Deep inside the bowels of iOS 5, developers have found assets that point to the iPad 3 having a higher resolution display. 9to5 Mac unearthed images in both the Twitter and Newsstand apps that are both iPad resolution (1024×768) and HD (2048×1536). This would double the pixel density of the iPad, leading to a four-fold increase in pixel count over the entire screen.
The discovery of similar retina-quality images earlier this year caused some to say the iPad 2 would have a 2048×1536 screen, but as we all know, that didn’t happen.
Meanwhile, the Economic Daily Times is saying the iPad 3 will have a 5-6 fold increase in resolution and will launch Q4 this year — which I’m not buying, as we haven’t seen any OEM make screens of that resolution yet.
These new assets have spurred a resurgence in rumors that September will see another iPad released — a rumor I’m not very comfortable with, as I can’t help but think it’d leave a lot of consumers feeling shafted for picking up the iPad 2.
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