Photos of the new-generation iPad have recently surfaced on the Internet. Judging from these photos, the Apple iPad HD is indeed slightly thicker than the iPad 2, and due to the introduction of a wedge-shaped design similar to the Macbook Air, it is reflected in some edges. It's even more obvious. However, overall, the difference in body thickness between the two generations of iPads is about 1-1.5mm, which is not much different from past rumors.
In addition, through the comparison of the backs of the two generations of iPads, it is not difficult for us to find that the camera aperture of the iPad HD is indeed has increased, which means that the machine may have improvements and upgrades in camera specifications. However, according to the analysis of the whistleblower, Apple will not equip it with 8 million pixels due to cost considerations, but there is no doubt that the camera will improve the photo taking effect.
In addition to comparing the bodies of the two generations of iPads, spy photos of the front glass panel of Apple’s iPad HD were also posted on Weibo. Judging from the leaked pictures, this glass panel is basically the same as the components on Apple's iPad 2. The only difference is the cable above the display. And from this panel, it is not difficult to find that the main design of the front of the iPad HD will not change in any way from other iOS devices, including the circular main button, front camera and light sensor, which all continue to have the same configuration as in the past.
According to the information obtained in the past, Apple iPad HD will be equipped with a 9.7-inch retina touch screen, which will support twice the resolution of the past, that is, it will be replaced by the 1027×768 resolution of Apple iPad2. The pixel resolution is upgraded to a high resolution of 2048×1536 pixels.
Although it was once rumored that Apple’s iPad HD would use a quad-core A6 processor, leaked information from the motherboard shows that Apple’s next-generation tablet does not use the so-called A6 processor. It is an upgraded version of the A5 equipped with the A5X, and its model is S5L8945X. According to market analysis, it is very likely that this A5X processor will maintain a dual-core architecture, and may only make some minor improvements in details.
News from Foxconn also further revealed that the processor specification of Apple iPad HD is dual-core ARM CORTE X-A9 W/SMP 950Mhz, which may mean that Apple iPad HD uses 1.5GHz dual-core processing. device.Therefore, many media believe that Apple's new generation of iPad may eventually be named iPad2S instead of the rumored iPad HD.
Apple iPad HD or iPad2S will also upgrade the RAM capacity to 1GB, and will use the same GPU graphics processing chip as the iPhone4S. In terms of wireless networks, it will add support for LTE 4G networks. Since the touch screen of the machine has been significantly upgraded, in order to obtain more ideal battery life, Apple will also increase the capacity of the built-in battery.
According to reliable sources, Apple iPad HD or iPad2S will still provide three capacity versions of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB, and due to the increase in hardware costs, their prices will also be higher than the existing ones. The iPad 2 has gone up. For example, the WiFi version of iPad HD (16GB, 32GB, 64GB) will cost US$80 more than iPad 2, which are US$579, US$679 and US$779 respectively, while the price of WiFi+3G versions will be US$70 more. That is $699, $799, $899.