Apple's new iPad torn apart for science, mystery parts

From CNET News.com: The folks at iFixit have done just that, putting their newly acquired "new iPad" through a full tear-down. While a complete version of that report has yet to come, the service is doing a "live tear down" akin to a live blog you'd get at a news event, uncovering parts of the unit as it's taken apart piece by piece.

One of the first findings is that the model numbers on the back of the display are similar to ones used by Samsung. Samsung was reported to be the sole supplier of the Retina Display panels for the new device; however, other manufacturers have apparently disputed that, albeit anonymously. Clearly finding something distinctively non-Samsung would be more compelling, but the iFixit teardown bolsters the initial claim.

In the past, these reports have provided a detailed look at Apple's construction techniques and the parts it uses. While Apple now publishes a list of its suppliers as part of its annual supplier responsibility report, teardowns had previously been one of the only ways to figure out where the company was sourcing some of its components.

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