The iPad 2 is the second generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. Its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones andlaptop computers.

Available with black or white bezels, the Foxconn-manufactured iPad 2 has a lithium-polymer battery that lasts up to 10 hours, a new dual core Apple A5 processor and VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs revealed the device at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2, 2011, despite being on medical leave.[6]

Apple began selling the iPad 2 on its website on March 11,[7] and in its U.S. retail stores at 5 p.m. local time on that date. Many stores in major cities sold out within hours like New York[8]. By Sunday, online shipping delays had increased to three to four weeks.[9]

The iPad 2 will be released internationally in 25 other countries on March 25, 2011. The countries will include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[10]

The March 25 release date for Japan has been postponed due to the earthquake and tsunami which struck the nation on March 11. The iPads may be delayed due to the NAND flash storage chip used in the iPads being created by Toshiba which has been affected by the earthquake and tsunami and has temporarily closed. The re-opening date has not been decided yet.[11]