Unless Apple is conning the world, the iPad 3 should be announced next week. It, like its forbears, is the subject of many a rumor, some more likely than others. We’ve collected most of them here in this post with arguments for and against, for your convenience and flaming pleasure.
Of course, we’ll be there to cover the event live, and will (if past events are any indication) get a nice hands-on as well.
That’s all we have for now. Did we miss some? Do you have some personal theories? Talk amongst yourselves.
Source:http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/28/ipad-3-rumor-roundup/
Of course, we’ll be there to cover the event live, and will (if past events are any indication) get a nice hands-on as well.
Retina screen
Argument:- Natural evolution of Apple brand
- Component already spied
- It’s on the invitation
- There aren’t really any objections at this point
Capacitive bezel
Argument:- Apple is serious about removing physical buttons
- Patents for hot bezels have been seen
- Invite picture shows no button
- Invite picture could be just in landscape mode
- The clicky home button is an iconic feature of iOS devices
- Capacitive buttons and non-display surfaces can be confusing or annoying
- The whole point of an iPad is touching the screen
Quad-core CPU
Argument:- Need the power to handle improved graphics and higher resolution
- Everyone else is doing it
- People love cores
- iPad buyers don’t actually care about cores
- Improved GPU unit more integral to graphics than extra processing cores
- “A5X” chip already spied, suggesting smaller step in this case
iPhone 4S-style camera
Argument:- Apple already buying these camera stacks in bulk
- Creation/media apps on iPad blowing up, will be improved by new screen
- The old iPad camera is awful and will look even worse on high-res screen
- iPad as camera is pretty awkward, be honest
- Apple wants to keep 4S as only premium-camera offering
Thicker case
Argument:- New screen requires more significant backlighting, which takes up space
- More battery needed for backlight, new chip, etc.
- “Thin” could be addressed by separate device or lower-cost iPad 2
- Again, the component has been written about
- What is this “thicker” you speak of, Apple products get thinner
LTE
Argument:- AT&T and Verizon are the LTE guys and iPad is already offered by them
- It would make sense with Apple’s new bandwidth-heavy services (iCloud)
- AT&T and Verizon’s LTE networks would probably buckle under ten million iPads
- Cost and throttling issues would be trouble
- Coverage is a concern: iPad is for everyone, LTE is not
- International compatibility is a concern
iPad Mini
Argument:- The rumors refuse to die
- Kindle Fire is extremely popular, iPad Mini could tap that market
- Low-cost iPad could reach new markets
- Original 1024×768 resolution could be used
- Apple’s not interested in going downmarket
- The iPad isn’t that size and shape by accident, 4:3 and 9.7″ is “perfect”
- It would be seen as imitative, not innovative
Mountain Lion features
Argument:- Further integration of Twitter would be a welcome feature
- The features in Mountain Lion are clearly meant to spread to iOS
- Mountain Lion features before Mountain Lion even comes out?
No more 30-pin connector
Argument:- Thunderbolt and wireless syncing together make this cable obsolete
- They need the space this cable port takes up
- New design could be necessary for thinning the case
- Partial Thunderbolt integration would let them keep form factor, add features
- Yes it’s going away, but not yet
- There are just too many 30-pin accessories out there
Siri
Argument:- It’s a big hit and would be a natural fit for this couchtop device
- No data worries – send audio data over Wi-Fi
- Not clear where Apple is on scaling or updating Siri
- Could be part of a larger rollout later on (i.e. 5.1)
That’s all we have for now. Did we miss some? Do you have some personal theories? Talk amongst yourselves.
Source:http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/28/ipad-3-rumor-roundup/
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