I've been thinking about this for a while. When they introduced the mini, apple gave iPad a mid generational boost with the A6X chip and lightning connector.
The mini as it stands is no slouch and I believe whether they give it a A5X or A6X chip in the next gen, couple that with a retina class display will result in no particular reason to buy a 9.7" iPad. Now don't get me wrong I'm sure the A7X is ready to rock. But without a meaningful step up in CPU/GPU hungry features, it's just a little bit faster in real terms.
What I'm trying to get across is that Apple will have successfully cannibalised iPad and I don't think they will just accept that and move on. I think they'll introduce a game changing feature in iPad and only for iPad when they release the 5th gen later this year.
So, open floor. What do all you rumour monkeys think that might be?
The mini as it stands is no slouch and I believe whether they give it a A5X or A6X chip in the next gen, couple that with a retina class display will result in no particular reason to buy a 9.7" iPad. Now don't get me wrong I'm sure the A7X is ready to rock. But without a meaningful step up in CPU/GPU hungry features, it's just a little bit faster in real terms.
What I'm trying to get across is that Apple will have successfully cannibalised iPad and I don't think they will just accept that and move on. I think they'll introduce a game changing feature in iPad and only for iPad when they release the 5th gen later this year.
So, open floor. What do all you rumour monkeys think that might be?