The revamped IPAD:
Will take advantage of the sharp IGZO display to reduce battery consumption and either improve screen resolution or reduce the size of the display. Possibly both?
http://www.cultofmac.com/196382/an-i...single-charge/
Will be moving from two LED backlight units to one to reduce heat, improve internal space, and improve battery life (Reduce Size?)
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/06/...-in-late-2012/
Will take advantage of FFS technology to reduce battery consumption
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/b...7600/E-Ink.htm
and will have the lightning connector and an A6 chip.
In short, the battery life will be insane (24 Hours?) , and it might be thinner. The IPad could be $200 more then the best Android tablet, and it will decimate them all during the holiday purchasing season.
The IPad mini might be able to pull off battery life of 2-3 days assuming it takes advantage of the same technology (Which seems very likely). I have a hard time believing they are going to make it smaller without there being a good reason.
I somehow doubt they are making the mini to compete with the Kindle Fire or the Nexus 7 as that implies people buying the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire considered one instead of the other.
I see it as much more likely they are doing to meet the demand for a smaller tablet that can work for at least 1 full day, with the possibility of it running up to 3 days. It's possible they are going after the demand for the Kindle. I personally believe the major reason people buy the Kindle is the battery life and the size, the price just making it an easy impulsive decision.
If The iPad can produce epic battery life (24 Hours or Longer) and is smaller, it might steal a bunch of those sales while at the same time taking advantage of the demand for a smaller tablet such as the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 that are about the same price as the rumored entry level IPad mini but have far inferior specs. It will also create a market for countries outside the US and UK, where devices such as the Kindle are not as popular or may not be known at all. I would gladly spend $350 for an IPAD mini that can handle the same operations as an IPAD (1st Gen) and has (8GB of) storage with a battery that lasts (24 Hours +) rather then spend $159 for a kindle that only has 2-3GB and no functionality other then as an eReader.
Guess what? The Ipad 1st Gen is currently going for about $300 on eBay. Seems people will gladly spend $350-500 for a device that packs serious performance. Anyone else notice the correlation?
I wonder what kinds of supply constraints or production difficulties Apple is going to experience by doing this . I wonder how long it will take to train workers to make it and to get the factory up to mass production. Of course it's always possible they are all ready fully prepared :/
Will take advantage of the sharp IGZO display to reduce battery consumption and either improve screen resolution or reduce the size of the display. Possibly both?
http://www.cultofmac.com/196382/an-i...single-charge/
Will be moving from two LED backlight units to one to reduce heat, improve internal space, and improve battery life (Reduce Size?)
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/06/...-in-late-2012/
Will take advantage of FFS technology to reduce battery consumption
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/b...7600/E-Ink.htm
and will have the lightning connector and an A6 chip.
In short, the battery life will be insane (24 Hours?) , and it might be thinner. The IPad could be $200 more then the best Android tablet, and it will decimate them all during the holiday purchasing season.
The IPad mini might be able to pull off battery life of 2-3 days assuming it takes advantage of the same technology (Which seems very likely). I have a hard time believing they are going to make it smaller without there being a good reason.
I somehow doubt they are making the mini to compete with the Kindle Fire or the Nexus 7 as that implies people buying the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire considered one instead of the other.
I see it as much more likely they are doing to meet the demand for a smaller tablet that can work for at least 1 full day, with the possibility of it running up to 3 days. It's possible they are going after the demand for the Kindle. I personally believe the major reason people buy the Kindle is the battery life and the size, the price just making it an easy impulsive decision.
If The iPad can produce epic battery life (24 Hours or Longer) and is smaller, it might steal a bunch of those sales while at the same time taking advantage of the demand for a smaller tablet such as the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 that are about the same price as the rumored entry level IPad mini but have far inferior specs. It will also create a market for countries outside the US and UK, where devices such as the Kindle are not as popular or may not be known at all. I would gladly spend $350 for an IPAD mini that can handle the same operations as an IPAD (1st Gen) and has (8GB of) storage with a battery that lasts (24 Hours +) rather then spend $159 for a kindle that only has 2-3GB and no functionality other then as an eReader.
Guess what? The Ipad 1st Gen is currently going for about $300 on eBay. Seems people will gladly spend $350-500 for a device that packs serious performance. Anyone else notice the correlation?
I wonder what kinds of supply constraints or production difficulties Apple is going to experience by doing this . I wonder how long it will take to train workers to make it and to get the factory up to mass production. Of course it's always possible they are all ready fully prepared :/
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