The next generation of iPad mini will not be upgraded to become a high-resolution screen retina each talking status of different media on their own to obtain from the system and supply chain news apparently diametrically opposed, each showing a different result, one that the next generation will not be used, while the other represents most likely, in this situation, TechNews went to ask about the special key parts suppliers, the answer is quite surprising, because these two statements are basically possible not wrong.
retina panel Rashomon
Compact 7.9-inch iPad mini with a 9-inch iPad, iPhone and other Apple's iOS retina host using the same panel is expected that many users, but from the first panel factory outgoing message says that the problem of capacity and yield under , iPad mini probably missed the launch of the 2013 version of the retina version. The next iOS 7 beta in the system has also been dug iPad mini corresponding program code does not have a corresponding file structure required for high-resolution panels.
When set against the market trend on the occasion of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) hassuddenly said that according to its mastery of the upstream supply chain sources, Apple is actively preparing iPad mini meet the required high-resolution panel, sources with the WSJ reported in a certain credibility, which under the pros and cons of the two statements seem to have their own foundation.
To further understand the situation of iPad mini future products, TechNews far had sought with Apple parts suppliers to seek answers, the results obtained are the two statements are regarded as right, because Apple intends to quickly update the iPad mini in a short time machine type, due to the time gap is too close, so that all parties misjudgment.
iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 launched in September, retina mini wait until the first quarter of next year
First, Apple is expected to respect the iPad in September 2013, the simultaneous launch of iPad 5 with a small revision iPad mini 2, currently identified iPad 5 and iPad mini in using the same thin frame design with twin crystal LED Light-bar, the volume will become lighter and thinner, will adopt a new generation of processors A7 or A7X.
The new iPad mini 2 will also be the same dual crystal LED, thin enough so that the volume may be reduced further, the processor will switch to a faster A6 processor panel aspect will remain the same as the existing iPad mini 7.9 inch with 1024 × 768 resolution, that is, no retina panels.
As with retina panel Apple iPad mini relevant parts of the plant in November when requested to send measured in succession, by the time projections, should be in the early second quarter of 2014, when it introduced the first quarter, but now this iPad mini into the hands of the specifications are relatively small, compared to determine retina panel only.
iPad mini may be cheap grab City
People than figure out that Apple introduced two within six months if the iPad mini will inevitably impact the words to their original market positioning and product planning.Therefore speculated that Apple may do for iPad mini 2 price adjustment may be from the current 329 dollars off the price of 299 dollars or down to adjust to lower price jump, the next launch of the iPad mini with retina may remain the existing 329 dollars off the price.
Thus, iPad mini can not only eat low-end of the market, low-cost Android tablet in response to the threat of high-end models can also be iPad mini with retina to maintain.
