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New Photos of the Black iPad 5 Front Panel and Digitizer Assembly

bungiefan89 said:
The competition uses the underpowered and fragmented Android operating system, laggy motion controls, and poor resolutions.
So, yes, the other tablets ARE cheap. That's for sure. :p
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Not necessarily everyone uses as high margins as Apple. The new Nexus 7, for instance - is it REALY that low-res? or even the Nexus 4/ 10 - they aren't exactly low-res either, still much cheaper than iDevices...
 
Well if it feels as smooth as the mini is to hold (and lighter) then there's no doubt I'll be trading in my 4 for this one. I use my iPad more than my computer nowadays so being comfortable while using the device is a huge deal to me. Any thing they can do to get the the iPad 5 closer to the mini in regards to form factor and weight would be really nice.
 
syd430 said:
Not much that you can make out in that picture except that he appears to of Asian decent. Good, we've narrowed down the perpetrator to 3.5 billion people.
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Is that the best you can do? :p

It's a guy. We're down to about 1.75 billion. Looks to be under 40. 875 million. Photo probably comes from China (vs Korea/Japan/other Asian countries/US). So now we're down to about 450 million. MUCH better odds. ;)
 
Arithon said:
Ah, but the iPad materials (unlike an Audi or BMW) are not superior. The tear-down of these devices shows their materials cost somewhat less than half the devices retail price.

To use your metaphor, you don't get sports tyres, or built-in hand-free bluetooth, or electric leather seats in a basic Nissan model, so you can see where the cost difference with a BMW came from.

With an iPad or iPhone there is no extra functionality or higher quality components. The fruit on the back and a closed eco system is all.

It's a matter of choice, however nobody enjoys being gouged. The iPad and iPhone ranges could do with being a degree cheaper, since they've failed to innovate for some time now. The price difference between an iPhone 16GB and 64GB is especially absurd, considering the the only difference is a low-cost memory chip.

Unless Apple chose to innovate, rather than just keep pace with their competitors, then share-price drops are just the beginning. The reason I have an iPhone and not an Samsung Sx is because I don't want a glass-fronted house-brick in my pocket, so the last thing I want to see at each new release is an iPhone with a bigger screen.

If the iPhone 5C is a reality and is cheaper, then I may well purchase one, but I'm through paying twice the odds for a smart-phone for "more of the same". iOS7 is due soon, but it's more a fresh coat of paint than any kind of real change.

As for the iPad, you need firmware versions to see which one it is you're holding. Is this the "new ipad" or the "New New iPad" or "The other new old new iPad"?
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Eh, I think you've got your analogy exactly backwards. BMW is today regularly criticized because you have to add expensive option packages to get things like power seats, dual-zone climate control, heated seats or bluetooth when those things are standard on most $25k cars. The counter-argument is that a BMW has a lot more going into the development of the rest of the car, and I would strongly disagree with your contention that the same is not going on with an Apple device.

In fact, I believe it's exactly the same. I get a lot of Android and Windows tablets crossing my desk at work, and they often have impressive spec sheets with sub-par execution. Apple absolutely puts more effort into the entire design, so to speak, than the competitors do - and it shows with consistently top-of-class battery life, screens, etc.
 
Nice reflection

:p
 

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next month:eek:!!! awesome! would love to see it next month, i've waited a year for an ipad, there's no way i wont buy this.
 
you can get sport tires, blue tooth and leatherseats in any upgraded consumer level car that is still cheaper than a bmw. a lot cheaper.


Arithon said:
Ah, but the iPad materials (unlike an Audi or BMW) are not superior. The tear-down of these devices shows their materials cost somewhat less than half the devices retail price.

To use your metaphor, you don't get sports tyres, or built-in hand-free bluetooth, or electric leather seats in a basic Nissan model, so you can see where the cost difference with a BMW came from.

With an iPad or iPhone there is no extra functionality or higher quality components. The fruit on the back and a closed eco system is all.

It's a matter of choice, however nobody enjoys being gouged. The iPad and iPhone ranges could do with being a degree cheaper, since they've failed to innovate for some time now. The price difference between an iPhone 16GB and 64GB is especially absurd, considering the the only difference is a low-cost memory chip.

Unless Apple chose to innovate, rather than just keep pace with their competitors, then share-price drops are just the beginning. The reason I have an iPhone and not an Samsung Sx is because I don't want a glass-fronted house-brick in my pocket, so the last thing I want to see at each new release is an iPhone with a bigger screen.

If the iPhone 5C is a reality and is cheaper, then I may well purchase one, but I'm through paying twice the odds for a smart-phone for "more of the same". iOS7 is due soon, but it's more a fresh coat of paint than any kind of real change.

As for the iPad, you need firmware versions to see which one it is you're holding. Is this the "new ipad" or the "New New iPad" or "The other new old new iPad"?
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eager to know what the ipad 5 will offer, i'm sure it'd also get some awesome new iOS7 features, i hope apple offers more color options in the iphone.
 
Might switch back to a 9.7" from a Mini if it's about as thin as the mini and at least as light as the iPad 2 was. I like the thinner side bezels - should make it easier to type on in landscape view without splitting the keyboard.
 
so, what's the screen size, is it the same or (as the recent rumors suggested) it has been increased to 13 inches, in my opinion, the ipad's screen size is just fine they should be more concerned about the screen quality.
 
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