Rumored New iPad Features
With more competition coming in the mobile market, Apple is bound to lose in the technology sooner or later. Market share is still vibrant, but it’s getting tougher to set any product apart from the others. So it’s not surprising that Apple is doing just that…trying to get ahead of the technology in order to sustain a robust feel for their products.
Rumor has it that the anticipated iPad 2 will probably deal with some of the first version’s shortcomings, such as built-in cameras (one for snapping photos, the other for video chatting). Some of these changes are necessary, but they will satisfy current consumers, not necessarily bring in new ones.
So, tech and Apple sites are a-wash with rumors that the new iPad will feature supercharged graphics and enhanced resolution.
Not to be outdone in the specs arena, the new iPad will have new A5 chip that contains a dual-core graphics chip using a SGX543MP2 core. It is purportedly twice as fast as the SGX535 that’s on the current iPad, and it can support four times the pixel count. What this means is possibly a “Retinal Display.” iPad could be in the works, containing a pixel resolution of 2,048×1,536. This is twice the amount of the first-generation iPad. It is worth noting that recent graphics found in the latest version of iBooks have a much higher resolution than in previous versions, which appears to be another clue that a Retina Display is on the way.
One group that would benefit from the increased pixel capacity is gamers. PC gamers play at 2,560×1,600 on their systems if they have the monitor and graphics card to support it.
Still, there are concerns that the retina display may not be viable, at least not now because the iPad couldn’t display any content. There are problems that the display can cause at that resolution, such as 1080p video would have black bars not only along the top and bottom, but also along the sides of the screen.
It remains to be seen whether the iPad2 can live up to the rumors, or if there is more to the technology than anyone knows about, and it will succeed.
Source: CrunchGear
