Next generation iPad

[liberty1]

Do we knew when the next generation of iPad is due out and what new or additional features it will have?

 

[Stetrain]

Lots of rumors, but they generally put the release sometime between late January and April.

Possible changes according to some of the repeating rumors:

- Higher resolution display (questionable, unless maybe they just increase DPI by shrinking the screen a bit)

- Lighter/Thinner/Maybe Smaller (Steve Jobs says that 7" tablets aren't any good, so probably no 7" iPad, at least not this soon)

- Facetime camera on the front (very likely, since they added it to the iPod touch)

- Photo/Video camera on the back (maybe, the iPod touch got one too)

- Faster processor (Maybe dual core?)

- More RAM (the current iPad has half the RAM of the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch 4)

- A 3G version that works with both AT&T and Verizon


Again nothing is certain, but those are the points I've seen come up repeatedly.

 

[gatearray]

- More RAM (the current iPad has half the RAM of the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch 4)

I think the 4th gen iPod Touch has 256mb, as well. The iPhone 4 is the only iOS device with 512mb.

 

[Dr McKay]

I don't think a rear facing camera on the iPad would work, its just too awkward to take photos with. I think it'll definitely have a front facing camera so it can join the FaceTime Family though.

 

[Stetrain]

I don't think a rear facing camera on the iPad would work, its just too awkward to take photos with. I think it'll definitely have a front facing camera so it can join the FaceTime Family though.

It wouldn't be useful for photography, but maybe for augmented reality?

 

[Dr McKay]

It wouldn't be useful for photography, but maybe for augmented reality?

Not sure they'd bother for that.

 

[Kees Braam]

According to some people the second generation iPad is coming this month! Let's hope so. I'd like to see a few new features:

- Retina display (it is truly amazing on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G)
- Faster processor and more RAM (for example: Epic Citadel. What will iOS games look like in a year? Will the first generation still be able to handle these kind of graphics that well?)
- Front and back camera (just to match up with the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G).

 

[Mr. Incredible]

When the 2nd gen iPad is released, will the 1st gen iPad still be in stock and get a price drop?

I'm planning on the getting the 1st gen, but at a cheaper price, cause $499 is just too much for me.

 

[LeighAnna Jones]

According to some people the second generation iPad is coming this month! Let's hope so. I'd like to see a few new features:

- Retina display (it is truly amazing on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G)
- Faster processor and more RAM (for example: Epic Citadel. What will iOS games look like in a year? Will the first generation still be able to handle these kind of graphics that well?)
- Front and back camera (just to match up with the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G).

Reatina display can be anything apple wants it to be, because they invented it.
But I doubt the new model will have retina display because the processor would have to pull much to hard for it.