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iPad 3 Coming This Year With 2560x1920 Resolution Display?

2011: year of the iPad 2. Fair enough...

Maybe the iPad 3 could be launched late November time. Apple could Market it as " get ready for the the year of the iPad 3"

Especially as most would then buy for christmas and have the new model just in time for the new year.
 
someone's getting fired?

I heard Apple tells selected employees slightly ridiculous rumors, shows fake prototypes to selected insiders, etc as a method to witch hunt the leak sources.

i.e. they spread their own rumors internally as "possibilities" but track who they tell what to.

Since the resolution is a bit absurd and not an even multiple of the current resolution, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case...
 
MythicFrost said:
The resolution is wrong. Apple will NEVER use any resolution other than 2048x1536, not only is there no need for higher resolutions, but there are cons to using 2560x1920.
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Apple won't use 2048x1536, because it's considerably less than 300 dpi "retina" resolution. And even 300 dpi is "retina display" only for average human eye and for viewing distance of about 30 cm, and for example I often bring my iPad much closer to my eyes, and there are still 10-15% of users with good vision for whom 300 dpi is not enough, so ideally even much higher resolutions are still useful and make difference.
 
Didn't believe this rumor the first time around and don't believe it now either. Makes zero sense from Apple's perspective on so many levels. Most notably, it would create buyer burnout (Apple is highly reliant on customers that buy new idevice models with each annual update -- it's what fed iPod growth and fuels iPad growth). The annual space allows buyers to digest the price and also justify buying a new model. It's much harder justifying taking a hit selling a 6 month old product.
 
Hattig said:
So it is just the timing that is odd - it's still quite soon after the iPad 2 came out. Possibly the iPad 3 would be the top-end product, with iPad 2s filling out the $499 - $699 price points.
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Bingo! Why wouldn't Apple keep the iPad 2 around when the iPad 3 is introduced? Price is going to become the next area where competitors are going to press against Apple. So let Apple preemptively strike on price by keeping the iPad 2, but dropping its price while the iPad 3 keeps the iPad 2 price level. Now you can get a low-end WiFi iPad for $399 (or maybe $349 to really put the pressure on).

That would still make 2011 the year of the iPad 2 since that would be the biggest seller model all year, but the iPad 3 could still come out this fall. Not impossible no matter how many MacRumor posters jump up and down stamping their feet yelling how impossible this is. Apple specializes in the impossible.
 
Great. I'll just put mine back in the box and return it. No way I purchase something released in March, bought in April, only to see it replaced a few months later and *not* get a free upgrade.

I'll find a way.

By the way, I don't believe a word of this rumour. ;)
 
NebulaClash said:
Bingo! Why wouldn't Apple keep the iPad 2 around when the iPad 3 is introduced? Price is going to become the next area where competitors are going to press against Apple. So let Apple preemptively strike on price by keeping the iPad 2, but dropping its price while the iPad 3 keeps the iPad 2 price level. Now you can get a low-end WiFi iPad for $399 (or maybe $349 to really put the pressure on).
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Definitely. If a new iPad comes out, it will be an addition to the lineup, not a replacement. One only has to consider the difficulties ramping up production of iPad 2. Supply and demand *still* aren't in equilibrium. No way apple disrupts their supply at the dawn of the holiday season.

It might happen, it might not. But I continue to think it makes sense for some kind of holiday season refresh, while lowering the price of the existing product. I think Apple sees the iPad as a paradigm shift that will dictate the next 10-15 years of "personal computing". All bets are off as apple tries to lock in their dominant position.
 
bananasquiddly said:
I don't get why people still spread rumors like this—there won't be an iPad with a resolution that isn't exactly doubled (or quadrupled, or some other even multiple) in each direction. It's not about some arbitrary high resolution or dpi, it's about allowing for a high-res display while preserving backwards compatibility with existing apps.

1024x768 x 2 = 2048x1536 (right!)
2560x1920 x 2.5 = 2560x1920 (wrong!)
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It's to be expected that the aspect ratio for the display resolution remain the same (4:3), regardless of how many times higher it goes.
Both resolutions of 1024x768 and 2560x1920 have a 4:3 Ratio.

Legacy App scaling will be handled by iOS, transparent to the developer and user. Changing to a different aspect ratio would have caused a slight issue with scaling, but nothing that can't be resolved.

Considering the rumor came from Reuters, there's a great chance it must be true.
 
bananasquiddly said:
I don't get why people still spread rumors like this—there won't be an iPad with a resolution that isn't exactly doubled (or quadrupled, or some other even multiple) in each direction. It's not about some arbitrary high resolution or dpi, it's about allowing for a high-res display while preserving backwards compatibility with existing apps.

1024x768 x 2 = 2048x1536 (right!)
2560x1920 x 2.5 = 2560x1920 (wrong!)
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well, they are all 1.33:1 screen ratio. do ipad aps scale more fluidly than iphone apps did, other than doubling everything, perhaps could scale intelligently for lack of the right terms.
 
NebulaClash said:
Bingo! Why wouldn't Apple keep the iPad 2 around when the iPad 3 is introduced? Price is going to become the next area where competitors are going to press against Apple. So let Apple preemptively strike on price by keeping the iPad 2, but dropping its price while the iPad 3 keeps the iPad 2 price level. Now you can get a low-end WiFi iPad for $399 (or maybe $349 to really put the pressure on).

That would still make 2011 the year of the iPad 2 since that would be the biggest seller model all year, but the iPad 3 could still come out this fall. Not impossible no matter how many MacRumor posters jump up and down stamping their feet yelling how impossible this is. Apple specializes in the impossible.
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You can buy a "low-end" iPad for $349 right now i.e. a refurbished iPad 1st generation. When Apple can make as many as the market demands (still not happening), then they might start thinking about expanding the product line or price competition. Or not, this is Apple after all.
 
Good point, so maybe drop the low-end iPad to $299.

I expect Apple to do with the iPad what they did with the iPod: Create a pricing tier that starts at the low end and moves up to the top of the line, leaving no place for competitors to compete on price. With the iPod it starts at $49. Eventually I expect the iPad to start at $199.
 
@NebulaClash...sure, but that's a strategy that might develop over 5-10 years. iPad 3 this fall is just wishful thinking.
 
This is the iPad I have been waiting for. Love my iPad 1, but the 2 wasn't quite 'it' for me. I wanted that updated display. Can't wait to see what the next one will be like!
 
Rumors like these are why I cringe when someone says "i heard they're releasing the new ipad this year!"

No they won't. This retina display will be for 2012 release.
 
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If the retina for iPad comes in 2011 it will become iPad 2 Pro.
There would need to be a split of the devices (and merge CDMA with GSM via world mode chip; maby 4G too). If not how to keep the low entry price ?
This way the slogan can still stay true
 
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Maybe it's not an iPad, maybe it's the tablet that everyone has been wanting that can run OS X.

When they were showing off gestures at WWDC of Lion with the trackpad, I got the feeling that a tablet based version was probably being developed side by side with the desktop version.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
Didn't believe this rumor the first time around and don't believe it now either. Makes zero sense from Apple's perspective on so many levels. Most notably, it would create buyer burnout (Apple is highly reliant on customers that buy new idevice models with each annual update -- it's what fed iPod growth and fuels iPad growth). The annual space allows buyers to digest the price and also justify buying a new model. It's much harder justifying taking a hit selling a 6 month old product.
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Agree exactly! I can't believe people are still peddling this rumour, especially now stating Sept as the release date of the new model. The keynote stated that 2011 was the year of the iPad 2...what more do you want? For Steve to come round and tell you face to face over a cup of tea? Buy an iPad now and stop fretting over a rumour which has no credibility. An analyst? Pah!
Q1 2012 A6 Chip, Retina display. It's only June 2011 now...
 
I’d hate to see a new iPad within just half a year of my new iPad 2. And I really doubt it will happen (early-to-mid 2012 sounds like the earliest for a retina display).

But if it does (and someday it will) my iPad 2 will still be awesome; I won’t be harmed in the least! Whether an iPad 3 is out this year or not, I won’t have one :) I love it for what it does, not for bragging rights.
 
Right and exactly what kind of video card built in or not would run this much resolution, oh please do tell me I want to put it in my Gaming machine because right now 1900x1200 is using 2 Radeon 5870 overclocked.

So I would love to see the heat displacement of that little chip so that it could be moved over to my antiquated video cards. :rolleyes:
 
macduke said:
I just picked up an iPad 2 the other day, sold the old one to my mom for cheap since her Dell is dead. The deal made with the wife is that I get the iPad 3 when I graduate and she gets this one, so we won't have to share any more. So I'm looking forward to this. But I have to wonder: Won't the iPad 3 feel slower than an iPad 2 at such a huge resolution? \
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A resounding YES! What makes the iPad 2 so hot and fun to use is that the video capacity is so high for its resolution so some games now are using it to add features to the game. Drop that much resolution and it all goes down hill fast. I can't see Apple doing that, if they did then I wait for iPad 4.

Plus what would games have x4 button?:D
 
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