I told you the other day that iPad Mini with Retina Display it does not have a screen as good as the one implemented in iPad Air, but not as good as the one available in Google Nexus 7 (2013). The results of those tests are supported today by another made by a specialist in screens for mobile terminals, and the product from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), it is again placed behind competing tablets. As you will see from the images presented below, the Retina Display of the new tablet does not display as many colors as the screens of competing tablets, but it does not display them as well either.
It is incredibly disappointing because it produces noticeably subdued image colors. In fact, it's almost identical to the gamuts on the much older iPad 2 and the original iPad mini. Apple has invested heavily to deliver a 100% color gamut on their full size iPads (3,4,Air) and brags extensively about this issue of color accuracy and full color. Also, a full color gamut makes the displays look really good, as good as an HDTV and encourages people to buy downloaded content, which is a very important revenue source and why Amazon has full color gamut on their tablets.
The problem of the new screen of iPad Mini with Retina Display seems to be related to the IGZO technology used by Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, displaying the same range of colors as the iPad 2 or iPad Mini, both of which have normal IPS LCD screens. Of course, users probably won't notice any difference between the screens iPad Air or of Android tablets and that of iPad Mini with Retina Display, but for connoisseurs there will always be a question mark regarding the choice made by Apple.
All of this reliance on IGZO is really bad planning...Right now there is a readily available display technology that has much higher performance than IGZO. It's Low Temperature Poly Silicon LTPS.
Finally, the new iPad tablet ranks below the competition in the Retina Display benchmarks, and this is not good for those from Apple, who praise their product screens at every opportunity.
