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[doublepost=1489602853][/doublepost]Why the hell would Apple release an 9.7" iPad Pro 2 one week before the event?
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Apple May Announce 9.7-Inch 'iPad Pro 2' as Early as Next Week
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It must be a supply constraint!
[doublepost=1489602853][/doublepost]Why the hell would Apple release an 9.7" iPad Pro 2 one week before the event?
This is what Apple used to do in the early to mid 90's. Their product lines got so fragmented, consumer's didn't know what to buy anymore.
Dear Macrumors. Please stop using the term "larger iPhone SE". If it happens, it will be the same size but with greater storage capacity options, so perhaps "a new iPhone SE 128GB" might be more appropriate and accurate than "larger" as that implies physical size.
Hear hear! Alternatively use, "larger storage capacity iPhone SE," or "higher storage capacity iPhone SE."
Rumor has it an angry Steve wants to come back, and not to see his baby, the new campus firsthand, but to slap the fragmentation bug out of Tim.
Agreed. Either way, I can't see Apple releasing a 10.5 with better/newer form factor and spec than the 12.9. iOS devices always prioritise screen size for flagship devices.
I have always said that if they came out with a 10.1'' I would get it but they keep toying with me....haha
Real note though, what could they possibly put in a new "pro" iPad right now that would entice those of us with one already to refresh?
Maybe they waited for 8C/16T AMD Ryzen. They're relative cheap, brings nice multithreaded performance, suck slightly for gaming, but macs never been good gaming machines.
March 31 is on a Friday, about 2 weeks to go so they still can send out invites next week.
Do you really think Apple would lower prices on Macs if they are outfitted with Ryzen, it's Apple, don't think they will.
Apple is doing exactly what they did when Steve Jobs was fired. They're bloating their lineup.
When Steve jobs came back, he got rid of tons of products. He told the engineers they only needed to sell four computers. A consumer desktop/laptop and a pro desktop/laptop.
Apple shortly after found much success.
Maybe they need to consider if 4 sizes of iPads is really necessary...
When Steve jobs came back, he got rid of tons of products. He told the engineers they only needed to sell four computers. A consumer desktop/laptop and a pro desktop/laptop.
Apple shortly after found much success.
Maybe they need to consider if 4 sizes of iPads is really necessary...
Donuts, yumWhat did I just read? I'm hoping the reality will be far less confusing than the rumors.
Every time I see photos of the "space ship" I think of gladiators fighting it out in the center, or racing greyhounds going around it...or donuts. I like the new campus. But it always makes me think of everything other than computers.
Would it be too much to ask/wish for Apple Pencil support in the iPhones moving forward? Both the iPad Pro and iPhones are similar thicknesses, so could this be possible?
"While it is becoming clear that new iPads are on the horizon, Apple's exact launch plans remain convoluted."
Uhh, what you mean is "Apple's exact launch plans remain UNKNOWN".
The only thing convoluted is the attempt to fold ten different rumors from ten different places into a single narrative...
Uhh, what you mean is "Apple's exact launch plans remain UNKNOWN".
The only thing convoluted is the attempt to fold ten different rumors from ten different places into a single narrative...
Isn't that nomenclature just ridiculous?
What were they thinking?
I think at some point Apple is going to have to reconsider how it names its products. Adding a number to each successive device is not a good long-term strategy IMO and will lead to some weird and/or confusing names. Maybe they should adopt the car convention of using the model year to differentiate the new models
The Pro and Pencil is one of the most interesting thing to happen to digital artists in quite awhile. It's certainly superior to a MacBook in that respect. Though I use mine as a supplementary device to my MBP. It's not an either/or question. Can we chill out with this iPad as a toy with rhetoric? It may not be ideal for everyone's professional environment but that doesn't mean we should just dismiss it as not being ideal for anyone's professional environment.
Also, who types on the iPad on-screen keyboard with two thumbs?
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Earlier this week, a well-known research firm that requested confidentiality told us that, based on their own sources, it expects Apple to announce new products later this month, most likely during the week of March 20. The research firm did not say which products it expects, or the manner in which they will be announced.
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Following our report, some Japanese analysts have predicted that a second-generation 9.7-inch iPad Pro will be announced next week, according to Japanese blog Mac Otakara. The analysts are reportedly basing this prediction on supply chain information and the lack of a scheduled Apple event next week.
Given that Apple usually invites the media to a launch event at least 10 days beforehand, and if the information we were provided about Apple announcing new products as early as next week is accurate, it is possible the so-called "iPad Pro 2" could be announced via press release rather than at a launch event.
A press release could be an appropriate manner for Apple to announce a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, given that rumors suggest it will be an iterative upgrade. One of the only rumored additions to the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is quad microphones, while Mac Otakara suggests it could have a faster Apple A10X chip.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to launch a low-cost 9.7-inch iPad Pro this year, likely with its current Apple A9X chip. He did not mention an entirely new 9.7-inch model. If the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is essentially only getting a price cut, then a press release as early as next week would be fitting.
Apple similarly issued a press release when it dropped the price of the fourth-generation iPad to $399 in March 2014. Apple's current low-cost 9.7-inch model, the iPad Air 2, starts at $399, while the 9.7-inch iPad Pro starts at $599.
Beyond the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Apple is rumored to launch an all-new 10.5-inch iPad Pro with slimmer bezels and an updated 12.9-inch iPad Pro in the near future. A few reports claim a new 7.9-inch iPad Pro could also be released, but some analysts disagree and do not expect the iPad mini 4 to be updated.
The 10.5-inch iPad Pro is expected to have slimmer bezels, and there is a slim chance it will have no Home button, allowing it to have the same overall footprint as the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. This design could foreshadow the rumored 5.8-inch iPhone. The tablet is also rumored to have a higher-resolution display and quad microphones.
The updated 12.9-inch iPad Pro is said to feature a 12-megapixel rear camera and True Tone display like the current 9.7-inch model, using advanced four-channel ambient light sensors to automatically adapt the color and intensity of the display to match the light in the surrounding environment.
While it is becoming clear that new iPads are on the horizon, Apple's exact launch plans remain convoluted.
If Apple still plans to host an event later this month as one increasingly unlikely rumor said, it would most likely fall between Monday, March 27 and Friday, March 31, given the 10-plus-day buffer for inviting the media.
At this event, the rumor said Apple will unveil its new iPad Pro lineup, a larger iPhone SE model with 128GB storage, and new Apple Watch bands. The report also claimed Apple will add a red color option for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, which could be part of its charitable (PRODUCT)RED campaign.
Of course, the event could be later. Taiwanese website DigiTimes claims Apple is planning to unveil the 10.5-inch iPad Pro at an early April event to "mark the inauguration of Apple's new headquarters in California," but it is unlikely that the supply chain sources cited would know this specific information.
It is also unclear if Steve Jobs Theater would be ready for an April event, as Apple indicated it opens "later this year" while employees start moving to the new campus next month. The latest drone footage by Duncan Sinfield shows that the theater is still under construction and surrounded by mounds of dirt.
Steve Jobs Theater is shown around the 1:45 mark
Apple could hold an event elsewhere, or even wait until WWDC 2017 in June. Or, just like a low-cost 9.7-inch iPad Pro, a red iPhone 7, 128GB iPhone SE, and new Apple Watch bands could certainly be announced by press release or an update to Apple's website in the meantime.
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Please, can we stop with these posts. We are going to see these from now until October when new iPads come out, these so called analysts got it wrong and can't accept that fact.
I have an iPad 4 collecting dust somewhere in my house, no actual use for it.
I got some audio applications for it but I need to but a load of dongles to make it work because for some reason Apple does not want to stream midi nor audio via the same lighting cable. At the end is better to get those applications for the mac.
Any way... the ipad is collecting dust.
I got some audio applications for it but I need to but a load of dongles to make it work because for some reason Apple does not want to stream midi nor audio via the same lighting cable. At the end is better to get those applications for the mac.
Any way... the ipad is collecting dust.