Geek Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ipad-3-rumors.jpg" alt="iPad 3 Rumors" title="ipad-3-rumors" width="236" height="308" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24094" /> Apple will release an iPad 3 with a retina display running at 2048×1536 resolution next year, and the production of the IPS QXGA display is already underway by Samsung, Sharp, and LGD, according to a new report. Citing a confident analyst from DisplaySearch, <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57329257-64/production-starts-for-ipad-3-qxga-display-analyst/">CNET</a> quotes “<em>It’s happening–QXGA, 2048×1536. Panel production has started</em>“.</p> <p>Talk of an <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipad-3/">iPad 3</a> with a retina display isn’t anything new, theoretical discussion of such hardware started before the iPad 2 was even announced in 2011, with various <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/08/mac-ipad-retina-display-3200x2000-pixels/">pieces of evidence</a> and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/10/ipad-2-rumors-lead-to-ipad-3-rumors/">conjecture</a> surfacing early on.</p> <p>Current iPad 3 rumors indicate the following possibilities:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Retina Display</strong> – persistent rumors and reports suggest a high resolution display is all but guaranteed</li> <li><strong>Quad Core CPU</strong> – <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/23/quad-core-arm-cpu-support-found-in-xcode/">references to a quad-core ARM CPU</a> were found and quickly removed from Xcode earlier in the year, igniting speculation that a quad core chip could make it to the next generation of iOS hardware</li> <li><strong>Siri</strong> – the hit AI assistant agent from iPhone 4S is likely to make it to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/01/siri-imessage-and-airplay-coming-to-mac-os-x/">other</a> Apple hardware in the future, perhaps starting with iPad 3</li> <li><strong>Dual Mode CDMA/GSM Support</strong> – it’s very likely the next iPad will include the same dual mode GSM and CDMA chip from the iPhone 4S, allowing Apple to produce a single 3G equipped iPad rather than separate CDMA and GSM devices</li> <li><strong>Release Date</strong> – presumably the iPad 3 release will follow past iPad footsteps, with a release sometime around March or April of 2012</li> </ul> <p>There are also some rumors suggesting the iPad 2 may stick around as a lower cost model, with the iPad 3 becoming a “Pro” addition that would turn the iPad into more of a product family. Apple offering a lower cost iPad may very well depend on the success of competing lower priced tablets, which thus far have struggled to gain traction in the marketplace.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">iPad Mini with a 7.85″ Display to Debut Later in 2012?</h2> <p>Later in the aforementioned CNET report is a reference to an “mini iPad” that would include a 7.85″ display. Such a device would supposedly come in the second half of 2012, but only if there’s adequate market interest:</p> <blockquote><p>“If there’s demand there. There’s no reason they wouldn’t build a 7.85-inch iPad,” Shim said.</p></blockquote> <p>Demand for smaller screened tablets may end up depending on the success of the low priced Amazon Kindle Fire. A <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/21/apple-set-to-become-top-pc-vendor-as-global-market-share-hits-15/">recent report</a> indicated that Apple’s iPad maintains a dominating lead in tablet market share, but suggested the newly released Kindle Fire will place direct pressure on the iPad. Amazon’s tablet could be a motivating factor for Apple to be exploring an iPad with a smaller display.</p> <p>While rumors are fascinating to ponder, it’s wise to take <em>all</em> Apple rumors with a grain of salt, especially considering how incredibly inaccurate and imaginative the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a> speculation ended up being. 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