People said the same thing when the original iPad Air was released. Unless my math is incorrect it's already been 9 months.
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People said the same thing when the original iPad Air was released. Unless my math is incorrect it's already been 9 months.
The current iPhones and iPads don't seem to have a cutout like that, at least as far as I can tell on mine. If it is, it's VERY finely sealed so as to look stamped with no seam, but I doubt it. So are they planning to have some kind of insert in the Apple logo?
0 GB in the shell, which is all the article is about.
There's no reason to believe that the next shipping device will still have 1 GB of memory unless you believe that Apple never increases ram size. If that was the case, we'd still have the 128 MB of RAM that the original iPhone had or the 256 MB that the original iPad had. The iPhone has seen 3 memory increases in its lifetime, and the iPad has had 2 increases. By either measure of frequency, it seems like this iteration will likely feature a bump to at least 2 GB, especially considering that they went to 64 bit processors last year, so this years processor upgrade should be less dramatic and they'll look for improvements elsewhere.
I can't wait for 2 GB idevices to arrive. Not because they're necessarily needed, but just so people will stop complaining about having only 1 GB of RAM and Apple never upgrading it. Of course, next year people will just complain about only having 2 GB of ram, and that Apple never upgrades ram, but at least we'll get a year off from the complaints (hopefully).
Nice. This goes along well with the new cables and boards that everyone is assuming goes to a non-existent 5.5" iPhone.
That sounds absolutely amazing. I'd pay the price of MacBook for that. Apple make this happen!
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Thinness was a good goal to improve Ipad1.
I think they have arrived. Shaving thousands of an inch is pointless; the current incarnation is already on the edge of being too thin and flexible.
Why does EVERY prediction of the next iPad talk about "thinner". Is that what the masses want? A thinner pad? Something that flexes and creaks?
You got extra room in the case? Make the battery bigger for crying out loud.
Maybe it's just me but I don't see anything interesting going on with Ipad. I was hopping for oled screen but so far nothing good is known.
Better spec and fingerprint is not so promising.
Videos will not look better or play better pages will not load much faster very disappointed.
Better spec and fingerprint is not so promising.
Videos will not look better or play better pages will not load much faster very disappointed.
The only way I'd consider an iPad is if it merged with OSX and provided a desktop mode.
Wonderful for when you're grabbing it landscape as most people do. I'm sure you'll get a nice hand massage.
there's a reason why tablets don't have front facing speakers.
Try to hold this in landscape. give me a break.
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That's called a MacBook Air. It comes with a keyboard and you don't have to wonder how to press enter to send a message without touching the screen.
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One thing that worries me with many of these part leaks, one thing many of them have in common. The hands in the photos all don't practice good hand washing and grooming hygiene. A little off topic but it bothers me.
Back on topic, that shell looks really good. If I was in the market for a new iPad I'd get one. But my 4th Gen will last for quite a few years yet.
Back on topic, that shell looks really good. If I was in the market for a new iPad I'd get one. But my 4th Gen will last for quite a few years yet.
The current models have the cutout. And yes, the seam is astonishingly precise.
If it gets thin and light enough, then it won't have to be so rigid. Someday tablets will be thin like poster board. Perhaps a user switch will allow you to toggle between semi-rigid, so you can pass it around, and flexible, so you can roll it up and put it in your pocket.
The only people who buy iPads now are first timers (very few) and people who have their iPad break (very few). Otherwise, Apple provides zero reason to upgrade.
According to who? I happily ditched my 3rd gen iPad for the iPad Air. The weight reduction alone was worth it.