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Report Claims 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September, New 10-Inch iPad by End of Year

wikus said:
I'm an Android user and a 4.8 inch phone is NOT something I want.

Please refrain from misinforming the Macrumors community.
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Actually, Android fans by definition want and extoll the benefits of a wide variety of phones available. It's part and parcel of the Google business models for the OEM's. Another way of putting it is that each OEM is free to throw something against the wall to see if it sticks.

That doesn't imply that individuals including yourself don't make choices nor have preferences.
 
iPadRumors.com

OK enough with the iPad, iPhone rumors already, when are we going to hear some news about new Macs (in particular Mac Pro Towers)? Frankly I'm sick of both the iPad and iPhone. Every year it's the same boring over hyped crap that has very few incremental upgrades, yet everyone always goes bonkers over them as though Apple reinvented the wheel. This site is very much becoming iPad/iPhoneRumors.com
 
As no doubt others in this tread have stated (not read it all).... The "stars" are aligning nearer the end of this year for a process shrunk A5X (power and cost savings) and better LTE chipsets (power savings and universal radio). I could see Apple releasing a reved iPad (and not talking about it much) to reduce the number of SKUs and leverage cost savings.

Of course a little farther out is potential newer screen technology (power savings) as well as a faster dual or quad core CPU ... so who knows.

Personally I lean more towards the normal 1 year-ish cycle.
 
I also question the speeding up of the regular iPad cycle. Apple is over two full revisions in and they are yet to see a legitimate competitor in the large tablet space., so unless they know of a competent competitor who has not launched a tablet yet but will it makes little sense.
 
Personally, I prefer a 7" ipad. I had the new ipad 3 for a week, although it is nice, it just sucks when reading in bed because it was just too big. After I returned it, I got the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and its been wonderful because of its portability. I don't know why Apple just can't make two different sizes, its not that big of a deal if Samsung is putting out a variety of different sizes out on the market, so why won't Apple do it also.

The same issue with the iphones, make a 3.5" for the females and make a nice 4.8" for the guys. They have different sized laptops, so why not apply the same principal for the phones and tablets? Whats so bad about having a choice for once.
 
Since Apple uses many of the same components between the ipad & iphone, I doubt the timing of a revised ipad. It serves them best to spread out launch dates to alleviate supply constraints.
 
Boe11 said:
Every time they cite digitimes stories, this site loses credibility with me. I realize news has been slow lately, but come on.
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One Digitimes article too many for me.

Removing 'macguesses' from my bookmarks bar. Pleanty of other alternatives out there.

So long!
 
barkomatic said:
In all fairness, the site we are currently on is "MacRUMORS". This isn't CNN, not does it claim to be. There will also be reports like this to discuss and some of them will be more credible than others.

I'm not saying there will be a 7 inch iPad, but I can't understand how you must certainly know there will NOT be one. Unless you are a senior executive at Apple and know this for a fact, then you are speculating like everyone else here.
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This same rumor has been posted *with the same details* since the initial announcement of the iPad. It's been about 3 years with no indication that anything is actually changing (except the mockups now look like the current iPad design, rather than the original one). We're not asking for the moon, just some basic editorial work, like not posting 'rumors' that don't pass a minimal smell test.

But, if you're saying they should post *all* rumors, regardless of their likelyhood of being true? Cool. I expect to see an article shortly about the newly rumored 46" iPad mini. It runs on magic fairy dust for 3000 hours off a 20 second charge, and has a 600+ dpi, back lit, full-color e-ink display!
 
DarkKnightNine said:
OK enough with the iPad, iPhone rumors already, when are we going to hear some news about new Macs (in particular Mac Pro Towers)? Frankly I'm sick of both the iPad and iPhone. Every year it's the same boring over hyped crap that has very few incremental upgrades, yet everyone always goes bonkers over them as though Apple reinvented the wheel. This site is very much becoming iPad/iPhoneRumors.com
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You will never hear. Stop wishing for news on dead products. Time to move on.
 
Buckeyestar said:
Every rumor about an iPad Nano that I've heard suggests that if it were to be released it would not have a retina display. It'd be a shame though, since the iPod Touch has one.
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Uhm.. I don't think you get the concept of Retina display. Retina display just means high pixel density. A lot of pixes per inch is what it means. There is no reason they shouldn't be able to make that for a device smaller than another device that already has "Retina"

Just cutting off the corners of your iPad with scissors until it was 7" it would still be "retina". But probably not working. Hehe.
 
levitynyc said:
the 7" iPad rumor...it just won't die, nor will it happen.
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One reason that supports your claim is obvious. Viewing the web on Apples tiny screen is miserable. As long as Apple clings to the small display it bolsters iPad sales.

Each time screen size comes up in a thread users claim that if you want a larger screen an iPad is the solution. Yet the devices are dissimilar. An amazing testimony to the grip Apple has over people.
 
levitynyc said:
the 7" iPad rumor...it just won't die, nor will it happen.

iPhone 5 makes sense in September

The 10" iPad in December rumor is idiotic.
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Agreed. Well, maybe except for the 7 inch iPad. I could see it happening, though not necessarily in August.
 
MacRumors said:
Report Claims 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September, New 10-Inch iPad by End of Year
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An of course it is wrong.

It will be NO 7-inch iPad, New iPhone in October (like last year) and New 10-Inch iPad in March 2013 (like in previous years).
 
I don't believe for a second that there will be a 10inch iPad this year. Apple has no need to supersede a product so soon after release. There is no business reason to release one, it's not as if people are choosing not to buy an iPad because it is too small. However it is possible that Apple will increase the dimensions of the iPad 4th generation when it is released in March 2013.
 
DarkKnightNine said:
OK enough with the iPad, iPhone rumors already, when are we going to hear some news about new Macs (in particular Mac Pro Towers)? Frankly I'm sick of both the iPad and iPhone. Every year it's the same boring over hyped crap that has very few incremental upgrades, yet everyone always goes bonkers over them as though Apple reinvented the wheel. This site is very much becoming iPad/iPhoneRumors.com
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Umm yeah cuz computers don't really get any new "revolutionary crap" every year

Unlike the phone and pad
Maybe that's why
Now quit crying
 
Could we have some more imaginitive rumors?

Something on a TV (namely, why would I buy it? Touch screen + seamless graphics + apps sold me on the iPhone being better than every other phone... Haven't heard anything about this TV that will make me replace each of the three TVs in my house with Apple's... Yet.)

Or maybe something about new computers? When can I expect Siri on my iMac (and expect her to be useful?)
 
The iPhone claim appears to be a reasonable one given current thinking that Apple will return to a roughly one-year interval between iPhone updates, with a September launch coming just under a year after the early October introduction of the iPhone 4S last year.

I'm always surprised when the "return to ... one-year interval" is mentioned without mentioning an obvious possible cause for the "delay" in the iPhone 4S - the introduction of the Verizon iPhone 4 in February 2011. Another way to look at it is the Verizon iPhone 4S update occurred about 8 months after the introduction of the Verizon iPhone 4.

The development of the Verizon iPhone clearly required significant effort due to the differences from the other model - CMDA, not a world phone, mobile hotspot, no simultaneous data & voice, required changes to infrastructure like iTunes to support the 2nd configuration, and testing and certification of the unique configuration. Once that was behind Apple, release of the 2 configurations simultaneously like occurred for the iPhone 4S became easier.
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Rodimus Prime said:
Never say it is not going to happen. You do not have the control freak known as Steve Jobs at the company any more. That say is completely gone. The guy at the helm now is more of a business type guy. There is a market for it.

The 7" has its pluses. It is a little smaller can fit in a pocket of a coat fairly easily or in the out side pocket of a back pack. Something the 10" iPad can not do. Plus I find the size much better for saying reading a book.

Now would I get one. No I would not. I would rather have a 10" iPad and I sure as hell would not buy both a 10" and an 7" as that would be over kill and way to much redundant for very limited gain.
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To add to this, Steve Jobs was also known to say something was crap, and then would love it 10 minutes later. Steve Jobs didn't want 3rd party apps when the iPhone came out. He didn't want an iPad when iOS was first presented to him--he decided to make it into a phone instead. He didn't want the famous silhoutted iTunes commercials either. So I could believe that a 7" iPad could come out at some point.

What I do not believe is that they will further dilute the product line by releasing another 10" iPad this year. Just as the iPod Touch is basically the flagship iPod and the Nano, Shuffle, etc. are all "lesser" models of the iPod, the 7" iPad would be a "lesser" iPad. This business model is a proven winner. But putting out a new 10" iPad and have 2 flagship models out in the same year is not something Apple would do. Almost no company in their position would do that. The only way it would happen is if they're not selling enough iPads. And that is simply not the case.

And anyone can say a new iPhone is coming out this year and be right. June or September? Yep, probably. Apart from that, people are just saying stuff to say stuff.
 
marksman said:
I also question the speeding up of the regular iPad cycle. Apple is over two full revisions in and they are yet to see a legitimate competitor in the large tablet space., so unless they know of a competent competitor who has not launched a tablet yet but will it makes little sense.
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It's called greed.
Keep making small incremental changes and hardcore apple followers will upgrade to have the latest apple device. Look what happen when they offered the same iPhone4 in white. :D

Apple knows this and preys on these followers who never fail to fall for the trap.

Apple is a business to make money and business is good right now.
They will continue with small incremental upgrades often to capitalize on the those who need the latest apple device.
 
Ciclismo said:
Although most women I know carry "purses" that could conceal a 27" iMac, there is no room in there for a 7" anything, because they carry so much crap in these leather duffel bags that whenever they are searching for something it sounds like a kid digging for parts in a giant box of Legos.
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This made my day! ;)
 
Hardtimes said:
One Digitimes article too many for me.

Removing 'macguesses' from my bookmarks bar. Pleanty of other alternatives out there.

So long!
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If you want to hear rumors and guessing, check out www.guessingtheapple.com, atleast we claim to talk about rumors as just that Rumors. We dont try to make it facts coming from legitimate sources :)

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bawbac said:
The 7 & 10" could become the new standard iPad sizes making all previous iPads obsolete/old enticing current owners to upgrade...again.:)
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Personally, i see the reasons for and against building a 7 inch iPad, but i would love an 7 inch iPad. To have that size and portability running the best mobile OS out there sounds like a win-win for both Apple and Consumers.
 
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