In a note to investors, FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger said evidence, such as requests to component suppliers, indicates that Apple will introduce this "marginally different device" in late 2011. Berger said a production schedule has not been determined, but that Apple has asked component makers for quotes on parts for the iPad 2 Plus.
Apple didn't upgrade the display of the second-gen iPad, but this rumored intermediate device could have a higher resolution. The company will reportedly increase the iPad 2's pixel density from 132 pixels per inch (ppi) to between 250 and 300 ppi for the iPad 2 Plus, Berger predicted. More