It has been rumored for some time now that the third-generation iPad will feature a high resolution Retina Display like that of the iPhone 4 and 4S. MacRumors now says the have obtained an iPad 3 display and examined it closely to reveal that it has double the resolution of previous iPads.

A Retina Display is a term that Apple uses for showing off high resolution displays in their products. The iPhone 4 and 4S have Retina Displays as with the latest iPod touch. With a high resolution display it allows the user to see sharper and clear images on the device.

With double the resolution a Retina Display iPad 3 would carry a full pixel count of 2048 x 1536. Previous generation iPads have had the same 1024 x 768 pixel resolution. The report also says that the parts obtained show the screen has the same 9.7" diagonal display.

The iPad 3 is expected to be officially introduced by Apple on March 7 at a media event. Other mainstream rumors suggest the device to have 4G LTE capability and a faster A6 processor while keeping the same form factor the iPad 2 has.