iPad 3 with LTE, Quad-Core Processor and Retina Display Set for March Launch

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I don't see why people are so excited for so little. "Retina" display? A marketing gimmick that the iPhone got two years ago. Slightly better camera, slightly faster? The iPhone 4S got those plus Siri and it was still an underwhelming "S" update. I would have liked to be surprised.

 

[Michael Scrip]

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I don't see why people are so excited for so little. "Retina" display? A marketing gimmick that the iPhone got two years ago. Slightly better camera, slightly faster? The iPhone 4S got those plus Siri and it was still an underwhelming "S" update. I would have liked to be surprised.

The iPhone's "Retina" display looks amazing. It's so sharp and clear.

Now imagine that kind of clarity on an iPad. It won't be as sharp as the iPhone 4... but it will still be double the resolution if the current iPad.

The current iPad screen has rather coarse pixels.

 

[newConvert]

I just had a thought (might have been mentioned already)... but since it looks like a pretty good bet the the new iPad will have the high res screen, it'd be a good time to upgrade the resolution in iTunes to 1080p?

 

[faroZ06]

The iPhone's "Retina" display looks amazing. It's so sharp and clear.

Now imagine that kind of clarity on an iPad. It won't be as sharp as the iPhone 4... but it will still be double the resolution if the current iPad.

The current iPad screen has rather coarse pixels.

"Retina" means high-res enough for the screen size so that human eyes can't see the pixels. It's a DPI measure, not resolution.

So a retina display iPad would be as sharp as the iPhone.

 

[damienotis]

"Sources note that Foxconn's factories will be running 24 hours a day to produce the iPad 3..."

This is really sad. Those poor Chinese workers

 

[Michael Scrip]

"Retina" means high-res enough for the screen size so that human eyes can't see the pixels. It's a DPI measure, not resolution.

So a retina display iPad would be as sharp as the iPhone.

Apple has never said what that DPI measurement is.

2048x1536 at 9.7" is only about 260ppi... compared to the iPhone's 326ppi

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"Sources note that Foxconn's factories will be running 24 hours a day to produce the iPad 3..."

This is really sad. Those poor Chinese workers

They might have a few shifts of workers... lots of companies run more than one shift.

 

[Renzatic]

This is really sad. Those poor Chinese workers

I doubt they'll force employees to work 24 hours a day. They'll probably have 3 8 hour shifts, or 2 12 hour shifts so they don't wear out their people.

 

[akira2501]

it better have

displays in my retinas so that i can see it without picking it up. My friend has the iphone with the display in your retinas and he even gets calls without picking up the phone. Right now he's staring at the wall, but he says he's watching woody woodpecker. COOLLLL

 

[Coltaine]

No, compromise is part of every single device manufactured under Steve and after Steve. Steve pushed hard for less compromise, but to say that he never compromised is drinking the kool aid and asking for more. The iPad is a perfect example. Everyone knew the first one was a little heavier than one would have liked. But Steve let it out the door to start the market. The first iPhone didn't have cut and paste, don't you think they all knew that was an issue. They just couldn't solve it in first generation.

The question is will the right compromises be made now that Steve is gone. That is a valid question which we will have to wait and see. I suspect that Steve will not be duplicable and Apple will not grow as well or as fast as it would have had Steve been able to live another 20 years. We have lost a visionary leader. But it wasn't like he could really distort reality, even he had to compromise to get a product out the door.

You know, in the end, this is a good point.

While I was pondering on what I had written over the course of the day, I just decided to relax, sit back and enjoy the ride of things to come.
Steve can never be replaced, but this is a company full of innovative people and he won't be the last innovative person who has ever walked the face of this planet. There are many great people at Apple and who knows what kind of talent is still hidden in the "lower ranks" that has yet to see the light of day.

So the hell with those few millimeters, apart from that, the iPad 3 should be the hell of a machine.

 

[nuckinfutz]

"Sources note that Foxconn's factories will be running 24 hours a day to produce the iPad 3..."

This is really sad. Those poor Chinese workers

"Sources say that McDonalds will be running 24 hours a day to produce fast food"

Wow that's really sad. ;-)

See what I did there?

 

[Renzatic]

displays in my retinas so that i can see it without picking it up. My friend has the iphone with the display in your retinas and he even gets calls without picking up the phone. Right now he's staring at the wall, but he says he's watching woody woodpecker. COOLLLL

I can see it now...

"Hey. Hold on. I'm getting a video call" :taps temple:
"MIKE! What's up! No way! No way? NO WA..."

:FOOMP:

...and we thought texting while driving was bad.

 

[nuckinfutz]

Not necessarily. New architectures and smaller processes are all about doing more with the same amount of power.

Indeed.

If we do not see Apple iOS versions of Pro apps like Final Cut Pro X and Logic Studio soon the A15 Apple derivative should be game for the challenge.

I think the Retina Display is just as important for editing as it is for photos and text. It's far more than a gimmick.

 

[AppleHater]

I doubt they'll force employees to work 24 hours a day. They'll probably have 3 8 hour shifts, or 2 12 hour shifts so they don't wear out their people.

Doing what I'm doing 14 hour work day 7 days a week isn't any surprise. I'm sure none of the Apple products that we all love will be any where near on time working 40 hours a week. I'm talking about employees in California

 

[mutantteenager]

Sounds like a lot of people are going to be disappointed with their ipad 2s...but then comes the positive spin, yay!

 

[Thunderhawks]

"Sources note that Foxconn's factories will be running 24 hours a day to produce the iPad 3..."

This is really sad. Those poor Chinese workers

It's not the same workers. They work in shifts!

 

[SpinThis!]

"Retina" means high-res enough for the screen size so that human eyes can't see the pixels. It's a DPI measure, not resolution.

DPI can be a measure of resolution depending on how it's used. I wish folks would stop referring to screen resolutions in DPI, the more correct term is pixels per inch. (You won't dpi in Photoshop for example.)

Apple has never said what that DPI measurement is.
2048x1536 at 9.7" is only about 260ppi... compared to the iPhone's 326ppi

Bingo. And that right there is what's so confusing about Apple's "retina" terminology. The distance someone is viewing the display has just as much to do with what resolution the screen is and what size it is. People made the same argument over whether a 720p TV is better than 1080p TV—and at what screen size it made the difference.

A higher resolution iPad should be better but in practice it'll depend on the content. It also remains to be seen what Apple will price this new beast at as well—they could conceivably keep the iPad 2 alive, reduce its price point a bit, and offer the new iPad at a premium to differentiate it.

 

[bmwhd]

I call BS on this whole article. No way anyone outside of Apple has seen a functional unit at this point.

You're actually very wrong about that. Carrier reps have not only seen it but have it in their possession if it is a March debut.

 

[Tunster]

A higher resolution iPad should be better but in practice it'll depend on the content. It also remains to be seen what Apple will price this new beast at as well—they could conceivably keep the iPad 2 alive, reduce its price point a bit, and offer the new iPad at a premium to differentiate it.

Woah, hold on?! Did you just hit the panic button? Apple will never ever likely do this. Unless they bump up iPad 3 storage to 32/64/128Gb and offer a single iPad 2 with only 16Gb to draw in new customers who don't want to splash out but want an Apple product. We've seen the same with the 4th generation iPhone. Why not to saturate the tablet market even further with the failure of Samsung's/RIM's/HP's/Motorola's attempts to start the ball rolling with their products and stop Apple's gravy train currently.

 

[ThatsMeRight]

Woah, hold on?! Did you just hit the panic button? Apple will never ever likely do this. Unless they bump up iPad 3 storage to 32/64/128Gb and offer a single iPad 2 with only 16Gb to draw in new customers who don't want to splash out but want an Apple product. We've seen the same with the 4th generation iPhone. Why not to saturate the tablet market even further with the failure of Samsung's/RIM's/HP's/Motorola's attempts to start the ball rolling with their products and stop Apple's gravy train currently.

I still don't know why you believe Apple will never do that. They can easily keep the iPad 2 around. iPad 2 16 GB at $399, iPad 3 16/32 GB at $99, iPad 3 32/64 GB at $599 and iPad 3 64/128 GB at $699.

If Apple makes a profit with the iPad 2 at a price point of $399, than they surely must do it: they will make additional profit with their iPad 2 devices. They get new consumers. They will get acces to a market where people believe $399 for a tablet is okay but $499 is too expensive. iOS can gain additional market share. New customers are locked-in to the Apple ecosystem.

 

[cgc]

I predict the iPad 4 will be released in 2013, will have a faster CPU, higher resolution screen, and use the current cellphone technology.

What a predictable "rumor". Of course it'll be true, the only thing they may know that not many others know is the date...the rest is obvious.

 

[iPadPublisher]

I'm curious to know if AT&T would use the LTE addition as some backdoor excuse to finally wipe out the remaining unlimited data plans that have been grandfathered since iPad 1.

I hope not, but I could almost see them trying to justify it somehow.

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Indeed.
I think the Retina Display is just as important for editing as it is for photos and text. It's far more than a gimmick.

+1

Not a gimmick at all. One of the publishing companies I consult has been waiting for this to unleash a series of incredibly beautiful photo books. The current screen, even with high-res photos doesn't do the pictures they have justice, so they've been anxious to see this happen.

The implications of better resolution/display are numerous. Gaming. Video. Photos. Presentations. There's tons of reasons why its not a gimmick.

 

[qtx43]

...I also predict this will be the iPad that sees RAM bumped up to 1GIG. Many people will cry then that it should have 2GIGs (as coming Android tablets will have with their new specs).

A well considered post, except I've been crying because 256MB just isn't enough to load some web pages, and some other apps. 512MB isn't really enough either, and I did not upgrade to the iPad-2. 1 GB will be enough, I will almost surely get the iPad3, but if it doesn't have 1 GB then that's a deal breaker. A retina display is just gravy, for me.

 

[deconstruct60]

I still don't know why you believe Apple will never do that. They can easily keep the iPad 2 around. iPad 2 16 GB at $399, iPad 3 16/32 GB at $99, iPad 3 32/64 GB at $599 and iPad 3 64/128 GB at $699.

Probably mean $499 for the entry iPad3.

The important missing factor there is what do you do with the iPod Touch? The $399 price point belongs to it now. If move the iPad2 down then either have to:

i. move the iPod Touch down to make room. That has ripple effect upon the rest of flash iPod line up.

ii. just drop the iPod Touch.

In the last refresh, Apple left the Touch pretty much unchanged ( a white case option which is insignificant. ). It is unclear whether that means they are going to do something very significant next year (e.g., go to 7" ) or just let it fade away.

If Apple makes a profit with the iPad 2 at a price point of $399, than they surely must do it: they will make additional profit with their iPad 2 devices.

If clobbering Touch sales for iPad sales they don't particularly make more money. In fact, could be less since the materials that going into a Touch are likely less than those that going into an iPad ( more screen , more backlight, more battery , etc. ==> higher costs . )

This is same reason Apple doesn't let the Mac drop down into the iPad price space. ( or promotes fratricide between the Mac or iPod products. )

They get new consumers. They will get acces to a market where people believe $399 for a tablet is okay but $499 is too expensive.

If Apple promotes the concept that tablets should cost $299-399 what is that going to do to the Touch? Screens 3-6 inches larger cost about the same amount.

 

[28monkeys]

Did i hear ....bigger battery?!

 

[scott911]

interesting to read comments hear about workers being forces to work more... I don't think we, as the privileged who can buy the products, can comprehend what even a slow day in those factories involves.

a slow day is a 14, maybe 16 hour shift. Then you go to your dorm where bunks are stacked so tightly floor to ceiling that it makes a nuke sub's quarters look like a penthouse suite. A typical American couldn't fit between the mattresses.

you're doing the same thing for years at a time, age 14 to 27. Only till 27, because your joints are then shoot because of the repetition - which could have been avoided, easily, if anyone cared. And you're let go. Or you're on the screen cleaning line, and you're brain is fried long before.

Listen to a NPR essayist - broadcast today, on this american life - if you think you can handle it. I bet it's a clearer picture than we want to believe.