iOS 4.3 beta suggests iPad 2 has one megapixel rear camera

The iPad 2 has a camera." We know, it feels all but certain at this point (even when it's far from official), but perhaps we can expand on that quoted assertion further. Like everyone else who can laugh at Objective-C jokes, 9 to 5 Mac has been digging through the latest iOS SDK and found some data referring to K94, which it claims is the codename for the next-generation iPad. (For reference, the original iPad was K48.) Anyway, within that code lies a string reference to "Back Facing 1MP Photo." Going further, the front-facing camera is reportedly VGA -- same as the iPhone, same as the iPod touch. It's unclear if the also-found "K95" files also included the the same data, or what exactly that codename might be, but if you're the betting sort, feel free to say, "the iPad 2's megapixel mullet is 0.3 up front, 1 in the back." It's still a gamble until Apple unveils it with a puff of virtual smoke on a presentation slide.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/21/i...s-1-megapixel/

Typical Apple... First models completely leave out important features, second includes it but a bit crappy, then third starts offering minimum spec you expect from high end device. It's all done to make sure everything's quickly outdated and force you to buy a new overpriced device every year.

1 megapixel camera? What? That's low but it might just be alright if it has a high quality image sensor. However 5MP is the minimum standard in my opinion.