esinamandla we-16, 32 no-64 GB wesitoreji. Ingaphakathi le-iPad yoqobo beliphethwe yi-A4 chip, iprosesa efanayo ephethe i-iPhone 4.
Ukuba izinguqulo zokuqala, le divayisi ibinentengo ephezulu kakhulu Njengoba iqale ngama-dollar angama-499 enguqulweni engu-16 GB, 599 ye-32 GB ne-699 yenguqulo engu-64 GB kuphela ngokuxhuma kwe-Wi-Fi. Uhlobo olunokuxhumeka kwe-3G, lufike ekupheleni kuka-Ephreli ngamanani entengo ka- $ 629 ngohlobo lwe-16 GB, $ 729 ngohlobo lwe-32 GB kanye ne- $ 829 yenguqulo engama-64 GB. I-iPad yokuqala yokuqala enokuxhumeka kwe-Wi-Fi yangena kuphela emakethe ngo-Ephreli 3, ngenkathi inguqulo ye-Wi-Fi + Yeselula yayitholakala emakethe ngo-Ephreli 30.
Ngamazwi kaSteve Jobs ekwethulweni kwe-iPad:
I-iPad ubuchwepheshe bethu obuthuthuke kakhulu, iyithuluzi lemilingo nelezinguquko ngenani elimangalisayo. I-IPad idala futhi ichaze isigaba esisha samadivayisi axhumanisa abasebenzisi kuzinhlelo zabo zokusebenza nokuqukethwe, okunembile nokujabulisayo kunanini ngaphambili.
Noma kunjalo Ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kukhuphuke eminyakeni yokuqala, ubude bomjikelezo wokuvuselelwa kwale divayisi buphakeme kakhulu kangangokuthi minyaka yonke kuthengiswa ama-iPads ambalwa, ngaphandle kokuvuselelwa okuqhubekayo lapho i-Apple idlula kule divayisi.