iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 Rumors: Samsung to Make Screen Displays for Tablets?
A new leak showed that Samsung will provide the screen displays of the rumoured iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2.
According to the leak, will reportedly use a Samsung Display manufactured Retina Display with a 2048 x 1536 resolution on a 7.9-inch screen. Both of which will reportedly enter production in the third and fourth quarters of 2013.
The report claims that the 7.9-inch iPad mini 2 display will use the same resolution of the iPad 5 display. This makes it easier for developers to offer apps on various iPad screen sizes, as they only need to support Retina and non-Retina resolutions.
ETNews reports that Apple and Samsung are working together on the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 displays despite tensions between Apple and Samsung over lawsuits. The publication claims Apple and Samsung are on amiable enough terms that Samsung Display is set to deliver displays for future Apple products.
According to rumours, iPad Mini 2 is speculated to feature a screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536. This is almost four times the resolution of the present iPad Mini and is equal to the fourth generation iPad which was released along with the iPad Mini last year. AU Optronics has been rumoured to be making displays for the iPad Mini 2.
Other specs include a more powerful dual core A7 processor and a 7.9 inch screen. It will also feature a 10-hour battery life, a FaceTime HD camera, and an iSight camera with 1080 pixels HD video recording. Apple is also trying to reduce the thickness of the iPad Mini 2 by using the Sharp's IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology in its screens.
The iPad 5, on the other hand, is rumoured to have no bezels, and the whole form factor has been made sleeker. Horowitz believes this design indicates that Apple will be calling on Sharp's IGZO screen technology. Sharp, however, according to Horowitz, has been struggling, and its ability to deliver components on time will play a key role in the release of the next iPad.