No doubt with a price increase too!!
Death, taxes, Apple price increases.
No doubt with a price increase too!!
I think Inflation round the world means a likely price increase, at least Apple appear to be making an effort with the 10th edition.Expect the price to go up to $429, or $399 for education.
The iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini all had price hikes when they went to a flat design and USB-C.
Wouldn’t this effectively kill the iPad Air 5?
Sure it may be a tad slower but quad speakers?
it would likely need to have the square design to support apple pencil 2 chargingSeems unlikely they would develop an entirely new design for their cheapest iPad. Seems more likely/economical for them to dust off the 10.5” Pro/Air 3 design and swap the lightning connector for USB-C. Can’t imagine them going to the squared body style and not ditching the home button at the same time.
Is have thought Touch ID on the power button would be carried over from the airHang on they've kept the home button!! It just doesn't need to be there anymore with how iPadOS works now.
There's also no Smart Connector on the rear which makes me doubt the accuracy of these renders. They've probably got the overall form factor and screen correct but not the fine details.
These iPads are mostly used by schools and elderly. Both of which may find the simplicity of a button beneficial.Hang on they've kept the home button!! It just doesn't need to be there anymore with how iPadOS works now.
There's also no Smart Connector on the rear which makes me doubt the accuracy of these renders. They've probably got the overall form factor and screen correct but not the fine details.
That's the designs we get from the Current design team, without Jony IveSomething very off-putting about the rumored design/look... this half squared, half classic appearance... icky.
But I am curious to see if this turns out to be true.
Crazy and short-sighted comment. Plenty of apps use it, not just for photography but for scans and other such things.The back facing camera is also stupid on a tablet, especially when it needs a bump. Probably every person who owns an iPad also has a phone, just save some cost and get rid of it.
Wouldn’t this effectively kill the iPad Air 5?
Sure it may be a tad slower but quad speakers?
Oh great, they're gonna cut the headphone jack from the entry level iPad now too
The Air and Pro lost their headphones jacks a long time ago, but the vanilla iPad still had it, even recently.Had to check the sides of my Air to see if there actually was a headphone jack or not. Never needed it. But loss of functionality would suck nonetheless. I like that ports are making a return on Pro devices. We’ll see what they do to iPad.
If you need a new iPad keep it due to the discounts. Otherwise, new iPads are due to release in October.I just ordered the iPad Pro 11”. Should I cancel? I am taking advantage of the $50 off and the $100 Apple gift card in the education store.
Fears of that happening encouraged my to buy the 9 last year... it's great for the price.Oh great, they're gonna cut the headphone jack from the entry level iPad now too
Recently I used my wired Shure earphones with the lighting adapter, it surprised me how much better they sounded than my bluetooth earphones (Anker and Airpod Pros)I fully agree with you it is unacceptable to not have a headphone jack on iPads but can certainly explain why. I imagine a large part of the headphone users end up getting some bluetooth earphones, and a large part of these will get Apple's own earphones which most likely generate a nice margin to the company. So, as a vendor, you get to spare a $5 part on a $1k device, and then you sell more $150 or $200 devices. This is why...
As to the "just use the usb-c port" response: since I have an iPad pro 11", I got a dongle to plug the audio and have endless problems with it. Either the sound is not high enough or the mike does not work, or its usb-c pass through port charges too slowly. It is insane... And no, I will not be happy with BT headphones either.
I don’t have a smart phone. Never have. Never will.The back facing camera is also stupid on a tablet, especially when it needs a bump. Probably every person who owns an iPad also has a phone, just save some cost and get rid of it.