release in the third quarter of this year
if a prediction by an analyst is to be
believed.
According to a new report by CNET,
NPD DisplaySearch, a global market
research and consulting firm focusing
on the display supply chain, has
predicted that Apple is likely to refresh
the iPad mini with a Retina display in
the third quarter.
The same firm had earlier told the
online publication that it was expecting
two iPad mini refreshes, with the first
one coming in the second half of 2013
and the other in first quarter of 2014.
It had also added that the Q1 2014
refresh would see a Retina display.
However it didn't specify as to which
display technology would be used by
Apple.
The current generation iPad mini
features a display that has a resolution
of 768x1024 pixels, and pixel density
of 163ppi.
In March, DisplaySearch had made a
similar prediction. It had said that a
new iPad mini with an upgraded
display was likely to appear later in
the third quarter or fourth quarter of
the year, but a Nexus 7 with a very-
high-resolution display might make an
appearance soon.
Paul Semenza, an analyst with the
firm had said that it speculated that
Retina version of the iPad mini with a
resolution of 1536x2048 pixels, and
pixel density of 324ppi, might go into
production in the third quarter of
2013, with availability expected in the
third or fourth quarter, as per a guess
based on supply chain data. Semenza
had also added that Apple could
shortlist from companies such as LG
Display, AUO, Japan Display, and
Sharp to make the next iPad mini's
display. He had stated that the
challenge would be to fit a Retina
display into the iPad mini's 7.2mm
chassis.
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