iPad 3 Expert Predictions on Features: Larger Battery, Improved GPU; but Same Form Factor with No Quad-Core

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When the repair site made a side-by-side comparison of the new component with the iPad 2 back panel, four significant differences popped up. To refer to the photo click here.

A. The alleged iPad 3 back panel has "very different" mounts for the logic board, suggesting that the shape of the logic will be a major modification in the next iPad.

B. The change with the logic board's shape will allow a larger battery since the width of where the logic board sits appears much smaller on the new component, compared to the iPad 2.

C. The purported iPad 3 back panel also reveals that the camera on the next iPad will be different as well. "It is hard to make a judgment just by looking at the casing, but what we can expect is a different camera on the iPad 3 than what we had on the 2," the repair site noted.

D. The final conclusion is about the LCD display. Based on different mounting in the new back panel, the repair site said that the LCD on the next iPad "will be different than what we have had before."

According to ongoing rumors, Apple will incorporate a new, high-resolution Retina Display, clocking in at 2048 x 1536, in the iPad 3. Although Repair Labs doesn't confirm that the next iPad will feature a super screen display, it does conclude that the LCD will be "redesigned at the very least."

Same Form Factor, High-Resolution Camera, A6 CPU with Powerful GPU but No Quad-Core

Kyle Weins of iFixit, who has a record of rightful predictions on Apple devices, has shared his predictions on what the next iPad will look like with CIO.com.

For starters, Weins predicted even before the launch of the iPhone 4S that the device won't run on 4G networks since "the 4G chipsets were woefully power-inefficient." He also predicted that the iPad 2 would feature more RAM, a dual-core chip, but lack higher resolution, CIO.com reported.