So glad i brought that iPad back before the 14 day return ended. Bring on the updated full size version!
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iPad to Be Updated with UK 4G LTE Support, iPad Mini to Be Wi-Fi Only?
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No sense to release a revised ipad with lightning when:
1. The new one is probably less than 5 months away.
2. No authorized factors are making lightning accessories.
3. It's a trade off to lose accessory support. The new product should be thinner to make up for it.
My prediction? A vastly thinner, more squared ipad in 2013 with the lightning connector, A6X processor and stereo speakers.
1. The new one is probably less than 5 months away.
2. No authorized factors are making lightning accessories.
3. It's a trade off to lose accessory support. The new product should be thinner to make up for it.
My prediction? A vastly thinner, more squared ipad in 2013 with the lightning connector, A6X processor and stereo speakers.
Would a Wi-Fi only iPad Mini be completely ridiculous? Yes, of course.
Would Apple actually release a Wi-Fi only iPad Mini? Yes, of course.
Apple is king when it comes to getting customers to buy products following their refresh cycle. Releasing a Wi-Fi version now and then later releasing a 3G/4G version later would follow Apple's business model.
Would Apple actually release a Wi-Fi only iPad Mini? Yes, of course.
Apple is king when it comes to getting customers to buy products following their refresh cycle. Releasing a Wi-Fi version now and then later releasing a 3G/4G version later would follow Apple's business model.
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and if nothing ground-breaking is in the next iPad, apple can expect to lose more tablet market share than it did this year.
The main reason I want a cellular version is because the wi-fi iPads don't include GPS. Since my phone has both, if the iPad Mini doesn't include those features it's annoying but not necessarily fatal.
However if they only offer this at the low end - say 16GB only - then they're going to lose a sale. Adequate memory is a requirement, and 16GB just isn't enough if you want any media on the device at all.
However if they only offer this at the low end - say 16GB only - then they're going to lose a sale. Adequate memory is a requirement, and 16GB just isn't enough if you want any media on the device at all.
Thank you!! Also with these new shared data plans, a 3G/4G model would require an additional fee. Using mobile hotspot would alleviate that cost. However, I understand many people don't want to deal with the hassle of enabling it. Time is money (something one says when they have more money than available time).
Where you getting that from?
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/TTS/2012/07/default.aspx
iPad / Tablet Market share increased to 68%
So you'd prefer that they withhold 4G so that early adopters feel better? What about all the complaints from people that Apple doesn't care about the UK?
Clearly they now have a chipset that works on EE. Why not update it?
Where you getting that from?
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/TTS/2012/07/default.aspx
iPad / Tablet Market share increased to 68%
from 80% to 50%, you call that an increase?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/pew-research-center-tablet-ownership-report/
What are you expecting in the new ipad? I can't think of much. An active stylus has been on my wish list sense the first iteration, but I doubt that that will come to fruition.
Actually, it most likely will, just not pre-installed. Google is working on an app. It doesn't matter for me because Apple Maps is fine in my area.
iPod Touch 4G discontinued is the most ridiculous claim I've heard yet. They just lowered the price of it, and added a 16GB model, but yeah, they'll get rid of it a month later. HAHAH
what am i expecting? something the other companies won't have at its release.
If it's just a spec bump, then there's really no reason to spend more $$ on an apple tablet is there?
Those numbers mean nothing really. It's expected by anyone with half a wit, as more tablets are released, the iPad's market share will fall. It was the first of its kind basically, and it is one device. It can be expected that all of the hundreds of other tablets hitting the market will be bought, and thus, decrease the market share.
You'd be surprised how well off you can be without any cellular data. I rarely ever use my 4G just because there is frequently wifi wherever I go, school included. Before I had an iPhone 4, I was using an iPod touch, and before that, an iPhone 1 with no SIM card.
Apple knows exactly what it is doing. Adding LTE would be too costly - more profits can be made with a WIFI only version. I think that they are doing the right thing.
If somebody absolutely cannot live a normal life without having LTE in their tablet, then they are welcome to get an iPad. Problem solved!