Implementation of a Retina Display in iPad Mini 2 seems quite safe, but the choice to use this component in the future product could generate an increase of the final price of the tablet, or a reduction in profit Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. The 7.9 inch Retina Display for iPad Mini 2 it would be $12 more expensive than the current tablet screen, which costs $32. In addition to the higher cost for the tablet screen, Apple would have to pay more for the LEDs that illuminate it, but also for other components, the price of the tablet components going up by up to 30%.
Apple may introduce the new iPad mini with a resolution of 2,048 by 1536, and that would increase the device's production cost by more than US$12/unit. According to iSuppli, the price of the 7.9-inch panel is around US$32/unit and the total material cost of entry-level iPad mini is around US$188/unit. If iPad mini adopts the Retina display, the dots per inch (DPI) will be higher and the brightness of the backlight modules will have to improve. This also means the number of LEDs used will increase, and therefore market observers believe the total cost for iPad mini will increase by more than 30% if it is equipped with the 7.9-inch Retina panel.
Although the price of the components would increase, the difference could be borne by Apple, and the price of the final product could remain the same. Apple made the decision to apply this strategy for the iPad 3 tablet and if the iPad Mini 2 will be more expensive to produce, then it is unlikely that the end user will suffer. Despite this information, I believe that Apple will find a method to buy components without increasing the production price of the tablet and without affecting its profit, an increase in the price of the product being out of the question considering the competition on the market.
