The iPad Mini has been an exception to Apple's Retina obsession. But fresh gossip from Asia-based industry sources indicates Apple wants to rectify this. An upcoming version of the iPad Mini will "focus on enhancing the...display resolution," according to a report at Taipei-based Digitimes. The report cited "backlighting industry" sources.
That's as far as the gossip goes, however. No leaked specs or rumors about display makers ramping up production of new displays.That said, it jibes with what display analysts have been saying over the last few weeks and previous rumors that claimed display maker AUO is working on a 2,048x1,536 pixel resolution display for the next iPad Mini.
Whether it's feasible for Apple and its display partners to pursue this, is the question. For example, if Apple did a Retina version of the Mini it would be approximately 300 pixels per inch. That's really hard to manufacture and hasn't been done yet for the 7.9-inch class display that Apple uses.
That said, Amazon has come close. The larger Amazon Kindle Fire HD has an 8.9-inch display boasting 254 pixels per inch. By Apple's own definition of pixel density, that's Retina resolution.
That's as far as the gossip goes, however. No leaked specs or rumors about display makers ramping up production of new displays.That said, it jibes with what display analysts have been saying over the last few weeks and previous rumors that claimed display maker AUO is working on a 2,048x1,536 pixel resolution display for the next iPad Mini.
Whether it's feasible for Apple and its display partners to pursue this, is the question. For example, if Apple did a Retina version of the Mini it would be approximately 300 pixels per inch. That's really hard to manufacture and hasn't been done yet for the 7.9-inch class display that Apple uses.
That said, Amazon has come close. The larger Amazon Kindle Fire HD has an 8.9-inch display boasting 254 pixels per inch. By Apple's own definition of pixel density, that's Retina resolution.
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