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Samsung Supplying Apple with Panels for iPad Air 2 and 12.9-Inch 'iPad Pro' Later This Year

Samsung will supply Apple with displays for the second-generation iPad Air (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/) and the 12.9-inch 'iPad Pro' starting later this year, reports Korean-news outlet inews24 (via Digitimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20140930PD206.html)). The Korean company will begin manufacturing the displays in the coming months, as the panels are said to feature IPS technology similar to Apple's current line of iPads.
 
 (http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/09/ipad_air_touch_id_mockup_2.jpg) <center> Physical mockup of the second-generation iPad Air </center>
 If the report is legitimate, it is likely that Apple will have a steady supply of panels for its first batch of iPad Air 2 units, which may launch in time (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/17/october-ipad-yosemite/) for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Some reports have also claimed that the 12.9-inch iPad Pro could be released in early 2015 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/26/apple-to-launch-12-9-inch-ipad-in-early-2015/), which may lead to Samsung becoming the top supplier of displays for the new tablet if other suppliers are unable to meet Apple's demands.
 
 (http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2013/08/12_9_ipad_macbook_air-800x450.jpg) <center> Rendering of a 12.9-inch iPad next to a 13-inch MacBook Air </center>
 Apple has been attempting to reduce its reliance on Samsung as a component supplier due to tensions between the two companies as they have become top competitors in the mobile device market. However, Samsung's technological advantages and production capacity as a display supplier have proven valuable to Apple over the years, as the Korean company even became Apple's top iPad display supplier in Q1 2014 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/12/samsung-top-ipad-display-supplier-q1-2014/).
 
 The iPad Air 2 is rumored to feature a slightly thinner body (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/18/ipad-air-2-panel-display/), a faster A8 processor, 2GB of RAM (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/20/ipad-air-2-2gb-ram/), support for Apple Pay, and a Touch ID fingerprint sensor (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/29/ios-8-1-apple-pay-ipad-touch-id/). Meanwhile, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is said to include a more powerful A8X processor (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/25/ipad-pro-a8x/) to power its larger, high-resolution display.
 
 
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Source: Samsung Supplying Apple with Panels for iPad Air 2 and 12.9-Inch 'iPad Pro' Later This Year (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/30/samsung-supplying-ipad-air-2-ipad-pro-panels/)