Apple will not be able to widely roll
out a new version of iPad Mini with a “Retina” display in time for
Christmas, according to reports.
The company is only now beginning to
make the high-resolution screens for the device which could be released
with limited stock, sources told Reuters.
Apple are yet to announce what changes
will feature in the iPad Mini 2 but it has been widely expected to
improve the quality of the display to catch up with rivals.
“Retina” is a term coined by Apple to
indicate when a device has a high enough pixel density that the human
eye cannot notice the pixelation from a typical viewing distance.
The displays are found in other Apple
devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, MacBook Pro and some iPads.
Similar quality screens are currently found in rival tablets from Google
and Amazon.
Sources told Reuters they expected Apple
will either wait until early next year for a full-fledged launch of a
retina display iPad Mini, or make a retina version only available in
limited quantities before the end of the year.
Apple has faced growing competition in
the tablet market as rivals look to muscle in on the space with new
launches. The company shipped a lower-than-expected 14.6 million tablets
in the second quarter last year, down from 19.5 million in the first.
Details of the new version of iPad Mini
could be unveiled this month and some believe Apple may lower the price
of the handset in order to boost sales in emerging markets.
“Right now the iPad Mini is more
expensive than everyone else in the 7- to 8-inch tablet segment,” said
Arthur Liao, an analyst for Fubon Securities in Taipei.
“If it could reduce its price by even just $50, it would appeal to more consumers.”
Apple did not comment on the report.
—telegraph.co.uk
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