Low-Power Retina Display is coming in thinner iPad 3?

We all knows that iPad 3 is coming very thinner as of it will be another breaking news from Apple when it is released.  But the rumors of a high-resolution 2048X1536 display for the iPad 3 have been flow for some time now; however the new display’s effect on the devices from factor is still up for some debate. As of Apple announces that iPad 3 will be thinner than ever but it will be approximately 0.7 mm thicker than the iPad 2 due to the need to incorporate a dual light bar system for the higher-resolution display.

Apple has been working on resolutions of that size in versions of their iOS applications that we have already seen a proof from it. Most recently, background images of exactly 2048x1536 were found in early builds of iOS 5. In comparison, the current iPad carries a resolution of 1024x768. The iPad 3 is expected to be released sometime in the first half of 2012.

The analyst's source is indicating that Apple will continue to use in-plane switching (IPS) technology for the new display. Although a new report from Jeffries analyst Peter Misek and shared by Forbes claims that IPS is not used by Apple in iPad 3. In fact it has invested $500 million to $1 billion in new equipment to allow sharp to produce the required displays using technology permitted a thinner and lower-power design.

We believe that Apple and Sharp together have a modified IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc) technology to achieve 330 dpi which is sufficient for an HD display, while neither using IPS nor having to include dual-bar LED back-lighting. In our view, this should lead to several design advantages, namely the device can be thinner, battery life should be longer, and the overall experience for users should be meaningfully improved. Mikes also noted that Apple and Sharp working together on display for an Apple television set.

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