If the rumors are to be believed, Apple has new iPads in the works. In fact the rumors are saying that Apple could even introduce a new iPad size in the form of a 10.5-inch model. This is interesting as Apple would have iPads whose display sizes are pretty close to each other, with the 7.9-inch model, 9.7-inch model, 10.5-inch model, and the 12.9-inch model.That being said it seems that with the 10.5-inch iPad, Apple is also expected to increase the resolution on the tablet. In an email sent to Forbes, President of DisplayMate Technologies Raymond Soneira said that Apple would be bumping the resolution of the 10.5-inch iPad by a bit to match the pixel density.
Soneira also believes the aspect ratio could change with the new iPad. “If the new iPad shrinks the bezel and keeps the outside dimensions the same, then the display aspect ratio will increase from the current 1.33 to as high as 1.50. The screen area would then increase by up to 31 percent. However, with no bezel at all the screen diagonal would then be 11.2 inches for the same outside dimensions as the current iPad 9.7 (with rounded corners).”
It will be interesting to see how Apple positions the 10.5-inch model, especially since it isn’t that much bigger than the 9.7-inch model, but if the rumors are true we should be able to find out later in March when Apple is expected to announce the new devices.
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