Leaked Screenshots Indicate iPad 3 Will Have Quad-Core A6 Processor, LTE Support

Leaked screenshots from a source claiming to have an iPad 3 prototype reveals that the upcoming device features an A6 Quad-Core processor and LTE support, reports BGR.

The photos below show data from a development and debug tool called iBoot.


For starters, the model numbers are J1 and J2 (iPad3,1 and iPad3,2), and while DigiTimes reported this a few weeks ago, these two models are not different devices, just a single iPad available in two versions - one with Wi-Fi only and one with Wi-Fi and embedded GSM/CDMA/LTE for all carriers. Also included in the photos is, for the first time, confirmation of which processor Apple will be using in the iPad 3: an A6 processor with model number S5L8945X. For reference, the Apple A4 model was S5L8930X and the A5 is S5L8940X. The new processor will also apparently be a quad-core model, making the upcoming iPad 3 the fastest iOS device ever, we have been told.

Take a look at the screenshots...