If this Air 2 doesnt have 2GB of RAM I do not want it.
Very likely it will still have 1 gb RAM. The hardware for iPad Air 2 must have got finalised few months ago.
If this Air 2 doesnt have 2GB of RAM I do not want it.
I had an iPad Mini Retina up until 2 or 3 months ago, which I sold when I heard about the rumoured 5.5" iPhone 6.
Now I have a 128 gb iPhone 6 Plus on order; no more Minis for me. The 6+ replaced my Mini, and will be replacing my 5S (selling it) and iPod Classic (giving that away) as well.
Whatever. You've had one iPad, you've had them all.
For those saying the 6+ eliminates need for iPad Mini, you clearly have never had reason for an iPad.
Macrumors back-pedalling on this story in 5...4...3...2...1.....
Given that they put OIS only on the iPhone 6+, maybe Apple will add a digitizer on the iPad pro model.
I'll be curious if the new iPads with run a more powerful variant of the A8 (A8X?) to better handle the supposed split-screen multitasking and rumored 12.9" iPad.
I dont think theyll need it. The A7 pushes the 2048x1536 along just fine, and we know the A8 is faster yet (the SOC purportedly a has a 50% better GPU).
I think the thing that _is_ needed for managing multiple views/windows (and their objects/tabs/UI/state) is more RAM.
- TouchID
- A8
- 2GB RAM
- Improved display tech (like the iP6s)
- Drop the weight ~150-200g
New iOS 8.x iPad extensions for split screen, etc.![]()
Hmmmmm.... I'd like to upgrade from my iPad 3 but....
Around what month is the second quarter of 2015 usually for Apple?
Does the iPad still refresh twice a year?
Expect 1GB of RAM in Air 2.
Don't forget the iPod touch. Strong buzz that it too will see an update at the October event.
Think I'll skip this one. Not much of an upgrade over the iPad Air 1.
I see no need to buy this over the Air 1. TouchID....meh!
Ok, great, but can we please get back to talking about these awesome phones?
I will be very surprised if by next year the iPad mini isn't dead. Apple isn't Samsung; they define general buckets for hardware to keep things simple for customers. The iPhone 6 Plus and the iPad mini are too close in terms of feature use-case to justify the costs of keeping both around. Yes, the Plus is a bit smaller, but it's still big enough to do iPad-esque tasks.
So I think by next year we'll have:
* iPod touch (though I question how long this will last)
* iPhone 6c, 6s, 6s Plus
* iPad Air, iPad Pro (still not convinced this is real tho)
The 2nd-gen iPad Air with Touch ID and Apple Pay will be *huge* for POS systems, though without support for Android most businesses might stick with Square.
Safari crashes on my iPad Air all the time, it's because there isn't enough ram, period, you tell me why Apple knows best.
i honestly dont really see how this justifies a keynote
If there's an actual bigger iPad coming out I can see it happening.i honestly dont really see how this justifies a keynote
Apple has plans to introduce the next-generation iPad Air in October, according to Taiwan's Commercial Times. The site says the updated tablet will enter production in September, shipping next month.
Commercial Times also suggests that the next-generation Retina iPad mini might not launch alongside the iPad Air, coming instead in early 2015
If this is true, looks like the rMini will be the first victim of the iPhone 6+. Apple is known to prefer cannibalizing its own than let a competitor do it for them.
So if the iPad gets Touch ID, how long until we see it on a laptop? I mean they said that you will be able to use ApplePay to check out with online purchases through the iPhone (and presumably the iPad when it gets it). So why not put it on a MacBook Air and MacBook Pro?
How about Air Bud: Golden Receiver