RUMOR: Apple starts quality testing Retina displays for iPad 3

15 years ago

“Samsung Electronics and LG Display, the world’s two largest makers of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), are close to securing big orders from Apple, industry sources said,” Kim Yoo-chul reports for The Korea Times.

“Apple has started quality testing Samsung and LG’s LCDs at one of its laboratories in China. Samsung and LG were required to produce screens with better picture quality and density, according to sources, who anticipate the testing process will be completed during the third quarter,” Kim reports. “‘Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 will feature an improved display to support quad extended graphics (QXGA), a display resolution of 2048×1536 pixels with a 4:3 aspect ratio to provide full high definition (HD) viewing experience,’ said a source close to the talks.”

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Kim reports, “The companies are both capable of providing high-resolution QXGA screens up to 9.7 inches, thanks to advanced production technology based on the use of low temperature polysilicon. ‘Pixel density, a barometer for viewing quality, should be increased to over 280 pixels-per-inch (PPI) to meet Apple’s stiff requirement for screen viewing,’ said another source, who predicts that Taiwanese LCD giant CMI will see smaller orders from Apple than its Korean rivals.”