geeteam Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The iPad mini with Retina display was announced alongside the vastly revamped iPad Air, but while the reception to each new Apple slate has been one of general positivity, the talk of a larger iPad with 12.9-inch display has not slowed down one bit. It has been reported that there could be two different configurations of the bigger iPad, and a theory as to the reason behind this – as revealed by PadNews – is that one of the displays would be of a standard 2K variety, while the other, higher-end model would boast a 4K panel. Talk of 4K displays has been rife in general in recent times, with all kinds of devices and machines showing support of this higher definition standard. But while both the next-gen consoles offer 4K Ultra HD support to varying degrees, the new-found general interest from the consumer electronics industry doesn’t necessarily suggest that Apple is ready to take the plunge. The company is famous for going against the grain, and with LTE having only arrived last year, the Cupertino outfit won’t feel any pressure to conform. With that said, when it comes to display technology, Apple has been among the first to grasp the nettle, and you only have to look at its array of iOS devices and MacBooks to know that sharp displays are a top priority of Tim Cook’s men. In bumping up the size of the iPad to 12.9-inches – as a growing number of reports are suggesting – Apple will have to up the resolution somewhat to maintain that arbitrary Retina standard, so the suggestion of a 4K display isn’t completely preposterous. If there are to be two different variations of the augmented iPad, we’d expect that the second, 2K model would arrive with an iPad Air-like resolution of 2048 x 1536 or similar. Whether there’s a great deal of truth in these reports or not remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure – a 12.9-inch iPad with a 4K display would look superb. At around 400 pixels per inch, it would smoke anything else found on a mobile device, and with Apple’s iOS 7 already receiving the plaudits for its slick, crisp design, one can only imagine what it would look like at that kind of resolution. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janedoe Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) It's quite apparent that after Steve Jobs' death there's no-one at Apple forward-thinking, charismatic and obstinate/manic enough to champion a fresh new approach or change in direction. All I see is minor tweaks and obvious form-factor modifications. First we had the original iPad, then they shrunk it for the Mini (when they saw others making massive profits despite Jobs scoffing at 7-inch tablets), and now the expected and frankly yawn-inducing larger size MaxiPad is on its way (with the next step up in size being an actual Apple TV). Boring! Even the rumored 4K display is hardly something to go gaga about - we all knew 4K displays are the next natural evolution and many manufacturers have started including them in their products already. Where is the next true game-changer or market-defining product from Apple, as the original iPod and iPhone were? iOS has been left in the dust by Android, and even Windows Phone might overtake it soon in market share. Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs, that's for sure, and really unless something changes I don't see the next ground-breaking product originating at Apple at all. Edited December 4, 2013 by janedoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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