Apple iPad 2 Hands On: Faster, Thinner Than the Original

After more speculation than most people could stomach, the iPad 2 has arrived and we got our hands all over Apple's next-gen tablet mere minutes after Steve Jobs left the stage at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Based on what we've seen so far, it seems like Apple has avoided any semblance of a sophomore slump. Even though detractors may grumble about the screen resolution, storage, and price remaining the same, there's a lot to like here. Key upgrades include a significantly thinner frame, which comes with a black or white bezel, dual cameras for video, stills, and FaceTime chats, and what's possibly most exciting—3G versions for both AT&T and Verizon.

As far as how the new iPad looks and feels: It's slick, and it's thin. Really thin, and lighter too; it's much easier to hold than the original iPad. And it's fast, thanks to a dual-core A5 processor. For up-close pics along with our first impressions of the iPad 2—including comparison shots with the original—hit the slideshow.