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Apple shifts 3 million new iPad 3 units in as many days

Richard Goodwin

Apple has confirmed that it has shipped 3 million new iPad 3 units since launching the device on March 16, 2012

Published on Mar 20, 2012

  

Apple has shifted 3 million units of its new iPad 3 since launching the device on March 16, 2012.
Apple confirmed the new via an official release. The new iPad features a 9.7-inch Retina Display that produces double the resolution of the iPad 2’s setup, 1GB of RAM, an improved ‘iSight’ camera, LTE-support in the US and Canada, and Apple’s new A5X chipset.
‘The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold ― the strongest iPad launch yet,’ said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
He added: ‘Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can't wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday.’
The new iPad is already available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands and will be available in 24 more countries starting at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday, March 23 through the Apple Online Store.