Code found within the third beta version of iOS 4.3 suggests the second-generation iPad will ship with a three megapixel camera. Web developer Chris Galzerano, who inspected the beta, claims that a plist file led him to a folder called “N88” which contained another plist file describing a three megapixel camera for photography use. Another plist file inspected by Galzerano suggested that the device will record 720p video—consistent with earlier reports—and that it would contain both a compass and DisplayPort compatibility, the latter either through a new physical port or, more likely, a new 30-pin dongle. As prior reports have had differing conclusions on the specifications of the second-generation iPad’s rear-facing sensor—including one based on code from the prior iOS 4.3 beta which claimed that it would be a one megapixel sensor—it remains difficult to state with any certainty which is correct.
Update: 9 to 5 Mac, which previously claimed the second-generation iPad would have a one megapixel camera, reports that the “N88” designation as referenced by Galzerano actually refers to the iPhone 3GS, thus explaining the reference to a three megapixel camera inside that folder’s plist file, thus disproving Galzerano’s findings. The report goes on to state that all iOS devices refer to the 30-pin Dock Connector as a “displayport,” and that the iPad 2’s actual codename is K94.
