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There will be no iPad Air 3
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I think the Mini 4 will just be a 8-inch, A8X based iPad Air 3. It will get the same camera (which definitely has room for improvement on the Air 2), and if the Air 3 gets Force Touch, which I think is likely, the Mini 4 will as well. If the Air 3 gets battery life improvements, which is a step in the right direction, they probably won't apply to the Mini 4, but you get the idea. Most people should be satisfied.
Pretty much agree.
Think force touch however will not appear on iPads this year (like touch ID didn't). Air 3 battery to remain at '10 hour usage'.
No form factor changes for any tablets.
Source: None
Pretty much agree.
Think force touch however will not appear on iPads this year (like touch ID didn't). Air 3 battery to remain at '10 hour usage'.
No form factor changes for any tablets.
Source: None
Wouldn't be surprised if you were correct, however I think that would be a very disappointing upgrade. You've got to remember that FT modules have been in preparation for a long while now. And Force Touch will be very useful on an iPad. Not to mention that they have it an all of their devices this year, it's even rumoured to be in the upcoming iPad Pro, so I doubt that they'll leave the iPad Air/Mini out.
Yeah, Macs are so 1984. iPhones are so 2007
You've obviously never used an Air 2.
But IMHO he's got a valid point there. All iOS devices so far have had very limited capabilities in terms of Multitasking. The 2GB of Ram in the Air 2 may have shown sufficient for "Solotasking plus" in iOS 8, but experience with the extended Multitasking and the full feature set of iOS 9 are not that widely available yet.
Judging from multitasking experiences on other platforms, multitasking definitely needs more ram than simple Solotasking, sometimes significantly so.
I can't say I'm pushing it to the limit, but PB1 has caused absolutely zero issues on my Air 2. TBH, I'm not sure how much I'll actually wind up using it, but it is a hoot and it really does work well.
i don't think there will be an ipad air 3...
the air 2 is much more powerful than any other ios device, it seems to have been built for long lasting.
probably it will be matched by the iphone 6s this year (maybe on ram side, not 3 core processor).
in addition, if apple will release an ipad pro (which is very likely to be released this fall) they could choose not to release an other ipad that could affect the ipad pro sales.
just my opinion.
the air 2 is much more powerful than any other ios device, it seems to have been built for long lasting.
probably it will be matched by the iphone 6s this year (maybe on ram side, not 3 core processor).
in addition, if apple will release an ipad pro (which is very likely to be released this fall) they could choose not to release an other ipad that could affect the ipad pro sales.
just my opinion.
Sorry, I guess I was a month behind when I made that post.
Even then it's still a bit early, especially if it is to come out in October.
I absolutely guarantee there will be an Air 3 - the question is when. There's an interesting rumor at Apple Insider that says we might see an updated EOL Mini 4 and the iPad Pro but no refresh on the 9.7" iPad at all. We shall see!
Given lower sales volume, that could make a lot of sense. Then again, look where logic gets you...
THis would only makes sense if Pro has the same price like iPad Air.
just like S series of iPhone has the same price as its regular series.
According to a thread on the news forum page there will NOT be an Air 3. Damn. Guess I'll stick with my perfectly good Air then. I wanted them to take care of the horrific chassis and screen vibration problem and I'd have likely upgraded but I won't be now. Not a huge deal though.
Oh well.
Oh well.
I don't believe those people. I mean look at their track record: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/economic-daily-news/
I can just see myself looking back and seeing how they were absolutely wrong.
I use the multitasking/multiwindow capabilities on my Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. 2GB RAM, 1600 x 2560 pixels, released in Feb 2014... it runs extremely well.
I believe it. I'm looking forward to possibly getting an Air 2 (or Air 3 if there's a compelling reason) and running iOS 9.
The multitasking feature of the other tablets was one thing that I really wanted, and now with iOS 9 and El Capitan it's finally arrived, However I can't help wonder if these features have been introduced in order to sell the iPad Pro and are in fact a teaser to the bigger screen. The beta version of iOS 9 so far is great on my iPad Air 2, multitasking works well.
So it looks like the recent reports that there won't a new Ipad Air 3 this year!!
A big shame for me because i am waiting for the Ipad Air 3 this fall which will be my 1st ever ipad and i don't really want to buy the Ipad Air 2 as it is neally a year old now.
I really hope there will be a new Ipad Air(3) this year!
A big shame for me because i am waiting for the Ipad Air 3 this fall which will be my 1st ever ipad and i don't really want to buy the Ipad Air 2 as it is neally a year old now.
I really hope there will be a new Ipad Air(3) this year!
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