Rumors of Apple bumping the iPad up to a higher-resolution display received a new boost today with The Korea Times reporting that Apple has been working with Samsung and LG on new LCD technology to produce displays with a resolution 2048x1536, double that of the existing iPad in each dimension.
A few thoughts. First, while I’m not going to go as far as calling The Korea Times as unreliable as Digitimes (which is so unreliable, it’s actually funny), I’d hardly call it a source worth trusting.
Second, this is interesting, considering LG is the main supplier for all iPad 1 and iPad 2 screens.
Third, I’m still extremely doubtful that Apple will release an iPad Pro or an iPad 3 this year. And no, that has nothing to do with wishful thinking, if Apple released a retina-display iPad tomorrow I have no doubt I could sell my 64GB Wi-Fi iPad 2 for a very small loss in an instant. Or I could bequeath my current unit to Grant and get a new one. Not the issue.
I just don’t see the actually industry need for Apple to do such a release. After all, they are just now catching up with consumer demand. This has played out identical to the first iPad, in that it took until mid-July for shipments to become readily accessible. I ordered my mom her 32GB iPad 3G the last week of July last year for her birthday on August 19. I think I finally got it on the 12th or 13th.
Simply put, what rationale does Apple have to release a successor when they are still selling iPad 2 units faster than they can make them? That isn’t to say the company couldn’t speed up its iPad introduction cycle to being more than once a year, I just don’t see the need right now.
Source: macrumors.com
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