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iPad iPad 6: what will it have?
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ipad 6? it is not going to happen because iPad Air is not selling very well this year due to high price. People are tired of paying for high price already. 
ipad 6? it is not going to happen because iPad Air is not selling very well this year due to high price. People are tired of paying for high price already.
Not selling well? Do you work in Apple's financial department?
Gotta love the non-stop hyperbole from haters.
You couldn't possibly be more wrong:
https://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/0...to-weaken-high-capacity-models-most-affected/
Do you always make up your arguments, hoping nobody will call you on them?
You shouldn't believe just anything you read on the Internet....
And I don't. Just reporting what other rumours are out there.
Realistically, this. Probably thinner/lighter as well, if they get a better battery that is smaller. Or maybe they'll go with a better battery that's the same size to provide better battery life. A 256 GB option and 2 GB of RAM might come, but probably not.
iPad 6 will be the same design as iPad Air.
As for weight most likely stay the same since Apple will be adding new feature.
2gb ram maybe but dont put up too much hope.
As for multi-tasking, I don't think Apple really believe in it. Even the so call multi-tasking we are having now still work like single task.
Until IOS really allow real multi-tasking (having 2 or more apps running side by side then ram will be increase)
As for weight most likely stay the same since Apple will be adding new feature.
2gb ram maybe but dont put up too much hope.
As for multi-tasking, I don't think Apple really believe in it. Even the so call multi-tasking we are having now still work like single task.
Until IOS really allow real multi-tasking (having 2 or more apps running side by side then ram will be increase)
Oh! I was under the impression that was how they reduced the weight and made it thinner.
Touch ID
2 GB of RAM
Faster processor
Better Camera
Gold color
13-15 Hour battery
32GB base model
Seems like just enough to get people to upgrade again.
2 GB of RAM
Faster processor
Better Camera
Gold color
13-15 Hour battery
32GB base model
Seems like just enough to get people to upgrade again.
Sounds about right. I'm not convinced we will see 15 hours of battery life, maybe 12 hours. I think we will see a depth of ~7.2mm for the Air, and <7mm for Mini.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...-12-macbook-higher-res-sixth-gen-ipad-in-2014
I think you will find Apple is working on both a larger screen and higher resolution than the current retina actually.
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ipad 6? it is not going to happen because iPad Air is not selling very well this year due to high price. People are tired of paying for high price already.
It's the same price as it's always been for a new Ipad.
The 6th generation iPad will look like the iPad Air but add these features:
1. Faster "A8" system on a chip (SoC)
2. 2 GB RAM
3. 802.11ac in addition to 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
4. Touch ID fingerprint sensor
5. Maybe a true IGZO tochscreen display panel to lower power consumption
1. Faster "A8" system on a chip (SoC)
2. 2 GB RAM
3. 802.11ac in addition to 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
4. Touch ID fingerprint sensor
5. Maybe a true IGZO tochscreen display panel to lower power consumption
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...-12-macbook-higher-res-sixth-gen-ipad-in-2014
I think you will find Apple is working on both a larger screen and higher resolution than the current retina actually.
You realize this is an analyst making predictions. He is right more often than not, but that means he sometimes guesses wrong.
So he is predicting a higher density iPad. He also says "Contrary to recent rumors, he doesn't expect Apple to launch a 12-inch iPad next year."
So which is it?
In this case,yes it is. An iPad won't become a "pro" just by adding a fingerprint sensor and a faster processor,which gets faster every year anyway. And it won't or need to get any thinner or lighter any time soon, which wouldn't make it a "pro" model either.
You guys are going to think I'm nuts and maybe this is more of a software thing, but....I want the ability to have more than one app open on the same screen, at the same time. That would be what I consider TRUE multitasking and might make this "iPad replacing the laptop" discussion a reality. I know that it would help me with what I do.
Just got my Air yesterday after upgrading from an iPad 3. It's OK but I'm not as impressed as I hoped I'd be. I think I fell for some of the hyperbole in some of the reviews. It's all left me feeling that maybe Apple judged the Air quite well and have left plenty on the table to make the iPad 6 a very worthwhile upgrade. My guesses are:
Cameras - no idea, I'm not really interested in that stuff on my iPad.
SoC - A8 presumably. Personally I hope that Apple stops trying to double performance every generation and starts aiming for more modest 20% to 30% speed increases but with very significant power reductions. The only area where I think performance should still be a focus is the flash memory bandwidth. My Air really doesn't feel that much snappier when starting up applications compared to my iPad 3, and lots of people say the 3 was a dog (although I thought it was fine). I suspect that for starting up apps we've got to a point where loading the executable off the flash storage is a significant bottleneck and improvements there could be very noticeable to the user.
RAM - I think they'll go to 2GB in the iPad 6.
Display - Same size and resolution but maybe a switch to IGZO screen to reduce power consumption.
TouchID - Yes. I think they'll add this in 2014.
Battery life - This is more of a hope than a prediction but I hope that, even if Apple reduces power consumption a lot with a new A8 and IGZO screen, they only look at maintaining or giving a very slight 10% increase in battery life because...
Form factor - My main reaction to my iPad Air is that those reviews saying it is a real "wow" moment to pick up an Air and feel how light it is are exaggerating. The weight reduction is great but in my opinion it still needs to lose another 100g or so of weight until it really feels feather-light. I hope that Apple will continue the weight reduction in next year's iPad with another significant drop. After playing with my Air I disagree with the negative threads here that say the Air is now too thin and feels flimsy, it still feels completely solid to me and I hope that Apple can shave another 1mm or maybe more off the thickness next year while keeping the same rigidity. A reduction in the size of the top and bottom bezels might also be a possibility since those thinner side bezels do make the screen seem a bit bigger because they focus attention on it a bit more and any size reduction also helps with portability and weight.
All the above put together would definitely have me buying the iPad 6 next year, especially if they make the base model a 32GB unit.
Cameras - no idea, I'm not really interested in that stuff on my iPad.
SoC - A8 presumably. Personally I hope that Apple stops trying to double performance every generation and starts aiming for more modest 20% to 30% speed increases but with very significant power reductions. The only area where I think performance should still be a focus is the flash memory bandwidth. My Air really doesn't feel that much snappier when starting up applications compared to my iPad 3, and lots of people say the 3 was a dog (although I thought it was fine). I suspect that for starting up apps we've got to a point where loading the executable off the flash storage is a significant bottleneck and improvements there could be very noticeable to the user.
RAM - I think they'll go to 2GB in the iPad 6.
Display - Same size and resolution but maybe a switch to IGZO screen to reduce power consumption.
TouchID - Yes. I think they'll add this in 2014.
Battery life - This is more of a hope than a prediction but I hope that, even if Apple reduces power consumption a lot with a new A8 and IGZO screen, they only look at maintaining or giving a very slight 10% increase in battery life because...
Form factor - My main reaction to my iPad Air is that those reviews saying it is a real "wow" moment to pick up an Air and feel how light it is are exaggerating. The weight reduction is great but in my opinion it still needs to lose another 100g or so of weight until it really feels feather-light. I hope that Apple will continue the weight reduction in next year's iPad with another significant drop. After playing with my Air I disagree with the negative threads here that say the Air is now too thin and feels flimsy, it still feels completely solid to me and I hope that Apple can shave another 1mm or maybe more off the thickness next year while keeping the same rigidity. A reduction in the size of the top and bottom bezels might also be a possibility since those thinner side bezels do make the screen seem a bit bigger because they focus attention on it a bit more and any size reduction also helps with portability and weight.
All the above put together would definitely have me buying the iPad 6 next year, especially if they make the base model a 32GB unit.
If you still find the iPad 2 alright, you don't need those things because the Air will be more than enough for you.
They will continue the chip upgrades at the same pace because the same improvements that make the chips faster also makes them more efficient. There is no compelling reason to radically improve battery life at this point. Making the chips more powerful drives real improvements. The first ipad in 2010 was barely acceptable for routine tasks like web browsing. Just 3 1/2 years later the Air is nearly as fast as my laptop. As a result, the ipad sees exponentially more use today than it did in 2010.
I think we will see slight camera improvements, an improved chip, 2GB RAM, maybe an led flash, maybe a laminated screen. Otherwise it will look and feel the same. I agree that losing another 100g or so would be ideal.