Don’t forget double the SSD in the base model, lower pricing, 6GB RAM (increased from 4GB in all models except the 1TB model, which already had 6GB) and WiFi 6.
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12.9-Inch iPad Pro With Mini-LED Display Possibly 'Delayed' Until Early 2021
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It would be odd but not unheard of. iPad 3 and 4 came out within 6 month(ish) of each other. Many blamed that on the iPad 3 having battery issues though. My iPad 3 worked fine.
I thought he said end of the year. Maybe he said 2021 also? He also said no mini-LED, which means it’ll be a minimal upgrade from the current model. A faster SoC is always welcome though, even if the current one already screams.
No one but the dueling analysts were floating that idea. Now that the 2020 iPad Pro is a reality, the analysts are saying that Apple is DELAYING. No, we weren’t wrong, we were RIGHT about two iPad Pros in one year, but remember we always say “if nothing changes”? Well, ya see, something changed!
Sorry but microLEd screens have higher pixel density as miniLED screens. Perhaps you have some other informations.
I never believed Apple would release two iPad Pros in one year. I mean come on....besides a handful of Macs during the early years of Steve Jobs return to Apple, when has Apple ever released the same product twice in a year? Especially an iOS device. There will not be an early 2020 iPad Pro and a late 2020 iPad Pro. This whole rumor was a joke to begin with.
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Something tells me that this is partly to coax people into buying the 2020 iPad Pros
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I’ve never seen a high density microLED display. Samsung’s TV is 1080p at 73”. That’s a dot pitch of 0.84mm—about 30 dpi. And it’s so expensive they won’t even tell you how much it costs lol.
LCD displays like miniLED are at least in the 200s (if not 300-400) for phones/tablets/monitors. iPad Pro is 264 ppi.
Maybe he has a Galaxy Note, because it does do most of that (or Sammy's interpretation of it), and has been able to for years?
But seriously though, Apple customers are so used to the upgrade path that it's hard to stop. The iPad has truly exceeded the iPhone in (traditional computer) capability and now more than ever before it is approaching maturity (if it isn't there already).
A base iPad is a killer purchase today, good for at least 3 to 5 years if not more. A 2020 iPad Pro seems to have even longer legs.
The promise of the device introduced in 2010 has finally been realized (if not in the way most expected).
I'd be surprised...With all the products being pushed back I would imagine this expensive & high end 12.9 would be in the lower priority list. Seems there is a high demand for a 13/14 inch MacBook Pro, an iMac update, the iPhone 12 / 12pro ... Apple Watch, ATV, HomePod? New AirPods and tags?... that would be a crazy amount for 8 months.
Personally I never saw a spring AND fall release of the iPad Pro making sense and coming to fruition, even without the virus. One year timeline makes more sense, especially considering how far of everyone else they already are with their tablet hardware. Focus on the software, iPhone 12, and a new iMac!
They've done it before with iPads. Let us not forget the infamous year of 2012 when both the iPad 3 and 4 were released. I bought the iPad 3 and I will never forget.
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Umm, first of all iPad 3 and 4, both released in 2012. Second, why do you think they say "Early 2020" and "Late 2020" when they release products?
I understand that they did this before. I did not anticipate they would do it again. And it looks like they aren't.They've done it before with iPads. Let us not forget the infamous year of 2012 when both the iPad 3 and 4 were released. I bought the iPad 3 and I will never forget.
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Umm, first of all iPad 3 and 4, both released in 2012. Second, why do you think they say "Early 2020" and "Late 2020" when they release products?
The update interval for the iPad Pro has been ~18 months since its inception.
They have an upgrade plan. Its called "Apple Trade-In". Oh, and they do leasing for businesses. I guess you want something exactly like the phone though from the sounds of it. It's easier to do with the phone because you are already paying monthly for service, so people "forget" about some of the hardware cost.