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

Does this mean that the iPhone and Airpods will be the only things that use lightning once this is released?

I guess that USB-C iPhone is coming to fruition afterall...
 
Most likely reusing iPP 10.5->Air 3 design, white spots galore.
I wonder if they even care?
 
VaruLV said:
Most likely reusing iPP 10.5->Air 3 design, white spots galore.
I wonder if they even care?
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Wait, you don't trust Apple's level of satisfaction? :D

Remember, if they think the non-M1 iPads running stage manager is not to their level of satisfaction, that means everything else that got released do reach their level of satisfaction....
 
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Darth Tulhu said:
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.
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Unless you can immediately bring the Air down to the 10.2’s current entry price point that won’t happen. And the broader consumer market doesn’t need M1 or M2.

The current 10.2 iPad is not only the most popular iPad in the lineup it’s also arguably the best bang-for-the-buck tablet on the market. Not likely would Apple kill that.
 
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I doubt any new iPad will be cheaper than todays models RRP, more like Apples 'Low Cost' iPad is the cheapest currently sold, so new shape and new RRP that's higher.

Apple will market it as new shape new features and value for money over the Pro Models, but in practice the price is higher for the end user.

£319 will become £349, Apple does not want to leave money on the table.
 
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oofio2461 said:
But still that 10+ Year Old Design? Please finally revamp the tired old design this year, I wish it will hopefully be in the shell of a iPad Air 4. That Outdated Design must go NOW over USB-C.
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I suspect they are keeping the button for accessibility sake. It’s a very simple way to use. I wouldn’t want to be teaching grandma how to use gestures.

However going the USB-C will mean no more Apple Pencil 1. So they might adopt the air design purely for the pencil?
 
USB C is simply not as robust as Lightning.
I can see many returns for repair in the next two years as the base iPad is not an enthusiast device.
It’s the iPad for everyone.
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Wanted797 said:
I suspect they are keeping the button for accessibility sake. It’s a very simple way to use. I wouldn’t want to be teaching grandma how to use gestures.

However going the USB-C will mean no more Apple Pencil 1. So they might adopt the air design purely for the pencil?
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I don't think they will. Everything's pointing to Apple changing to the newer 'slab' form factor of the Air and Pro with USB C and support for the Pencil 2 and the current range of accessories.

I can see slightly thicker bezels, lower quality screen, A series processor, 64GB storage and of course lack of features such as Stage Manager being the differentiating factors. I also expect a price bump.
 
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hagar said:
Obviously. Stage Manager is way to pro for ordinary iPads.
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After years of people complaining about how there are no software features that take advantage of the more powerful iPads, apple is giving them what they asked for, a software feature which only takes advantage of the more powerful iPads.

Such is the law of unintended consequences.
 
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tomtad said:
I don't think they will. Everything's pointing to Apple changing to the newer 'slab' form factor of the Air and Pro with USB C and support for the Pencil 2 and the current range of accessories.

I can see slightly thicker bezels, lower quality screen, A series processor, 64GB storage and of course lack of features such as Stage Manager being the differentiating factors. I also expect a price bump.
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Oh yeah I assume they will drop the button eventually.

Doing this does create a rather odd overlap of the base model, air and the pro
 
darngooddesign said:
The Pro gives you a better screen, better speakers, larger storage sizes, better cameras, faster USB-C with Thunderbolt/USB4, better audio recording, and more robust 5G.

So if you don't need those things, the Air is a great alternative.
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And you even can use stage manager which a 2 years old pro cannot, lol xd
 
If they simply use the body of the 2nd gen iPad Pro then they could. Also it has a 10.5“ display, so maybe thats the plan.
 
liketom said:
I doubt any new iPad will be cheaper than todays models RRP, more like Apples 'Low Cost' iPad is the cheapest currently sold, so new shape and new RRP that's higher.

Apple will market it as new shape new features and value for money over the Pro Models, but in practice the price is higher for the end user.

£319 will become £349, Apple does not want to leave money on the table.
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Look ipad mini , i think will up 399 (usa inflation must included )
 
So even the lowest cost iPad is getting USB-C now…. But the next iPhone Pro will not? 🤦‍♂️
 
Tr55 said:
USB C is simply not as robust as Lightning.
I can see many returns for repair in the next two years as the base iPad is not an enthusiast device.
It’s the iPad for everyone.
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Can you quote a raise in returns for the iPad Pro model in the last years?
 
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