iFixit has begun Apple iPad 3 disassembly, secrets lie ahead

15 March, 2012

As usual, iFixit are doing what they do best - tearing stuff down. And now, after a short wait, the new 2012 iPad is in their possession being disassembled at the time of writing.

And right off the bat something interesting pops up. The ultra high-resolution display of the iPad 3 with a total of 3,145,728 pixels is actually manufactured by, wait for it... Samsung. Yes, according to the iFixit team, the model number found on the back of the 9.7-inch Retina display responds as a Samsung-made LCD panel.

The other surprise comes from the battery department, where the disassembly reveals a 43Whr battery, instead of the 42.5Whr Apple has disclosed. And if you are more of a mAh person, the capacity of the iPad 3 battery is 11,560mAh.

Currently, the iFixit team is working on uncovering the new iPad's logic board, which ought to reveal 1GB of RAM, as recent reports have suggested.

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joseph8581
19 Jul 2012
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It's funny... Apple is suing samsung arround for this n that but look, when comes to technology, apple has to bow to samsung to make their so called ultra high resolution screen. N now with heating problem. What a shame.. No wonder they have to sell ...