What's in the A5 processor powering Apple’s iPad 2?
March 4, 2011
Apple introduced the iPad 2 yesterday and revealed that there was a new processor inside, the A5, to power the iPad 2’s new features including the two cameras and the FaceTime video chat feature. The A5 processor is the successor to the A4 found in the original iPad and the latest incarnations of Apple’s iPhone. We don’t yet know much about Apple’s A5 processor, but there are some things we do know.
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