iPad 3 to Have Thinner, Lighter Battery

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 12 September 2011, 19:09 IST
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Bangalore: Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have been awarded contracts to produce the battery for the Apple iPad 3, both companies are already suppliers for the current iPad and Apple's MacBook laptops. The new battery has been changed up. It will be thinner and lighter--which may or may not mean the iPad 3 will also be thinner and lighter. The battery will also have a longer service life than the iPad 2. Thinner, lighter, longer-lasting iPad 3's battery will cost Apple 20 percent to 30 percent more to make. The new battery pack will be required to meet the CTIA IEEE 1625 standard. This standard provides a basis for creating higher quality batteries to meat higher safety requirements. The battery is to begin mass production late in the fourth quarter of this year, and the tablet is expected to reach full production during the first quarter of 2012. This puts the iPad 3 on store shelves at about the one-year mark from the launch of the iPad 2. The bigger question on the minds of potential iPad 3 buyers is more likely to concern the iPad 3's display. Will this tablet have the same Retina display that the iPhone 4 has?