According to NPD DisplaySearch, Apple is preparing to launch an updated to the third-generation iPad tablet. The company’s goal – to reduce weight, improve quality image and increase the battery life by using a fundamentally new display.
A new screen will allow Apple to make a third iPad is thinner and lighter than previous models, according to NPD DisplaySearch.
«Apple is working with manufacturers of displays to increase the duration of the device on a single charge and make the tablet thinner” – quoted by CNet analyst Richard Shim.
The updated iPad will display, IGZO technology and able to reduce the power consumption of the LCD panel. Most likely the manufacturer is Samsung, the analyst says.
This is unusual for Apple step – update release for a new product within a year – due to the prehistory of the appearance of the new iPad. The company originally planned to use a new tablet IGZO DisplayBut the planned start of sales the company was unable to produce the necessary amount of accessories, and Apple went on a forced compromise: a new marker housing iPad, than its predecessor.
It is assumed that the updated third-generation iPad will get a more refined silhouette, improved display and longer battery life.
It should be noted that after the launch of a new iPad, its predecessor, iPad 2, remained in service and Apple sold at a discounted price of $399. However, the company has updated the “filling” of the tablet, in particular, to use advanced chip A5, created on 32-nanometer process technology. The new iPad 2 was run on 15.8% longer when surfing the Internet, 29% when you play graphics-intensive games, and 18% when watching video.
