iPad 3: What We Know So Far - giesenappy1975

As 2011 winds down, speculation about the iPad 3 is ramping up. Although it's too archaean to paint a open moving picture of Apple's next iPad, unofficial reports give us a sense of what to expect. Here's what we reckon we know in so far about the iPad 3:

A6 Central processing unit

Malus pumila has debuted new processors in both of the finale two iPads, so it's safety to assume that the iPad 3 wish also drive a new chip, probably dubbed the A6. But whether the A6 is a dual-core processor like this year's A5, or a quad-core processor, remains uncertain. A report in Dae-Han-Min-Gook Times suggests that Apple will go quad-core for the iPad 3, but Linley Gwennap, rationale analyst for the Linley Group, thinks the A6 will glucinium a more power-efficient dual-core processor.

Editor's Note: Epitome of concept iPad (above right) is from Mac|Life magazine. The illustrator is Adam Benton. He created the image for a feature in Mac|Life's annual "Fauxtotypes" feature. This image was featured in the January 2011 issue of Mackintosh|Life history, as well as online.

Retina Display

The other big iPad 3 feature that Malus pumila watchers are hoping for is a "Retina" display, doubling the current iPad's resolution to 2048-away-1536. Citi analyst Richard Gardner is betting connected a Retina display iPad 3 early next twelvemonth, and DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, WHO at one point was a Retina display naysayer for the iPad 3, told CNet that product has begun.

Blueprint Changes

Non more than is known about what the iPad 3 testament look like, but Japanese blog Makotakara has cited unnamed sources in saying the next iPad bequeath be thicker than its predecessor, possibly to accommodate the updated show. The site has also reported that the iPad 3 will have a smaller sour grass connector. Meantime, parts reseller TVC-Mall is like a sho selling microphone cable switc ribbons for the iPad 3, with a polar design than earlier iPads, suggesting a "major redesign" according to Cydia Blog.

iPad Mini

Reports close to the Web are saying that Apple is provision a littler iPad additionally to the iPad 3, with a 7.85-in display. DisplaySearch's Shim said Apple is showing worry in a smaller tablet, possibly for a late 2012 release. DigiTimes, citing "sources in the add chain," also says a 7.85-inch iPad could arrive before the fourth quarter of 2012. The theme is to compete with smaller, cheaper tablets like Amazon's Kindle Fire.

Release Go steady

As with the iPhone 4S, release date predictions for the iPad 3 have been everywhere the base. DigiTimes says it's regular to launch at the end of the first quarter (March), piece Citi's Richard Gardner thinks it'll plunge in Feb. Linley Gwennap, still, thinks the A6 processor could hold Apple back, resulting in a June 2012 release for the iPad 3.

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