What is this lightning feature?
My 10" iPad 3 is still good enough for me. I don't really see much Apple can do with it besides a processor update.
because cost of the 7.85" (let us simply say 7") retina display would be higher or same compared 9.7" retina display
7.85" @ 1024 x768 is cheaper to produce NOT the 7.85" @ 2048x 1536
i think a graphite ipad would be a bit slippery and brittle. Would leave marks on everything too. :d
My 10" iPad 3 is still good enough for me. I don't really see much Apple can do with it besides a processor update.
A 7.85" @ 1024 x 768 is considered as "Retina" at 21 inches.
A 7.85" @ 2048 x 1536 is considered as "Retina" at 11 inches.
we should actually need a 7.85" @ 1650 x 1280.
It's not necessary to double up the resolution. It's just easier for the developers to resize their apps to run them in 2x...
So from what you are saying I understand that, the cost of the new ipod touch should be closer to the iPad. Assuming that the cost of goes up smaller the screen is. Would this be right?
Edit:Since iPhone resolution is 640x960 it would not be so high?
The more things pan out, the more I think the current iPad is a stop gap. The true iPad 3 will be released with lightning and an A6... Probably soon by the sounds of it!
So if the iPhone 5S/6 came out in 6 months that would be okay? I think people would be pissed lol.
Natural human response to be upset. But if it did come out - be confident in your purchase and happy with what you have.
Maybe, but the other reason I could see them doing this is to get all the iOS devices on a fall schedule. They wouldn't want to put off releasing a new iPad until next fall as the new iPad really does need a new processor sooner rather than later, and if they're moving to lightning, they might as well not put that off either.
Also, it seems like the Mac and OS X are set to stay the focus of the summer which makes sense for the Back To School push.
So what's interesting to me about them potentially clearing out the iPad from the spring, March specifically, is that typically that's when new TV sets hit the market. While there's also a fall refresh, Spring releases tend to be the ones that get more attention with new models typically debuting at CES. While I would never think Apple would debut a TV at CES or have anything to do with it, perhaps they do have some interest in aiming to release their TV products along with the rest of the industry. After all, they did update the Apple TV last in March. And while I still am not convinced that some version of the Apple TV we know now isn't Apple's ultimate living room end game, it might make sense for them to let Spring be the focus of their TV efforts in general.
But what do I know? Nothing. Just a slew of ideas that I mostly doubt anyways.
I so hope this is the mini. I want that thing bad, but I want A6 and display equal to or greater than the Fire 2 and Nexus 7. Releasing the mini with a 2 year old processor would be a travesty.