News/Rumors

The A5X chip used for the new iPad to improve graphics also on the new iPhone

Rumors are in the air that Apple is working on the technical development of the new iPhone, which might be available this June, using an iPhone 4 body. Anyway, it is said that this time, the design will not be the same as the previous one, used both for the iPhone 4 and 4S.

It seems that the only reason for which Apple needs to use the 4/4S design is to test the implementation of the A5X processor in the iPhone. It is well known that this type of processor is able to support the new iPad’s Retina Display, thus, a great curiosity rises: will the new iPhone integrate quad core graphics too and is it really necessary for such a display on an iPhone?

But Apple is not using the same A5X chip as in the new iPad to test the next-generation iPhone, but a different variation of it. Still, the iPhone prototype packs 1GB of RAM, the same as the new iPad.

Anyway, these are just some performance try-outs that only make us wonder.

Source: 9to5 Mac

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Review: Apple’s non-financial costs for improving sharpness and color saturation on the new iPad

People rushed in lines to buy their own brand-new and most rumored iPad and during the weekend the company dealt with selling as never before, but only after almost a week since its release, issues of the tablet started to come into the open.

People are charmed by the Retina Display; everybody agrees that it is indeed “the best display ever on a mobile device.” The powerful A5X chip and the 10 hours life battery gained the trust of the Apple fans and assured them of the new iPad’s performances. Anyway, it seems that some things are not as “razor-sharp” as expected and Apple might have some dues to pay.

Dr. Raymond Soneira, display expert and president of DisplayMate, unveiled after an in-depth analysis two weak points of the Retina Display. Judging after how Apple defined the screen of the new iPad, the “Retina Display” designation is justified, but according to Dr. Soneira, the retina would require 458 pixels minimum per inch to gain the distinctive “true acuity.”

Also, the display of the new iPad “uses 2.5 times the Backlight power of the iPad 2 for the same screen Brightness,” due to the doubled number of LEDs, loosing points also for efficiency.

Credits: DisplayMate

Reports that people are having trouble charging their new iPad appeared on Apple’s forums. The cause might be the 10W charger that is not able to cope with the power needs of the battery. And folks might be right; the Mac Book Air has a battery almost similar to that of the iPad but a 4 times bigger charger.

Gizmodo tests unveiled that the new iPad accepted neither a charge from a high-powered USB 2.0 port/cable.

Customers and infrared tests proved that Apple’s new tablet is hotter that the iPad 2 from all points of view. While running, the A5X chip over- heats with 10 degrees (Fahrenheit) more than its predecessor. Anyway, this should not be of great importance because the degrees integrate within Apple’s specified operating temperature of 32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

Secondly, customers reported that the new iPad reached 113 degrees Fahrenheit while playing “Infinity Blade II” and this does not integrate with the specified temperature. When plugged, the tablet heated to 116 degrees and wasn’t even charging.

Credits: Tweakers.net

There are also customers that claimed they did not notice a heat difference in the new iPad.

All in all, it seems that heavy use might not be the new iPad’s cornerstone, though Apple says that the new iPad operates “well within our thermal specifications.”

Source: AppleInsider, Gizmodo, AppleInsider

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Next generation iPad rumored to be featured with A5X, not A6 processor

The rumor that Apple won’t use a quad-core processor for the next iPad took birth earlier, and we commented on the subject in a previous article. Now, a new picture appeared, showing the logic board for next-generation iPad has a chip labeled “A5X” rather than the “A6” processor, empowering our latest believes. The board also shows that the chip was manufactured in November 2011 and has a 16 GB flash memory from Hynix.

If this information is real, it could suggest that the next iPad’s processor is a more powerful and faster version for the existing A5 CPU on iPad 2 and iPhone 4S.

Apple is clearly continuing the strategy of using its own custom chips, as long possible, but it is still unpredictable what type of processor will be featured on next-gen iPad.

They could release a third-generation iPad with A5X processor or an “iPad 2S” with A5X CPU, arranging a later launch for A6 quad-cored processor iPad 3. There are also rumors that Apple might launch two versions of iPad in the same time, one dual-core, the other quad-core and with different capabilities also.

Other recent leaks and rumors we also talked about, announce the next-gen of iPad will support 4G LTE , NFC mobile payments system , higher resolution display and upgraded camera.

There are only few days until all these rumors are believed to be officially validated or dismissed by Apple itself, so it just remains little time to be patient.

Source: appleinsider