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The IPad Air 3 might be only 5mm thin!!!!

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Billy95Tech

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There are rumours that the new IPad Air 3 will be even thinner at 5mm from 6.1mm(IPad Air 2).
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumored-specs-surface-for-the-Apple-iPad-Air-3_id73777
http://www.latinospost.com/articles...ng-early-next-year-specs-features-release.htm
http://www.vcpost.com/articles/100050/20151021/ipad-air-3-reportedly-unveiled-early-2016.htm


I have the IPad Air 2 and for me the IPad Air 2 is already thin enough at 6.1mm thin because if they go any thinner than that there are going to be even more bending issues, bendgate well there are already bending problems with the Air 2(I seen users having the bending issue on this forum and on the Internet)

And all so I don't really want Apple to shrink the battery capacity again just like they did with IPad Air 2 and lose some of that legendary 10 hour battery life.

So what do you think everyone?? Do you the IPad Air 2 is already thin enough? And lastly how much thinner can tablets get???


I really really really can't imagine tablets getting thinner then they are now.
 
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sjleworthy said:
as long as the uni-body material is strong enough for no more bend-gates, then why not?
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Sometimes a device that is too thin becomes ergonomically difficult/unnatural to hold.

If technology allowed it, would you be comfortable holding a "phone" that is as sharp and thin as a Gillette Razor Blade? That would be idiotic, not to mention uncomfortable and dangerous. But Sir Jony is so myopic that he may not mind driving us towards that direction.

It's not so much about the weight, but the ergonomic factor…. how comfortable, how natural it feels to hold the device, that should be an important consideration.
 
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Smeaton1724 said:
People saying 6.1 mm is thin enough, wait until bendable screens/devices come out at 1.5mm!
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Other than being cool to behold; I don't know if a "bending" screen is all that useful. I mean, who wants to be reading a document and then the screen starts to flop down, or if the screen won't stay put on a stand while you watch a movie. I would be annoyed with that very quickly.
 
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I actually would prefer a reduction in the top and side bezels more than a thinner device. I doubt the touch handling ergonomics would be severely affected, although with Touch ID at the bottom I guess they need a little space there.
 
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The bezels are still needed to hold the device somewhat comfortably. Reducing the weight of the iPads (and the
thickness with it) will absolutely help the usability and will get the device closer to the "digital magazine" vision. The lighter it gets, the less bezel you need though, so depending huch much room for battery reduction the new processors will provide, there will maybe be less bezels, too.
 
sjleworthy said:
as long as the uni-body material is strong enough for no more bend-gates, then why not?
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Yeah, if that's true, I'm glad that (1) it won't bend if sat on, (2) it won't have any display distortion and (3) there won't be any vibration if the audio is cranked up. :D
 
Making their products thinner and thinner is Apple tradition. It't obvious benefit with iPad is the entire unit becomes lighter. Unlike a laptop that sits on a surface, the lighter an iPad is the better. Especially since it's not something that can be made very ergonomic.
 
mtneer said:
Other than being cool to behold; I don't know if a "bending" screen is all that useful. I mean, who wants to be reading a document and then the screen starts to flop down, or if the screen won't stay put on a stand while you watch a movie. I would be annoyed with that very quickly.
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Or you put your iPad Paper down on a table outside and it blows away in the wind :D
 
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Billy95Tech said:
There are rumours that the new IPad Air 3 will be even thinner at 5mm from 6.1mm(IPad Air 2).


I have the IPad Air 2 and for me the IPad Air 2 is already thin enough at 6.1mm thin because if they go any thinner than that there are going to be even more bending issues, bendgate well there are already bending problems with the Air 2(I seen users having the bending issue on this forum and on the Internet)

And all so I don't really want Apple to shrink the battery capacity again just like they did with IPad Air 2 and lose some of that legendary 10 hour battery life.

So what do you think everyone?? Do you the IPad Air 2 is already thin enough? And lastly how much thinner can tablets get???


I really really really can't imagine tablets getting thinner then they are now.
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To me the problem with them getting so thin is the lack of sufficient battery. Although I love my Mini 4, it does not last as long as the Mini 2 that I just sold. They should only make them thinner if the battery can maintain the same balance as the previous model.
My old Mini 2 would go 3 days before needing a charge. The Mini 4 can barely make it through 2 days. When I owned the Mini 2, I never even thought about the remaining battery power, but with the Mini 4 I check remaining power all the time.
 
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ron7624 said:
To me the problem with them getting so thin is the lack of sufficient battery. Although I love my Mini 4, it does not last as long as the Mini 2 that I just sold. They should only make them thinner if the battery can maintain the same balance as the previous model.
My old Mini 2 would go 3 days before needing a charge. The Mini 4 can barely make it through 2 days. When I owned the Mini 2, I never even thought about the remaining battery power, but with the Mini 4 I check remaining power all the time.
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Same experience with the Air vs. Air 2. The Mini 4 and Air 2 are better hardware, but runtime definitely took a hit compared to their A7 predecessors.
 
Oh boy - the Air 2 already has a screen and chassis vibration problem and they want to make the next iPad THINNER? My god, without some type of speaker isolation engineering the thing will vibrate right off the table if layed flat with music playing. My goodness. We want a tablet, NOT a cheet of paper. Ugh.
 
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