iFixit confirms alleged iPad 3 display is of Retina quality

iPad 2 cable left, alleged iPad 3 cable right

There have been rumors that suggests the next-generation iPad from Apple will feature a Retina display. This could be considered a given especially since the competition has been putting out better displays, and the previous two iPads have been stuck with the same displays. You might recall a while back there was an alleged leak of an iPad 3 display which when put under the microscope was shown to have double the resolution of the current iPad.

However if you find that hard to believe, the good folks over at iFixit have decided to investigate the matter themselves. Now based on their findings, the iPad 3’s LCD cable is completely different to that of the iPad 2, and attempts to connect it to the iPad 2 has resulted in failure. They then put it under the microscope themselves and ultimately it was “verified” that the alleged iPad 3 display does indeed feature double the resolution of the iPad 2, making it a “Retina” display.

It should be noted that this display while physically looking like the iPad 2’s display has not been confirmed to belong to the iPad 3. As much as we’d like to believe that this is the iPad 3’s display and that we can expect Retina quality display on the next-gen tablet, we have no choice but to wait until an official announcement can be made, which hopefully will be soon assuming the rumors are to be believed! Check out the video below from iFixit for more details.