iPad Mini 2 would reach the market during this year and most of the rumors published so far confirm the implementation of one Retina Display in this product. Although normally many would have thought that Apple would double the resolution and the number of pixels per inch with this screen, a new rumor we understand that Apple would develop a screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536, but also over 400 pixels per inch, the screen being the first of its kind implemented in a tablet.
Apple is launching the premium class iPad Mini with full HD LCD in the second half of this year. With the unexpected success in sales of iPad Mini aimed at the low-price smartpad market, the company seems to be diversifying its line-up even further. As Apple gives more weight to the 7-inch smartpad, the whole smartpad market trend is expected to be affected. According to the trade, Apple had asked LG Display and Japan Display to develop QVGA (2048×1536) class 7.85-inch LCD. It was also known that the request also asked for more than 400 pixels per inch (ppi) – when realized, it will be the first case to build a smartpad with a display over 400ppi.
To produce such a screen, LG and other partners of Apple would have had to make massive investments to modify the screen production process, but for now we are talking about rumors and nothing more. From my point of view, the implementation of a screen with so many pixels per inch seems unlikely, but if everything is true, then Apple could have an important advantage over its direct competitors.
