I would love thinner bezels but the weight isn't an issue some of you guys on here need to hit the weight rooms jeez lol
392 gram looks unlikely at this point. I'd say, at best, 500 grams.
I agree with you on the bezel size. Considering that the full-size iPad is meant to be held with two hands more often, it would mean that the current bezel is a better option.
But considering that iPhone 5, iPad mini both utilized thinner bezels, I wouldn't be surprised to see a slightly thinner bezel, but not overly thinner.
as for the iPad being thin, I don't think we should anything more than 15% thinner. Making it too thin also would affect the heat dissipation. As it is, currently the iPad 4th generation hits temperature around 35C -39C. IGZO & MEMS technology could reduce the power consumption, and reduce the requirement of dual LED backlight to a single LED backlight. As somebody already pointed out, the battery size should come down, thereby reducing the weight. The approach would depend on Apple's plan of just retaining the 10-12 hour, or using the a slightly reduced battery size, and showing a massive improvement in the battery life.
I am hoping for a weight reduction of around 40%, which should bring the weight around 392g from 652g. Anything more would be a bonus.
As for the LTE models, I think they may switch into Qualcomm Gobi MDM9625, which should make it truly LTE friendly.
Can't wait for the launch in mid-2013.
I would love thinner bezels but the weight isn't an issue some of you guys on here need to hit the weight rooms jeez lol
Its tiring to use it when im laying down on bed
I certainly do.... The current regular ipad is too heavy to lug around, whereas the ipad mini compromises too much on its screen size
Arguably, the glass and the aluminum are the heaviest components of an iPad, probably followed by the battery and magnets.
Drastically reduce the bezels would you allow to get rid of a lot of heavy glass - and aluminum.
Uhh, no.. The heaviest component is the battery and the screen itself. The aluminum is much lighter than you think, it's of really thin construction. So is the glass.
Uh, yes. The glass is heavier than the display itself. It's one of the heaviest components together with the total aluminum and battery.
Thanks for your genius insight. I never said that the battery was not the heaviest component.Let's see, you mentioned; glass, aluminum and battery. Thanks for your insight.
The heaviest single component in an iPad is the battery.
Thanks for your genius insight. I never said that the battery was not the heaviest component.
I was merely stating that the glass and aluminum are also quite heavy (while that other guy said it was light and stuff).
I never said that the battery wasn't heavy. But hey, luckily we have people like you. You know. Geniuses with insight.