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Apple Planning for 7.85-Inch 'iPad Mini' with IGZO Display Later This Year?

troop231 said:
I'm happy with my 9.7" iPad. Can't see myself purchasing a smaller model.
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I personally would want the smaller one for more portability.

I think the 9.7" is great for home and on vacation.

Everyday use back and forth say on metro, bike, bus, etc I'd rather have a 7".

A 7" is also perfect for many industries (restaurant, retail, etc).

They can exist side by side. And I think for sure it's coming.
 
WeegieMac said:
Yup, the device Google ARE selling at a huge loss per unit by selling it at $200, essentially having to pay people to buy one as opposed to the tens of millions willingly dropping up to £649 on an iPad. :cool:
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Dear Android OEM's:

We are throwing you under the bus.

Google
 
It'll probably be branded as an iPod rather than an iPad. Yeah it doesn't make sense, but neither does a 7.85-inch iPad.

Maybe they'll kill the iPod Touch and replace it with this?
 
I think I'd actually be up for buying this. More because of the price point (whatever that ends up being). Coming from a tighter financial situation and not being able to justify the $500+ for an iPad, this might fit in line for people on a budget.
 
7 inch Remote

If Apple is building a touch-pad with a 7-inch screen, it will be a remote for the "Apple TV". That doesn't mean it won't be able run all the existing apps, only that the package would be a flat screen TV and this new remote.
 
being an analyst rocks. every once in a while i would talk about an ipad mini or the infamous iphone nano and my name is written all over the media. awesome.
 
CausticPuppy said:
It'll probably be branded as an iPod rather than an iPad. Yeah it doesn't make sense, but neither does a 7.85-inch iPad.

Maybe they'll kill the iPod Touch and replace it with this?
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Been saying that for a year...the current iPod Touch is most likely dead and replaced with the new iPod Touch or iTouch.

iPhone
iTouch (new 7"0)
iPad

Radio said:
Steve would never allow this
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Steve also knew when he was wrong. Back then a 7" didn't make sense but now it does. Even Steve made mistakes and admitted as much and even admitted he was wrong on things.

yesnek said:
being an analyst rocks. every once in a while i would talk about an ipad mini or the infamous iphone nano and my name is written all over the media. awesome.
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Agreed. We can say "Apple is working on a new innovative product that will change the industry" and you are now an analyst...be vague as possible.
 
Ryth said:
Been saying that for a year...the current iPod Touch is most likely dead and replaced with the new iPod Touch or iTouch.

iPhone
iTouch (new 7"0)
iPad



Steve also knew when he was wrong. Back then a 7" didn't make sense but now it does. Even Steve made mistakes and admitted as much and even admitted he was wrong on things.
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I tend to agree with the iTouch concept but don't think it will come out until just before the fabled Apple Television.
 
boomboom2 said:
I don't see why people are against it. Just because you don't want one doesn't mean other people don't want it either. It's not like Apple is forcing you to give up your 9.7" iPad.
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Exactly and well said :)

This is the problem we have. Apple make the 9.7" model so by definition it HAS to be the right size as Steve Jobs said it is.

Smaller would be wrong, Bigger would be wrong as Apple don't make it.

Myself, I think humans are all different, have different preferences and like different things. That's why some want a sports car, a pick up or a micro car, and not just all buy the exact same model.

I don't see why the same should not be true in tablet, and we have far too many people in these forums trying to tell others what they should and should not like.

Hey, if Apple made a 7" a 10" and a 14" iPad, then I and many others, I can guarantee you, would buy the 14" model.

Some may prefer the 7" model to slip into a jacket pocket and some may prefer the middle 10" size.

But I'm not going to say everyone should have to pick just the one size as that would be stupid and arrogant of me.

Apple will, there is no doubt, in time, be that 1, 3, 5, 10 or 20 years offer more than just 1 tablet size/style to pick from. It's just a question of when.
 
kiljoy616 said:
ROFLMAO oh thanks for that funniest of jokes.

You forget the most important thing, they don't need to. Just like the TV they just don't need to at this time. When Google or anyone else finally comes out with a real alternative that is REALLY eating into Apple's profit margins then maybe I can see them looking at doing something out of character.

If they start making garbage then like 15 years ago it will be a company in decline. I like to think they learned from history. :)
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it's not even that - google is and will be fighting amazon, not apple. amazon has it's own fork of android, own app store, own music store, book store and so on - that's what google is fighting
 
Ryth said:
Been saying that for a year...the current iPod Touch is most likely dead and replaced with the new iPod Touch or iTouch.

iPhone
iTouch (new 7"0)
iPad



Steve also knew when he was wrong. Back then a 7" didn't make sense but now it does. Even Steve made mistakes and admitted as much and even admitted he was wrong on things.



Agreed. We can say "Apple is working on a new innovative product that will change the industry" and you are now an analyst...be vague as possible.
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Aren't the Touchs still a top selling mp3 player? Most people aren't going to use a tablet for an on the go mp3 player.
 
Makes sense. My first thought with naming the "new iPad" was that is signals an expansion of the product line. Too confusing to have iPad 3 and iPad mini 1 at the same time. That's how the Mac line works. When the mini is introduced, the iPad 2 will be discontinued or reserved for education pricing. I see lots of use with an even portable device. 9.7" doesn't really fit inside a purse, but 7.85" would be small enough. I do believe in a touch control for the TV, but I think even 7.85" is too large to always have lying on your tabletop.
 
jbimler said:
Aren't the Touchs still a top selling mp3 player? Most people aren't going to use a tablet for an on the go mp3 player.
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I think it's a good seller (sales are down though), but many just use their iPhone as the same thing.

I know a lot of friends 'kids' that have them but they prefer the iPad over them if they are in the same room...so I can see a 7" definitely being a hit with kids.
 
kiljoy616 said:
ROFLMAO oh thanks for that funniest of jokes.

You forget the most important thing, they don't need to. Just like the TV they just don't need to at this time. When Google or anyone else finally comes out with a real alternative that is REALLY eating into Apple's profit margins then maybe I can see them looking at doing something out of character.

If they start making garbage then like 15 years ago it will be a company in decline. I like to think they learned from history. :)
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The thing is that I think that the Kindle Fire is eating into Apple's market a bit. And to be honest it's a junky device. I see lots of people who have bought them for themselves or their kids, not because it's a great device, but because it's half the price of even an iPad 2. It's also a bit more kid friendly in form factor. Closer to an e-reader in portability than a laptop.

I don't think that they will make one if it will be 'garbage'. I specifically think that what will make it a success is if they can make it a high quality product, like the rest of the iPad line, while hitting a lower price point.

If everyone else keeps making plastic junk in the $199 range, and Apple comes it at $249 or $299 with a high quality tablet in that form factor they could eat everyone's lunch.

These $200 e-reader / tablet devices are basically the only Android tablets to have any success at all. Wouldn't Apple love to squash that with a high quality product?

Apple didn't *need* to come out with the iPod in 2001, but they did. They saw an existing market (MP3 players) that was full of junk, and knew that they could do better.

Apple didn't *need* to come out with the iPhone in 2007, but they did. They saw an existing market (smartphones) that was full of junk, and knew that they could do it better.
 
Stetrain said:
If everyone else keeps making plastic junk in the $199 range, and Apple comes it at $249 or $299 with a high quality tablet in that form factor they could eat everyone's lunch.
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I highly, highly doubt that the Nexus 7 will be "plastic junk." Kindle Fire is, first and foremost, an e-reader. It does a fine damn job at it too.
 
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