iFixit has begun Apple iPad 3 disassembly, secrets lie ahead

15 March, 2012
The 4G iPad with 16GB of memory is undergoing its inevitable tear down and already there's spicy info.

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  • anku
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  • 16 Mar 2012

whoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
looks like that apple also needs to bend in front of samsung . samsung is the real tech company

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    • milo
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    • 16 Mar 2012

    samsung made and apple should sue samsung

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      • milo
      • the
      • 16 Mar 2012

      Kevin, 16 Mar 2012Samsung is just another manufacturer to be used by Apple, w... moreThat's true they must SUE SAMSUNG for that

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        • milo
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        • 16 Mar 2012

        Anonymous, 16 Mar 2012Apple did invent. Apple provide the blueprint, then those c... moreIf you invented something and ill be the one to manufacture it i indicate my name then that INVENTION WAS MINE NOT YOURS...That's true.

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          • theone17
          • ibn
          • 16 Mar 2012

          right. next let's open up all the phone in the competition. and then we'll see whether the competition is fair. i didn't get it why everyone would making bad criticize on every apple products comes out..i mean they would do anything possible to judge apple product such as the above activity..so lame =(

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            • Anonymous
            • mAS
            • 16 Mar 2012

            It doesn't matter who made the screen because the high dpi isn't given by the screen, it is provided by a processor who is limited to a number of operations/sec which can change the color of a limited number of pixels per seconds(milisecs). Although I'm a Nokia fan I think that apple does very good quality units and also providing an easy to use and fluid working OS which is suitable for any age. But due to this your experience is limited and rather boring after some time.

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              • AnonD-5938
              • 2mC
              • 16 Mar 2012

              Anonymous, 16 Mar 2012Apple did invent. Apple provide the blueprint, then those c... moreApple invent nothing...they did revolutionize last time with the iPods and stuff but whatever they had done now is nothing out of spectacular...it's still a piece of overhype and overprice tech gadget...

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                • win
                • sxv
                • 16 Mar 2012

                sony is the best because they manufacture their own components....

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                  • clear
                  • Mfx
                  • 16 Mar 2012

                  for all those who do not know, apple design the components, then they give the design to subcontractors to build them. in this case, apple designed the screen and other components, then companies like samsung and others bid for who will build it. even if samsung build it its apple design and so are other components. even if samsung built the screen it doesnt mean that it belongs to them. they were just payed to build the design which apple did. so it doesnt mean that samsung has that screen tech, apple designed the screen and other component tech and ask subcon to mass produce for them. so samsung cannot make the same for galaxy tabs coz they dont own the tech for that, they didnt know it in the first place until apple gave them the design to mass produce it. so its apple's work and not samsung or other subcontractors that made one of the components. are we clear now????

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                    • kleinhe
                    • 3qu
                    • 16 Mar 2012

                    Apple has not invented the TFT-LCD panel and neither improved it! E.g. even the latest improvement which allows for very small pixels was done by Sharp.

                    Apple has also not invented such things as the ARM processor and the graphics accelerator in the iPad/iPhone, nor the touch-screen (also not the multi-touch enabling capacitive one, not even pinch to zoom), nor the accelerator sensor, nor the gyroscope, nor the magnetic compass, nor the memory (e.g. flash memory), nor the mobile phone, not the smart phone, not the touch-screen enabled moblie phone, etc.

                    So please tell me which basic hardware part Apple HAS invented?

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                      • ranin
                      • Nw8
                      • 16 Mar 2012

                      so u think samsung just a contractor then u r not serious go to samsung wiki and update ur self sport

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                        • Verbal_Criminal
                        • 9La
                        • 16 Mar 2012

                        AnonD-45591, 16 Mar 2012Wrong. For some parts this is true but for many other Apple... moreI believe what he was saying was...the components and parts apple was buying was made by other eom because apple can't manufacture those said parts in par w/ what is already in the market.

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                          • AnonD-45591
                          • JpF
                          • 16 Mar 2012

                          Anonymous, 16 Mar 2012Apple did invent. Apple provide the blueprint, then those c... moreWrong. For some parts this is true but for many other Apple just buy the parts from other companies. Exemple: Graphics chipset (designed by PowerVR and made by other to Apple). Camera optics, RAM memory and other parts the same thing.
                          Apple design a lot but also buys a lot from companies that created better parts.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • pRA
                            • 16 Mar 2012

                            Anonymous, 16 Mar 2012Apple did invent. Apple provide the blueprint, then those c... moreThey made a blueprint they cannot execute on their own. more experienced manufacturer like SAMSUNG is essential for Apple products to survive.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • ijp
                              • 16 Mar 2012

                              Anonymous, 16 Mar 2012Apple did invent. Apple provide the blueprint, then those c... morethey can't make it so they ask others to do it for them ...

                              conceiving an idea is important but actual execution is more of a stupendous job ...

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                                • Mister
                                • 3yA
                                • 16 Mar 2012

                                Looks like technoporn.

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                                  • MindFreak
                                  • P%%
                                  • 16 Mar 2012

                                  Anonymous, 16 Mar 2012Apple did invent. Apple provide the blueprint, then those c... moreMay be you r right, but giving contract to a rival company looks odd.

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                                    • AngerFTW
                                    • dQI
                                    • 16 Mar 2012

                                    OK, OK! I'm Android's iPrasad but hear me out! Apple gives the schematics to other companies such as Samsung to be manufactured and used in their products, right?
                                    But what about Samsung which has the power to manufacturing all of the sh** needed for it's own line of devices?! I don't care to whom they're patented, but they have the power, right?! Samsung is Apple's key supplier for processors, NAND flash memories, displays( for iPad 3 at least ) and so on! Think about it.

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                                      • appledroid
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                                      • 16 Mar 2012

                                      Apple uses foxconn as manufacture and samsung made parts thats it.
                                      Samsung and apple got tech that is.beyond u and i ever know . So stfu and use ur device

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                                        • iFAIL
                                        • U@u
                                        • 16 Mar 2012

                                        apple users r just jealous cz samsung is better than apple..3/4 of ipad is actually samsumg so they come up with things like cheap labour and all bullshit..but the fact is that samsumg is one of the worlds biggest manufacturer of lcd/oled screens..processors..nand flash..and apple is their 2nd largest buyer..and lets not forget samsumg's super amoled plus is so good even apple wants in its next ipad..