Apple iPad 5 and iPad mini is expected to be released in October, consumers expect iPad mini 2 Retina screen can be configured, if this product is upgraded to Retina screen, the biggest challenge will be to product supply issues, analysts believe Retina screen configuration iPad mini 2 2013 年 years production was only 200 million units.
Retina display accuracy is considered a standard, according to the screen size and the distance between the user defined display accuracy to meet or exceed the human eye recognition accuracy become Retina screen on the smartphone display accuracy is more than 326ppi Retina screen, the user viewing distance when using the tablet farther, 264ppi screen tablet computer can be called a Retina screen, PC, and the Retina standard 220ppi.
Considerations to iOS App platform compatibility, Apple's products will not intentionally increase the resolution rate of species, such as the first generation of iPad mini and iPad 2 screen resolution the same, in accordance with the standard screen display Retina, iPad mini 2 parsing rate must 1920X1080 (279ppi) or more, so the iOS platform in the addition of a resolution rate of products, increasing the workload of developers. So Apple may be iPad mini 2 parsing rate upgrade to 324ppi, parse the same rate and iPad 4, which will also be small-sized tablet PC category shows the highest accuracy Tablet PC.
Considerations to iOS App platform compatibility, Apple's products will not intentionally increase the resolution rate of species, such as the first generation of iPad mini and iPad 2 screen resolution the same, in accordance with the standard screen display Retina, iPad mini 2 parsing rate must 1920X1080 (279ppi) or more, so the iOS platform in the addition of a resolution rate of products, increasing the workload of developers. So Apple may be iPad mini 2 parsing rate upgrade to 324ppi, parse the same rate and iPad 4, which will also be small-sized tablet PC category shows the highest accuracy Tablet PC.
Apple needs to face the biggest problem is the supply of Retina screen, from the supply chain, AUO has been in the news show for the iPad mini 2 production of 7.9-inch Retina screen, the output is not high, the industry is widely expected configuration Retina screen of the iPad mini 2 year production is likely to only 200 million units.
Apple's fourth quarter 2012 sale of 60% of the Tablet PC is the iPad mini, about 13.75 million units, in 2013 the market demand is likely to be higher if only 200 million units of apple production is difficult to cope with, there are rumors called guarantee the supply of iPad mini 2, Apple may be the release date of this product is delayed until 2014.
