14 DAY TRIAL // You don’t need an expert opinion to know that the new iPad is all about its crisp Retina display. And while pretty much anyone can see the benefits as an end-user, the people who actually code apps for Apple’s tablet devices have a different take on the matter.
Take Todd Ditchendorf, maker of Fluid, who tells Cult of Mac, “My initial reaction is that this is the best upgrade any Apple fan or developer could have reasonably hoped for. Apple ticked all the boxes of improved processor, improved camera, improved display, and LTE networking without raising the price.”
“I would have guessed that something would have to give, but Apple managed to improve the device all around without raising the price. Impressive,” said Ditchendorf.
Todd is mostly sold on the Retina display, calling it “definitely the key/killer new feature. If it’s anything like the iPhone retina display, it will be stunning.”
He already owns Apple’s first two iPads, and is now having “a hard time resisting the urge to buy [the new iPad]”. Who isn’t, right?
Lucius Kwok, maker of The Grix, also spoke to the Cult, telling the Mac-centric sit that he thinks “the Retina display is going to look great.”
He elaborates using an argument that any person who has seen a Retina display would use: “When the iPhone 4 came out, I felt like my iPad 2 was using ancient display technology.”
However, Kwok is concerned that there won’t be much benefit for existing apps, “if they’re not updated with higher resolution graphics.” Other developers agree with him.
“My Transit Maps app would certainly benefit greatly, because you can see more detail and have an experience closer to looking at a paper-based map on an iPad now,” he explains. “You can see more of the map while having the small text still be legible.”
Anyone here an iOS developer? How do you think your app will benefit from the Retina display on the new iPad?