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2020 iPad Pro Said to Feature 3D Sensing Rear Cameras [Updated]

jjudson said:
I'm pretty certain we don't need 3D imaging or ultra-high resolution for that...

I'm certain I don't.

The camera on the iPad is as functional as it needs to be. I doubt many would use an additional capabilities that Apple may see fit to add.
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Need? We don't talk about "need" in these case. ;)

I've seen people making serious movies with an iPhone and a stabilizing harness. An iPad with the fancy cameras and the bigger screen would be a treat.
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kreasonos said:
But will it bend?
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"Nothing is Beatle-proof"
-Yellow Submarine
;)
 
brinary001 said:
This leads me to believe then Apple will update the iPad Pro almost immediately after they update the iPhones, if not alongside them. We still don't know what all will be shown off at Apple's September 10th event, other than new phones and watch of course. I could see them now maybe announcing new iPads and iPhones during the same yearly September event, so that way both get refreshed but the iPad Pro still remains more powerful than the new most powerful iPhone. Or at least hold off until an October event
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I would not bet my fortune on it...Apple does not seem to care if the new iPhone model is faster than the current iPad Pro for a period of time. The current iPad Pro is nowhere near the limit of its potential, but Apple continues to push things, so I readily admit that a new iPad Pro could be forthcoming. My opinion is that they are going to want to get at least another 6 months out of the existing model, which jives with a March/April 2020 release date. We’ll see soon enough.
 
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ApplePhy said:
Camera is not only used for taking photos, but is very useful in the pro devices for ‘scanning’ documents (by taking pictures of them), converting them into PDFs, and using  pencil to edit/sign
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IPad is too cumbersome for scanning. I instead use iPhone and then airdrop to iPad for editing.
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jtmarine73 said:
This seems like a solution in search of a problem. This would be much more useful on a phone than an iPad. Even more useful if you just buy a 3D camera and connect it to an iPad Mini. Something you can actually hold easily.
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When it comes to peripheral usefulness, Apple does not want iPad to be more useful than being a Mac dependent.
 
I’m confused about the timelines — or perhaps I’m just missing something, — but if they update the iPad Pro every 18 months then 18 months after the latest release is pretty much March 2020, isn’t it?
 
sshambles said:
I’m confused about the timelines — or perhaps I’m just missing something, — but if they update the iPad Pro every 18 months then 18 months after the latest release is pretty much March 2020, isn’t it?
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It’s quite confusing as written. The author was trying to say that since the 2019 refresh of the iPad Pro is reportedly shipping next month or maybe October, that having the 2020 release in March—only five or six months after the (supposed) fall 2019 update— would be unprecedented.

Personally, I don’t see the urgency to get a new iPad Pro out the door. I’d expect no 2019 update this fall, rather possibly a March 2020, or even an Oct 2020 release (waiting for A14X).
 
I hate to say it, but I may pass on a "big" iPad this year and stick with the Mini 5. I have Surface Pro for my "power" tablet needs, and the Mini is the perfect size for consumption type stuff. Its just too bad they don't give it some of the Pro features, like FaceID and small bezels.
 
partsofspeech said:
IPad is too cumbersome for scanning. I instead use iPhone and then airdrop to iPad for editing.
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When it comes to peripheral usefulness, Apple does not want iPad to be more useful than being a Mac dependent.
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Sorry, but I have to disagree with the entirety of your post.

The iPad is not too cumbersome to be used for scanning or photography. They might look a little awkward to some, but others have no problem using the iPad in this way. Certainly, not everyone who owns an iPad has an iPhone or even a Smartphone. Everyone should be looking outside their own limited prism of usage.

Apple is absolutely setting up the iPad to be as powerful and useful as the Mac and to work fully independently of the Mac. Why else would they equip the iPad Pro with a USB-C port, or for that matter, Lightning? I certainly hope that Apple begins extending USB-C across the remainder of the iPad line sooner rather than later, but they seem to be stratifying the iPad line with keeping USB-C at the Pro level. However, they aren’t trying to restrict the iPad Pro to being dependent on the Mac. This is evident with the announcement of iPadOS, which will continue to evolve over the next few years...even this first iteration is great in terms of making the iPad more useful in general for peripherals, but it’s one release and you cannot simply expect everything and the kitchen sink to be thrown into it and have it actually ship in a reasonable timeframe.
 
So, it turns out the original article is completely bogus.

Update - Aug 27: In an email to MacRumors, a representative for Derkwoo Electronics claimed that The Elec's report contained "wrong information" and "something that is not true about us." The Elec has since deleted its article.
 
EugW said:
So, it turns out the original article is completely bogus.

Update - Aug 27: In an email to MacRumors, a representative for Derkwoo Electronics claimed that The Elec's report contained "wrong information" and "something that is not true about us." The Elec has since deleted its article.
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The Rumor Giveth And The Rumor Taketh Away...
 
Zdigital2015 said:
I would not bet my fortune on it...Apple does not seem to care if the new iPhone model is faster than the current iPad Pro for a period of time. The current iPad Pro is nowhere near the limit of its potential, but Apple continues to push things, so I readily admit that a new iPad Pro could be forthcoming. My opinion is that they are going to want to get at least another 6 months out of the existing model, which jives with a March/April 2020 release date. We’ll see soon enough.
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They're definitely shaking things up though and I think finally listening to all of their customers who have said they want their iPad to be more of a computer
 
Zdigital2015 said:
The current iPad Pro is now quite a bit faster in all aspects, but mainly in multi-core and Metal compared to the iPhone XR/XS/XS Max. The iPhone 11 may leap frog the 2018 iPad Pro in terms of performance, but then we will most likely see the 2020 iPad Pro leap over the iPhone 11 as is typical of Apple's strategy with the X variant of the CPU. Single core CPU scores are fairly close from the iPhone 7 on (http://browser.geekbench.com/ios-benchmarks/) while the multi-core begin diverging into discrete chunks that easy to see in the graphs provided.

Also, the iPad Pros have always been more than marginally faster when judged against the same non X version of the CPU when you figure out the actual percentage increase in processing speed.
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The best camera you have is the one in your hand, not necessarily in your pocket. Also, not everyone that owns an iPad carries a smartphone, so your assumption is just that, an assumption. As for getting shot on sight, well, I guess that depends on what the person taking pictures with their iPad is actually carrying in their pocket. Be careful what you wish for.
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If you are honestly trying to suggest that someone would have an iPad, but not a smartphone of any description, then wow.. just... wow!!!!!
 
PickUrPoison said:
It’s quite confusing as written. The author was trying to say that since the 2019 refresh of the iPad Pro is reportedly shipping next month or maybe October, that having the 2020 release in March—only five or six months after the (supposed) fall 2019 update— would be unprecedented.

Personally, I don’t see the urgency to get a new iPad Pro out the door. I’d expect no 2019 update this fall, rather possibly a March 2020, or even an Oct 2020 release (waiting for A14X).
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I tend to agree with you. If 18 months is the usual update, there won’t be one in 2019 for the Pro.
 
Stevie jobz 2.0 said:
If you are honestly trying to suggest that someone would have an iPad, but not a smartphone of any description, then wow.. just... wow!!!!!
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My mom...early 70s, has a flip phone and an iPad Air 2. My wife and I have been to enough B&B’s over the past 5 years to see the over 55 set embrace the iPad like there’s no tomorrow, but still carry a candy bar or flip phone. Pictures, video, content consumption, GPS, lightweight computer...the iPad does it all. To them a phone is a phone, i.e. making phone calls. My parents hate the idea of a smartphone. They are NOT alone.

Show that generation an iPad or two that can take 12-16MP photos with some decent optical zoom and they will be all over it. Hell, I’m late 40s and I would be all over that. Apple is so close to having all the things I want or need to seriously replace my MacBook Pro for all but two keys apps that I have to have a Mac for, that once iPadOS is a couple of revs in, I can call it quits on MacBook Pros. The older set already has, especially those unburdening themselves from a Windows PC.
 
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Zdigital2015 said:
Sorry, but I have to disagree with the entirety of your post.

The iPad is not too cumbersome to be used for scanning or photography. They might look a little awkward to some, but others have no problem using the iPad in this way. Certainly, not everyone who owns an iPad has an iPhone or even a Smartphone. Everyone should be looking outside their own limited prism of usage.

Apple is absolutely setting up the iPad to be as powerful and useful as the Mac and to work fully independently of the Mac. Why else would they equip the iPad Pro with a USB-C port, or for that matter, Lightning? I certainly hope that Apple begins extending USB-C across the remainder of the iPad line sooner rather than later, but they seem to be stratifying the iPad line with keeping USB-C at the Pro level. However, they aren’t trying to restrict the iPad Pro to being dependent on the Mac. This is evident with the announcement of iPadOS, which will continue to evolve over the next few years...even this first iteration is great in terms of making the iPad more useful in general for peripherals, but it’s one release and you cannot simply expect everything and the kitchen sink to be thrown into it and have it actually ship in a reasonable timeframe.
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Just go get a phone.
 
Nothing wrong with adding features that some may use and i know 3D is clearly a thing now on the market.
 
Cool. Maybe they can make it so it doesn't have warps and ripples out of the box.

Never thought we'd see another bent product after the iPhone 6, but here we are.
 
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Update - Sep 2: The Elec has again reported that Apple plans to release an iPad Pro with 3D sensing camera technology early next year:Update - Aug 27: In an email to MacRumors, a representative for Derkwoo Electronics claimed that The Elec's report contained "wrong information" and "something that is not true about us." ...
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The 3D logo for the upcoming Apple announcements should be a huge clue. If 3D isn't featured somehow, why the logo?
 
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