Rumors of the iPad 3 continue to be churned out on an almost daily basis, but the rumors that are floating out there today don’t seem to be all that rosy for those expecting the next generation iPad to be available later this year.
While it has long been mentioned that Apple would like to be able to provide a “Retina” display on the iPad 3, producers of the components the iPad 3 will use are having a problem getting up to snuff. Producing a screen that has actual Retina display capabilities is proving so difficult that at least one company has actually been decertified as producers of the LCD for the next generation of iPads. Chimei Innolux (CMI) is thought to be one of the producers of LCD screens for the current iPad 3 but the increased resolution demands of the iPad 3.
It appears to be that the design problems that are floating around Apple wanting to put out a screen that has 2048×1536 resolution might be the final straw on the camel’s back when it comes to being able to meet the rumored launch date of October of this year. The Wall Street Journal has now put out a report that seems to back up the rumors that the iPad 3 will indeed have the even more high definition Retina display, but because companies are having problems producing it, the newest device won’t be available to the masses until early in 2012.
However, the Wall Street Journal also seems to shed some light on just where all these rumors of the release being sooner, rather than later are coming from. According to that newspaper Apple is planning to release a limited “trial run” in October of 2011 that will allow the company to see just how the Retina display goes over with their consumers.
Of course in order to get the kind of resolution the iPad 3 is going to be aiming for; rumors also have the newest iPad having a larger screen than what Apple users are currently familiar with. According to the same sources that are sure that the iPad 3 will have a Retina display, the device will also be sporting a rather large 9.7” screen. While this is bigger than what most tablet users are used to, that particular size isn’t totally unheard of as Samsung actually briefly trotted out a tablet with 2560×1600 resolution on a 10.1” screen.
It should be pointed out that while CMI seems to have actually been booted from the production process of the new iPad, they are certainly not the only company that has had problems manufacturing enough quality components. While reports are saying that some of the components have already begun to ship to Apple’s production plants, companies like LG and Samsung have also run into several different problems. Is this a situation where Apple is simply demanding a higher quality of product than what is currently available? Or is the more likely situation that Apple is simply trying much too hard to bring this new iPad 3 onto the market much too quickly?
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