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2018 iPad Pro Models Could Have Very Fast Octa-Core A11X Bionic Chip
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So what would you expect them to use? A picture of the current iPad for the main photo in the article? Of course it's going to be a render based on what the iPad may or may not look like in the future. Being that this website predicts a lot of future Product releases, they use a lot of renders that likely don't fully resemble the actual product. It's not a abnormal and a non-issue. Furthermore, you could always message the editors of the article versus making a comment they will never even read.
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How is that relevant to them making a good yield on tablet sized screens?
Hey, can I ask you guys what your favorite video and photo editing apps are? I'm a pretty hardcore user of PC tools for such things (Premiere, Photoshop, Ableton) and I'm considering an iPad Pro as I'd love to be able to do some of that stuff on the go. Could always just get a super beefy laptop, but I'm really intrigued with the possibilities of the iPad and its portability (I've never owned one).Looking forward to my next iPad Pro upgrade.
I still have and like my late 2015 15” rMBP, however my 10.5 iPad Pro has mostly replaced it at this point. Now that I have found good video and photo editing tools, Multi-tasking is better, and I have native file access to iCloud and Drive, I am having little need for my laptop.
In some ways, the iPad Pro has become the touchscreen Mac I have wanted for years.
I use LumaFusion for video editing, and Polarr for batch photo processing, Snapseed sometimes for single images I post on social media. Both are full purchase applications, with no subscription needed. Polar can be had free, and still does batch processing in the free version. Polarr is also on Android, which is nice because I use it on my Pixel 2, and the output from that uploads to my Google Photos at full resolution, and doesn’t count against my storage space.
I use some other applications for deep photo editing, using the Apple Pencil to do fine retouches, but not as often as I do batch processing from events I shoot.
Huh, I guess I will just wait for the 2019 models (the Pro 4th Gen models?)
The even numbered gens tend to be more appealing from the way I see it
The even numbered gens tend to be more appealing from the way I see it
Quite a bit but they will spend the next decade fending off literally dozens of lawsuits. There are so many patents in GPU's that it is next to impossible to do anything without violating a few patents.
It could even be worse than the Mobile side of things.
I think most Pros want more than anything, pro apps. Yes, you Adobe.
I'm actually quite interested how quickly Apple has turned round on core count after years of adhering to two... I suppose they've hit the ceiling to a degree on single-core performance, so they've gone with multi-core to carry them forward until the next big innovation
Rather than dealing with the past, Apple looking to the future, and specifically AR apps.
More cores = much better AR performance.
I think Apple has a lot of optimization to do with iOS. Still seeing frame drops on my iphone 8+.... I am all for that design for the new ipads.
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I really would love to see MacOS on future iPads. I know it’s a pipe dream but, as they continue to put more powerful hardware into these devices I think there will come a point when iOS doesn’t need the extra horsepower. The new iPads are knocking on that door right now. I know Apple wants to keep laptops and iPads separate but, I for one would ditch my MacBook if an iPad could run desktop software. One can dream though....
I know tons of iPad Pro users and it's the first time I hear about someone wanting a SDXC card slot.
one thing they could add would be a mouse mode or a 4 or 5K resolution or a solid state battery, but card slot, what for?
Kind of pointless since Apple can't even market the current iPad Pro multi-core performance (they only mention single core) since they chips are technically faster than some of the intel chips they used. I'm sure they are shying away from bashing a current supplier , probably legal reasons.
So I have no idea how they will even be able to market an 8-core chip. Not to mention the current Pros are beasts still. They'd have to come out with final cut or something else that would actually showcase the power.
So I have no idea how they will even be able to market an 8-core chip. Not to mention the current Pros are beasts still. They'd have to come out with final cut or something else that would actually showcase the power.
The current iPad Pro is mega powerful already. Hardly any App tax its processing power at all. So... Why more?
The iPad Pro needs stronger software (and iOS!), not stronger CPU.
The iPad Pro needs stronger software (and iOS!), not stronger CPU.
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My guess is that in q2 , they will just upgrade the 12.9 inch ipad pro.
That is the most niche product they have, and it has not been redesigned since october 2015(?), the ipad pro 10.5 just got a redesign this year.
So the 12.9 inch is the most likely candidate for a redesign, and since it is not shipped/bought in large quantities, they can steadily improve yields before releasing an updated 10.5 inch in october 2018.
The 12.9 needs reduced bezels more than the 10.5, it is just to big, the 10.5 is fine.
Or they could release an entire new model, let’ s say an 11.7 inch ipad pro that is a little bit bigger/wider than the current 10.5, and keep the 10.5 inch around for a few years with some spec bumps, discounting it a little, and drop the 12.9 inch line up in the next 2 years.
But that is just wishfull thinking, would love the 11.7 inch that is only just slightly bigger than the 10.5 inch.
That is the most niche product they have, and it has not been redesigned since october 2015(?), the ipad pro 10.5 just got a redesign this year.
So the 12.9 inch is the most likely candidate for a redesign, and since it is not shipped/bought in large quantities, they can steadily improve yields before releasing an updated 10.5 inch in october 2018.
The 12.9 needs reduced bezels more than the 10.5, it is just to big, the 10.5 is fine.
Or they could release an entire new model, let’ s say an 11.7 inch ipad pro that is a little bit bigger/wider than the current 10.5, and keep the 10.5 inch around for a few years with some spec bumps, discounting it a little, and drop the 12.9 inch line up in the next 2 years.
But that is just wishfull thinking, would love the 11.7 inch that is only just slightly bigger than the 10.5 inch.