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More Evidence for 2048x1536 iPad Retina Display

gorskiegangsta said:
The device will have to quadruple the amount of RAM (from 512mb to potentially 2gb) to still be able to run smoothly.
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What? No. The only things that would actually increase by 4X is the amount of RAM required to store the screen buffers, and some graphics. Upping the screen res by 4X doesn't magically make all data and code take up 4X the amount of space for no reason. 1GB would be plenty.

gorskiegangsta said:
Well, if they "technically" put 1536x2048 display into the next iPad, I promise you AT&T won't be there to subsidize it to same prices as the previous gen. as they did with the iPhone 4.
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So how come the iPod touch didn't increase in price? Components always get cheaper over time.

--Eric
 
FoxHoundADAM said:
Especially considering it is still difficult to track down iPads in stores even now. It would almost be silly for Apple to refresh the iPad this year from a business perspective.
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Really hard getting an Ipad 2 right now plus exactly what big thing would they bring out in 2012 and 2013. Once you put retina what else can you do but incremental updates.

So I say 2012 the year of the ipad 3 and 2013 the year of the ipad 3D. :rolleyes:
 
ECUpirate44 said:
Steve stood right next to this when the iPad 2 was launched. No iPad 3 until 2012.
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You can interpret that in another way.

The iPad 2 will be on sale for 9 months in 2011. There will be plenty of iPad 2 sold in 2011... compared to its competitors.

An iPad 3 released near the end of 2011 won't have a chance to dominate.... hence... it'll technically still be the year of the iPad 2.

I remember that slide in the keynote... wasn't it near the slide that said "year of the copycat?" I think he was talking about the iPad competitors... to be honest.
 
iScott428 said:
As pointed out previously twitter would be the only app to have these retina images.

Also it would make sense that because of the deep twitter integration in iOS 5 the guys over at twitter would be clued in on some future specs, and figure that since they know they will be needed in the future, they might as well be included now to prevent more work when the time comes.

Some one please tell me how you can link retina twitter images to an imminent iPad 3 launch with iOS 5?? All suppliers say there is no iPad 3 coming as they would be ramping production next month...plus who really believes we will have a retina iPad 3 in September when we can't even be sure what network (3G,4g) the iPhone 4s will have!! Logic.
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By magic I imagine they would one second be making ipad 2 and next ipad 3 your behind the times, Apple now works by pixie dust magic :D I can see it so clearly right after I stopped taking my medication. :D
 
gorskiegangsta said:
Subsidized, maybe. Unlocked and unsubsidized, the iPhone 4 was upwards of $700 (for the lowest 16gb model) with 64gb models running upwards of $1,000. The most expensive model of 3Gs (64gb model) was $649 unlocked and unsubsidized upon its release.
iPads aren't subsidized by carriers, you pay the full retail price for it. It is very likely that adding a display of that resolution will drive the cost up $100 or more. Neither consumers nor Apple want that.

Besides, with the iPhone 4's "retina" display, Apple was only catching up to competition, since the resolution on the 3Gs was painfully archaic 320x480 HVGA, vs competition's obviously superior 480x800 WVGA.
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Since when has there EVER been a 64GB iPhone?
 
reactions said:
i'm a little confused are we talking about 'jaculate?


the ipad 2 is selling so well i'm missing the incentive where they need to release the HD version.
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Great business strategy ya got there.

-Meh, it's selling good we'll just put it out again next year-

Interesting.
 
This is technologically possible now. That pixel density in displays of that size are available now. That kind of display + 1GB or more of ram + quad core graphics (sony's vita supposedly will have quad core graphics so it's possible) = one amazing iPad. My guess is that the price would increase. How much is the question.
 
I'm sure it's been said already, but in response to anyone claiming this won't happen this year because Steve stood in front of a banner that said "2011: Year of the iPad2" - I'm sure a retina display upgrade won't warrant an upgrade from 2 -> 3. It'll be a premium version of the iPad 2 no doubt.
 
DavidLeblond said:
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So the iPad 3 will come out around iOS 5 with Retina display Twitter functionality and normal everything else? How does THAT make any sense?
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Yes, that didn't make much sense. If they're right, everything in iOS 5 should have been updated. Although maybe iOS 5 just hasn't all new graphics sizes finished? It's not a finished iOS build we're looking at.

But what I think makes more sense is that these new sizes have slipped some cracks at Apple, and they could be part of an "iPad 4" or something. I certainly don't think hardware technology (especially as for mobile GPU performance) are ready for driving 2048x1536 in fast 3D games. Desktop GPU's are barely even there.
 
If we're getting a retina display on the iPad, can we please increase the resolution of the 13" MBP already? 800 lines is almost insulting for a "Pro" notebook.
 
ECUpirate44 said:
Steve stood right next to this when the iPad 2 was launched. No iPad 3 until 2012
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I see your reasoning for this to not come out this year -- however -- there is a lot of competition that is emerging and Apple may want to stay way ahead of it. If it was exactly the same form factor but had different screen and internal parts, technically it's still an iPad 2. I think coming out with an "iPad 2 HD" or "iPad 2 Pro" would be completely legit and still offer those who were waiting to jump down off the fence and upgrade. Also, those who bought last year and decided to hold off on 2 and wait for the next one would find this a very compelling reason to jump on board again.

Personally, I welcome it --- and this is coming from someone who's had iPad 1 and 2.
 
Maybe Apple is just making some parts of iOS future-proof, even though they don't have instant need for them?

Also... if they release iOS 5 in September 2011 and iOS 6 in September 2012, the iOS 5 will be in iPad 3 even if it isn't released until August 2012.
 
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teme said:
Maybe Apple is just making some parts of iOS future-proof, even though they don't have instant need for them?

Also... if they release iOS 5 in September 2011 and iOS 6 in September 2012, the iOS 5 will be in iPad 3 even if it isn't released until August 2012.
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This.

Apple has a lot of assets in various frameworks. At some point they need to begin to introduce the 2x resolution assets. Maybe releasing this one was a mistake, or maybe it's intentional and other frameworks will be updated over the next few months.

In either case, it doesn't make any sense for iPad 3 to come out in September 2011. I mean the iPad 2 just came out in some countries.

The earliest I can imagine is late November in preparation for the holiday shopping season in the USA.
 
i wanna get an iPad around september, with all those rumors of the 3rd already showing up it'll be hard to actually wait for the 3rd and not just get the current model. damn ...

but i highly doubt apple would release new iPods, new iPhone and new iPad this fall
 
That's good news! Too bad that spring 2012 is sooooo far away. Cause there is no chance we'll see the iPad3 before x-mas, right?!
 
Why Twitter only? That really puzzles me. Is it about some agreement with Twitter or something and Twitter wants to see it on the next-generation iPad? I'm confused.
 
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