iPad 2

Lighter and Faster. This is a given. New generations of Apple products always get thinner and more powerful. Just look at the iPhone, the iPod touch and the MacBook Air. But will it be dual-core?

Dual cameras. There were space in the first iPad for cameras, but Apple decided to leave it out. It doesn’t matter whether you think it’s a deliberate move to coax cash from early adopters, because the iPad 2 is most certainly going to come with dual cameras for taking pictures and video calling.

Better screen. While slapping a Retina Display on the iPad would be pretty much unrealistic – it would require too much power – it’s a safe bet that a better screen will be on the iPad 2, probably a Retina Display-like display.

Apple iPad 2

Support for CDMA. We don’t care about that here in Singapore, but now that the iPhone has both GSM and CDMA versions, the iPad will most likely follow that path.

Second dock connector. There could be a second 30-pin connector that lets you dock your iPad in landscape mode, allowing for a more traditional-looking workstation. But it seriously destroys the smooth aesthetics of the iPad, and Apple doesn’t like that, so we’ll let you decide if this one is likely.

New social options. Apple could be launching a location-based social network called Find My Friends to compete with the likes of FourSquare and Facebook. Niche social networks are not new to Apple; they do have Ping and Game Center.

Credits -techgoondu