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iPad Air 2 Up to 55% Faster Than iPhone 6, Up to 68% Faster Than iPad Air
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Holy freaking cow! That's 33% faster than the fastest android tablet! The Nvidia Shield scores a 3200 on geekbench!
If you are going to implement a feature, it is a good idea to produce the hardware first. I bet we will see multitasking in iOS 9.
Anim
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dannyyankou
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iapplelove
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janderson0719
macrumors 6502
This is great but I don't feel any less appreciative of my 6+.
These two devices, at least for me, exist for different reasons. My soon to be new iPad Air 2 can't and wont replace my 6+.
These two devices, at least for me, exist for different reasons. My soon to be new iPad Air 2 can't and wont replace my 6+.
eiuro
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Its always funny how people bring up features that they'll barely use. Just like when the first iPhone came out and people complained you can't copy and paste or you can't type in landscape. Nobody types in landscape. Multi tasking may very well be in the pipeline so especially since we know 8.2 and 8.3 are being worked on as we speak. I for one find multitasking a distraction. I prefer to focus on one project at a time to get the maximum productivity. my 2cents
BigJohno
macrumors 68000
You can see what's going on here. If this spec increases for next year that will make it perfect for a ipad pro... or 12"er. Those specs are quite impressive.
avanpelt
macrumors 68030
Actually, thanks to Continuity, your iPad Air 2 could replace your iPhone 6+ so long as the 6+ is within bluetooth range and on the same Wi-Fi network. 😉
FasterQuieter
macrumors 6502a
This makes no sense based on their previous strategy (as in the removal of the X series chips when the A7 came out). This chip is surely meant for the rumored 13" model. If that has a 4K display, this chip may only just be adequate. Nice to have it in the Air all the same.
janderson0719
macrumors 6502
69Mustang
macrumors 604
I wish this would have been a year or two ago. I would have replaced my iPad2. It just sits on a shelf being unused. My family moved on. Wife on Fire HD, youngest on Chromebook, oldest will only use her iPhone, and I'm on N7 and S5.
I've had different thoughts as to why Apple waited so long to build this. Was the tech too immature in 2012/13? I personally don't think so, but I'm no expert. Jadedly, I think the profit margins are finally right. Either way, it was a missed opportunity for Apple to dig a little further into my wallet. They're getting an iPhone 6 out of me for my oldest, but nothing else since the mac mini was abominated (personal opinion)😡. The Air2 and Nexus 9 seem to be great tablets. I just don't want one anymore. Maybe if the Air3 gets speakers like the N9 I might be tempted (stereo speakers should have been a no brainer).
I've had different thoughts as to why Apple waited so long to build this. Was the tech too immature in 2012/13? I personally don't think so, but I'm no expert. Jadedly, I think the profit margins are finally right. Either way, it was a missed opportunity for Apple to dig a little further into my wallet. They're getting an iPhone 6 out of me for my oldest, but nothing else since the mac mini was abominated (personal opinion)😡. The Air2 and Nexus 9 seem to be great tablets. I just don't want one anymore. Maybe if the Air3 gets speakers like the N9 I might be tempted (stereo speakers should have been a no brainer).
BC2009
macrumors 68020
Multi-core processing does not require multi-tasking multiple applications. Some applications have multi-threaded operations that can take advantage of this. Its a matter of well the developer parallelizes their code.
