Refreshed Low-Cost iPad Said to Feature Larger Display, A14 Chip, USB-C and 5G

[steve217]

Hope they keep the Apple Smart Keyboard relevant. My very favorite iPad accessory.

 

[tomtad]

So no M1 or M2... which means no Stage Manager according to Apple.

You are the stage manager on the cheap iPad

 

[tomtad]

Retire the Apple Pencil 1 already. What an embarrassment of a design decision

I hated this era of the iPad, the Pencil and the horrible origami Keyboard were so compromised as Apple just wouldn't change the form factor which had remained unchanged since original iPad mini.

 

[darngooddesign]

I hated this era of the iPad, the Pencil and the horrible origami Keyboard were so compromised as Apple just wouldn't change the form factor which had remained unchanged since original iPad mini.

Are you talking about the Smart Keyboard available for the iPad-9?

I love mine. It's a great design and much better than the current Smart Keyboard Folio.

 

[nintendoswitch]

This is the next generation of iPad...iPad X

 

[SAU-k]

including USB C is good but there is not anymore for me.
i wanna retire apple pencile 1.

 

[polaris20]

It might be thinner and lighter, but the design is the same.

Yup, still a rectangle!

Still, you're right. I'm still waiting for something truly innovative to come out from Apple, like this:

 

[citysnaps]

including USB C is good but there is not anymore for me.
i wanna retire apple pencile 1.

Simply purchase the Pencil 2. Easy.

 

[unchecked]

Read post #12, then get back to me.

Yea at this point they’re mostly doing it ironically.

 

[Whathappened]

So no M1 or M2... which means no Stage Manager according to Apple.

They’d be stupid to include that in an iPad half the price of an iPad Air at this point in time.

 

[jav6454]

Yea at this point they’re mostly doing it ironically.

They’d be stupid to include that in an iPad half the price of an iPad Air at this point in time.

After seeing the other article regarding testing it seems something else is up.

 

[deevey]

You’d not use center stage on a 10 inches monitor anyway… have you tried it? Even on a 12 is a pain as everything gets small.

Err, you realize Center Stage is for the benefit of people on the other side of the call

 

[JosephAW]

My iPad Cellular Air Gen 1 is getting long in the tooth. Might be my next iPad.

 

[JosephAW]

Retire the Apple Pencil 1 already. What an embarrassment of a design decision

Is there any dongle that can be used?

 

[darngooddesign]

Is there any dongle that can be used?

There are a variety of Lightning to USB-C adapters, I wonder if they work.

 

[kazmac]

Hmmmm…..wait and see.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Until the base iPad gets M1 and the 8GB of RAM that comes with it, these will be the least common denominator that holds iPadOS back from being the best it can be.

Apple, PLEASE.

Put these things to bed already and make the Air the base iPad.

 

[Abazigal]

So no M1 or M2... which means no Stage Manager according to Apple.

The target market doesn’t need it.

 

[iAFC]

Until the base iPad gets M1 and the 8GB of RAM that comes with it, these will be the least common denominator that holds iPadOS back from being the best it can be.

Apple, PLEASE.

Put these things to bed already and make the Air the base iPad.

The educational market is too important not to have a cheap iPad in the lineup

 

[ian87w]

If I were to buy an iPad, I would go for the basic iPad. All iPads run iPadOS, and other than maybe the controversial stage manager, they all run the same apps.

 

[ian87w]

The obvious issue would be which Apple Pencil will it support? Ideally one would think the version 2 but the current 10/5 design does not make that practical without adding size

Definitely version 2 as version 1 requires lightning port to charge.
Basically this will use the iPad Air design language, minus the M1 chip. But I expect the price to be $499.

 

[ian87w]

Will it continue to be the only iPad available that sports a traditional headphones hole?

- is the question everyone's asking (in my crowded head).

No, it will be gone, just like the iPad Air and mini.

 

[stinkhorn9]

No, it will be gone, just like the iPad Air and mini.

Then I'll keep my 2021 iPad. Recording audio from iOS apps is pretty much the sole reason I have it. (Dongles schmongles.)

 

[ian87w]

Then I'll keep my 2021 iPad. Recording audio from iOS apps is pretty much the sole reason I have it. (Dongles schmongles.)

It's definitely unfortunate for specific use cases like yours. And it's all just so they can sell you airpods. Unlike the iPhone, the iPad has no size restriction nor water resistance concerns.

 

[FelixDerKater]

USB-C. That's the ticket.