Samsung to produce new iPad screens

Despite legal woes, Samsung will supply Apple with retina display screens for the new iPad range.

South Korean tech giant Samsung has secured a contract with rival Apple to supply the firm with screens for the next generation of mobile gadgets.

Samsung will provide the iPad and iPhone maker with both 7.9- and 9.7-inch displays for the new incarnations of the iPad and iPad Mini, equipping both with 2,048x1,536 pixel "Retina Display" resolution, according to ET News. The report says that screens for the iPad Mini with Retina display will be supplied in the third quarter, whereas screens for the next generation iPad will be ready for the following quarter.

LG Display is expected to remain one of Apple's top component suppliers, although the tech giant has also tapped Sharp and Samsung in the past to produce the variety of screens required for various iPad and iPhone models. However, the development of new products may have left Samsung sidelined until now — some analysts believe this alleged change in the supply chain is due to the ongoing legal fracas between the two electronics makers.

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