IPad 2 is a tablet designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc Compared to the first iPad, as the second model in the iPad line, it gained a faster dual core A5 processor, a lighter build structure, and was the first iPad to feature VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.
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Originally shipped with iOS 4, with the release of iOS 9 the iPad 2 became the only device to have received six major versions of iOS.
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IPad 2 comes with several applications by default, including Safari, Mail, Photos, Video, Music, iTunes, Maps, Notes, Calendar, Photo Booth, and Contacts.
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IPad 2 adds the ability to run GarageBand, iMovie, and the iWork apps Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.
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Many users speculated that the iPad 2 was going to be dropped from updating to iOS 8 along with the iPhone 4, the same process that happened with the iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch and earlier models, considering that the model was more than 3 years old.
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IPad 2 is one of many computers and mobile devices susceptible to the "Broadpwn" exploit, which was publicized in July 2017.
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The home button on the iPad 2 is "easier to double tap" than the previous generation of the iPad.
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However, benchtests and hardware assessments performed by various third party news sources and technology blogs indicate that those claims are exaggerated; the benchmark assessment conducted by Anandtech showed that the GPU of the iPad 2 is only 3 times faster than that of the original iPad.
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IPad 2 received generally positive reviews, praising its Apple A5 processor and 720p camera.
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Some iPad 2 users reported performance issues when running iOS 8.
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In 2011 two iPad 2 tablets were taken to the International Space Station after being approved.
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