So, iPad 3 has been announced... let's ssee.
Ignoring the "Unkown at this point."-thing, 10 out of my 11 claims were correct. That's a 90.9% accuracy!
If we are also including the last three (which I was unable to confirm at the time), my accuracy is: [/b]92.3%[/b] (12 out of thirteen)!
So now all we really have to do is wait and see if the "Unknown at this point."-claims are correct or incorrect.
Now more and more people are claiming to have inside knowledge of Apple's plans, so for the heck of it I'm now 'claiming' I do as well.
Let's see if I can beat Digitimes' accuracy of 55%. Let's see if I can beat that.
Obviously, I will be as vague as Digitimes sometimes is. So, this is what you can expect.
- March release [can still change] Correct!
- Higher resolution display Correct!
- GLONASS support (next to GPS) [not available in wifi-only model] Incorrect!
- The inside of the device has been completely redesigned (iFixit must love this!) Unknown at this point.
- Improved cameras Correct!
- Some sort of a price drop, unknown what exactly. Possibly a $399 iPad 2. iPad 3 starts at $499, but there will be some sort of a price drop for at least one of the iPad models. Correct!
- Bluetooth 4.0 Correct!
- Runs on the successor of the A5 processor Correct!
- No separate CDMA and GSM models, world tablet (CDMA + GSM) Semi-Correct! The Verizon 4G iPad does support both GSM (3G), CDMA and Verizon's LTE. The AT&T 4G iPad supports only GSM and AT&T's LTE.
- UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) Correct!
- No proximity sensor Correct!
- Improved speakers Unknown at this point.
- Similar, but not exactly the same design Correct!
Edit 1/4/2012
There are also some other things which I can not confirm as of yet. I repeat, the following rumors are UNCONFIRMED and are added for the sake of argument. Only the list above is what I claim the iPad 3 will certainly have.
- LTE support Correct!
- No Siri support Correct!
- Possibly an iPad 2S next to iPad 3 Incorrect!
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Now, I'm claiming a lot here and I go into detail as well. I'm claiming a lot and so a lot can go wrong.
Thirteen claims. To beat Digitimes at least eight claims must be correct. And I'm aiming for better.
Digitimes versus me.
You're welcome,
Ignoring the "Unkown at this point."-thing, 10 out of my 11 claims were correct. That's a 90.9% accuracy!
If we are also including the last three (which I was unable to confirm at the time), my accuracy is: [/b]92.3%[/b] (12 out of thirteen)!
So now all we really have to do is wait and see if the "Unknown at this point."-claims are correct or incorrect.