Rumored 12.9-Inch 'iPad Pro' May Include More Powerful A8X Processor

[sshambles]

Isn't the first question that should be answered / asked is... What can this do, that laptops or an iPad Air can't already do?

I fail to see a purpose unless it's trying to compete against the Surface 3 (thus combining iPad with some functions of a laptop, as in size).

 

[TechZeke]

It's 10x worse than "safari is snappier"

Not even a week, and for me, the bend jokes have already overstayed their welcome. Now we get to hear bend jokes on every article. 🙄

 

[crsh1976]

It needs to run iOS and OS X.

Being a bit bigger and a bit faster isn't enough.

It won't run OSX if it's powered by an A# chip, I'm sure they can recompile OSX and applications for ARM but it doesn't make sense.

 

[GmDude66]

Not even a week, and for me, the bend jokes have already overstayed their welcome. Now we get to hear bend jokes on every article. 🙄

Exactly. But I would still like to see someone put a 12.9 inch iPad in their back pocket.

 

[tito2020]

Dont get all BENT out of shape lol

 

[sshambles]

It's 10x worse than "safari is snappier"

Is this a really old joke, or am I missing something of recent times with Safari...?

 

[sniffies]

*sigh*

I guess we'll have to learn to live with the "will it bend" "joke" with every Apple-related news item in the coming years. 🙁

Oh well. At least nobody's asking if Safari runs snappier on it.

There, fixed it for ya.

 

[iLLUMI]

I can't wait to watch porn on this thing.

Be careful there, rumor has it that the Facetime camera can watch you, or in other words Apple or some secret agency can watch what you're doing. 😱 😱 😛

 

[iRobertM]

*sigh*

I guess we'll have to learn to live with the "will it bend" "joke" with every Apple-related news item in the coming weeks. 🙁

Oh well. At least nobody's asking if Safari runs snappier on it.

Weeks? These people are still adding "gate" to every issue years later. I can't believe the term "bendgate" made it to news sites. The term gate has nothing to do with the phone bending...

 

[lockerc18]

This could be a big thing in october.

Yeah, I gotta get some bigger cargo pants to carry that thing around in my pocket.

(As in... not a "bend" joke...)

 

[Gudi]

I'd like to call it fake, but then again, every stupid rumor came true in the last keynote. An iWatch that will never do anything useful. An iPhablet that will bend from just wearing it in a pocket. New Apple products are increasingly unreasonable. So why not build a tablet that's too big to be a tablet and too small to be a laptop? Sure it wouldn't work for anything, but that doesn't stop the new Apple. I say it's confirmed. Huge tablets here we come. 😱

 

[sonicrobby]

Please don't make this just a bigger version on the 9.7". At least put some thought into it.

I sure hope they do put some more innovation into it. The split screen multitasking must happen with this device, otherswise the retail space of the screen will not be living up to its potential.

 

[rantor49]

Is this a really old joke, or am I missing something of recent times with Safari...?

Old joke. Every update for IOS someone will say Safari is snappier now. Got to be it's own thing now....lol

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I'd like to call it fake, but then again, every stupid rumor came true in the last keynote. An iWatch that will never do anything useful. An iPhablet that will bend from just wearing it in a pocket. New Apple products are increasingly unreasonable. So why not build a tablet that's too big to be a tablet and too small to be a laptop? Sure it wouldn't work for anything, but that doesn't stop the new Apple. I say it's confirmed. Huge tablets here we come. 😱

Someone call the Whaaaaambulance.

 

[kemal]

No Excuse for 1Gig

If they follow along with the concept of the iPad Air A7, the RAM will not be in the package of the CPU. It will be next to it. This means they can easily add more RAM and allow the CPU to run at faster speeds longer before it overheats and throttles back.

 

[Rogifan]

If it's just a bigger screen I don't get what the point is unless there are going to be software changes that make it worthwhile. 😕

 

[Elbon]

i will probably get flamed for this on here but its useless if they wont re-design iOS to take full advantage of bigger screens with adjusted features in the future.

I was going to say the same thing. They haven't even optimized iOS for the 7.9" and 9.7" iPads. I can't even imagine how bad a 12.9" version would be.

 

[2010mini]

To get one next month or wait for the 12.9 inch. That is the question.

No. Because it can't fit in a front pocket

 

[dannyyankou]

If it's just a bigger screen I don't get what the point is unless there are going to be software changes that make it worthwhile. 😕

2 gigs of ram and split screen multitasking is my guess.

 

[sonicrobby]

Yeah, I gotta get some bigger cargo pants to carry that thing around in my pocket.

(As in... not a "bend" joke...)

I think its meant more to be carried around like a MBA, but without the MBA capabilities... I dont understand a 13" tablet running iOS...

 

[ConnYoungy]

This is getting absurd! If you include iPod touch that makes four sizes, and the iPhone 5/6/6+ fill the gaps in between those sizes

What is the point!?*



*obviously its money

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Is this a really old joke, or am I missing something of recent times with Safari...?

Very very old. Pre-dates the iPhone.

 

[asleep]

Apple's iPhone Air 2 will be made of bend-backable liquidmetal.

I think the "Pro" naming is genius... everyone wants to be a "pro".

 

[SlyMac]

If this thing has more RAM, I'm in. I just sick of the safari tabs reloading when I am browsing on the couch in the evening. Increased processing and graphical power would be a welcome plus as well.

 

[BornAgainMac]

Isn't Apples new name for bigger the iPad Plus. Instead of the Macbook Pro, the Macbook Plus. And the Mac Pro, the Mac Plus.

 

[carrrrrlos]

Superflous bend comment.