After the morning news about the iPad 3, we now know that the partners of the Apple company I receive orders for two prototypes of the tablet, prototypes to be tested by Apple engineers in the near future. J1 and J2 are the names of the two prototypes and both should embody the new model of the iPad tablet that should arrive on store shelves in March next year. The J1 prototype would be a thinner iPad 2 tablet with a better battery but with the same specifications and the J2 prototype should be an iPad tablet with Retina Display and the same specifications as the J1.
The sources pointed out that the J2 project seems to be an upgraded version of the J1 and although Apple has not yet decided which project will be used for the final launch, Apple is likely to make the final decision based on its needs. As for the upstream side, the component suppliers have already conducted pilot production and prepared for mass production.
Apple has not yet decided the prototype to be launched on the market and this decision will be based on the ability of the partners to produce enough retina screens to cover the demand on the market. If LG and Samsung will not be able to produce enough screens for Apple, then it is very possible that in the spring we will witness the launch of an iPad 3 tablet that will not be much different from the current model. If enough screens can be produced, then we will finally have an iPad 3 tablet with Retina Display that has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
I, for one, hope that the iPad 3 will bring Retina Display, otherwise it's hard for me to imagine sales as good considering that new Android tablets are about to be launched on the market.
