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March 5th, 2012, 23:04
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In recent years, it's become a fashion for Apple prototype parts to pop up just weeks ahead of hardware launches; and it seems like there's no exception for the upcoming next-gen iPad, which is believed to feature a 2,048 x 1,536 IPS LCD (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/alleged-ipad-3-retina-display-examined-under-a-microscope/) within the same 9.7-inch footprint. While we're only two days away from seeing Tim Cook and co. unveiling (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/apple-ipad-event-confirmed-for-march-7th-in-san-francisco/) said tablet, we couldn't help but take a look at its bits and bobs acquired by our good friends over at M.I.C. Gadget.
What we have here is allegedly the external essentials of the "iPad 3," which include a white glass cover (sans frame) with a home button already installed, along with a 3G-ready aluminum body plus cables for the dock connector and the volume rocker. With a quick glance you may easily mistake this as just the iPad 2 -- it's even compatible with the Smart Cover! But look close enough and you'll spot the larger lens on the prototype, which may suggest that Apple's finally giving its tablet a more capable back camera. There's also a more subtle difference between the two bodies: not only is this "iPad 3" marginally thicker, but the curvature from the flat bottom to the sides is ever so slightly more emphasized, thus providing a tad more internal space for the components -- most likely the battery for the sake of feeding the rumored LTE radio (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/wsj-atandt-and-verizon-will-sell-lte-ipads/). Well, until Mr. Cook gives us the answers, you can keep yourselves busy by watching M.I.C. Gadget's funkadelic hands-on video after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/ipad-3-prototype-parts-hands-on/
In recent years, it's become a fashion for Apple prototype parts to pop up just weeks ahead of hardware launches; and it seems like there's no exception for the upcoming next-gen iPad, which is believed to feature a 2,048 x 1,536 IPS LCD (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/alleged-ipad-3-retina-display-examined-under-a-microscope/) within the same 9.7-inch footprint. While we're only two days away from seeing Tim Cook and co. unveiling (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/apple-ipad-event-confirmed-for-march-7th-in-san-francisco/) said tablet, we couldn't help but take a look at its bits and bobs acquired by our good friends over at M.I.C. Gadget.
What we have here is allegedly the external essentials of the "iPad 3," which include a white glass cover (sans frame) with a home button already installed, along with a 3G-ready aluminum body plus cables for the dock connector and the volume rocker. With a quick glance you may easily mistake this as just the iPad 2 -- it's even compatible with the Smart Cover! But look close enough and you'll spot the larger lens on the prototype, which may suggest that Apple's finally giving its tablet a more capable back camera. There's also a more subtle difference between the two bodies: not only is this "iPad 3" marginally thicker, but the curvature from the flat bottom to the sides is ever so slightly more emphasized, thus providing a tad more internal space for the components -- most likely the battery for the sake of feeding the rumored LTE radio (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/13/wsj-atandt-and-verizon-will-sell-lte-ipads/). Well, until Mr. Cook gives us the answers, you can keep yourselves busy by watching M.I.C. Gadget's funkadelic hands-on video after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/ipad-3-prototype-parts-hands-on/