Roger Fingas
Code buried in the iOS 9 developer beta suggests Apple's 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" is poised to use a high-resolution 2,732-by-2,048-pixel display, with a pixel density of about 263 pixels per inch.
The code is tied to the new keyboard size discovered in iOS 9 earlier on Monday, and was highlighted by developers Hiraku Wang and Steve Troughton-Smith. Although the actual code refers to a resolution of 1,366 by 1,024 pixels, Retina scaling implies a real hardware resolution of 2,732 by 2,048 pixels.
The pixel density is effectively identical to that of the iPad Air 2, which has a 2,048-by-1,536-pixel panel.
The iPad Pro is expected to ship sometime later this year with features such as NFC, Force Touch, a USB-C port, and support for an Apple-made Bluetooth stylus. Screen size will likely be the main selling point however, making the most out of iOS 9's split-screen multitasking.
The Pro's onscreen keyboard should display many more keys, including a complete extra row with characters such as parentheses and plus and minus symbols.
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Seems like an odd size. Should be 3072 x 2048, or double the existing iPad screen. Then you could run 2 full screen Apps side-by-side and retain the exact same resolution as a regular iPad for each App.
Not necessary, iOS 9 supports side-by-side multi-tasking that takes advantage of "Size Classes" and AutoLayout to support the notion of compact/regular size displays, and developers should have been utilizing these since iOS 8. If they've done so, their apps will run perfectly fine in split screen without the two sides being the way you describe.
[quote name="EricTheHalfBee" url="/t/186758/ios-9-code-suggests-2-732-by-2-048-pixel-display-for-12-9-inch-ipad-pro#post_2735969"]Seems like an odd size. Should be 3072 x 2048, or double the existing iPad screen. Then you could run 2 full screen Apps side-by-side and retain the exact same resolution as a regular iPad for each App. [/quote] You should check your math.
Seems like an odd size. Should be 3072 x 2048, or double the existing iPad screen. Then you could run 2 full screen Apps side-by-side and retain the exact same resolution as a regular iPad for each App.
Wrong. iPad "Pro" screen resolution is only 25% more than Air (12.9 "vs 9.7"). So, the resolution 2732 x 2048 is correct based on 4:3 aspect ratio. Your calculated resolution is for 3:2 aspect ratio...which is WRONG.
BTW, 2732 x 2048 at 12.93" diagonal is 264 dpi which is consistent with 9.7" Retina iPad.
New "hidden" keyboard in iOS9 is presumably for the iPad Pro. http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-devices/ios-9-reveals-hidden-keyboard-for-ipad-pro/a/d-id/1320863