According to some new reports and Wall Street analysts' notes, a second-generation iPad from Apple is apparently on the cards for an April next year roll out.
The second iteration of the iPad will come a year after the original iPad's launch; and its chief addition will be a front-facing camera and support for both GSM as well as CDMA networks.
Noting that Apple will take a yearly refresh path for its popular tablet, similar to one for the iPhone, Gleacher & Co.'s Brian Marshall said: "I think April is the proper time-frame for an iPad 2. Since I'm projecting that Apple will release a CDMA iPhone in March, both will help to equalize Apple's seasonality."
Though Marshall is of the opinion that the second-generation iPad will basically be the same as the original tablet, some other analysts and bloggers have been speculating that iPad 2 may have a few notable enhancements like a thinner form factor and a higher-resolution display.
In a recent research note, analyst Brian Blair, of Wedge Partners, included some details of the next-iPad, saying that the device will be thinner than its predecessor, and is essentially made from one piece of metal, without the requirement of pins.
Blair - whose information reportedly came from "Qualcomm channel checks" - further added that the new iPad will be based on a new kind of manufacturing process, "similar to the company's unibody approach seen in MacBooks."
