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transmaster

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OK prediction time:

In March:

New iPad Air and Pro launch, starting at 128GB and 256GB respectively and with (roughly) 11inch and 13 inch screen sizes
Both have landscape orientated webcams
New Apple Pencil launched
New Magic Keyboard with new form factor, aluminium outer casing, function keys and larger trackpad


Later this year:

iPad 9th removed from sale
iPad 10th gen sees a price cut
iPad 11th gen with faster processor introduced starting at 128GB
Original Apple Pencil removed from sale
iPad mini receives an update
I am hoping for a March roll out of the new Air and Pro. As for a new Magic Keyboard it is going to have to be truly magic to interest me.
 

TigeRick

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View attachment 2308514

Here is display roadmap from Ross Young, you all know how good his prediction on iPhone's display roadmap is. According to him, in 2025 that is one year after new iPad lineup, Apple will upgrade standard iPhone 17's display to LTPO which means adaptive refresh rate. Both standard and Pro iPhone will use LTPO display, Apple of course will differentiate them by having under panel FaceID on Pro models.

High refresh rate technology is nothing new, most phone and tablet OEMs has embraced such technology. Some even on low end models. That's why I tend to believe it will be available on iPad Mini and Air 10.9" and remember this is LED display not OLED like upcoming iPad Pro...

Yeah, next year standard iPhone 17 going to feature ProMotion display as Ross predicted, the chance of upcoming iPad Air 12.9" comes with ProMotion keep getting higher...Can you imagine 12.9" iPad without Pro-Motion???😅
 
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TigeRick

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If upcoming iPad Air is featuring Mini-LED, then I think Pro-Motion should be standard. Hmm, suddenly my speculated price $899 doesn't look so bad.:p
 
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gusping

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If upcoming iPad Air is featuring Mini-LED, then I think Pro-Motion should be standard. Hmm, suddenly my speculated price $899 doesn't look so bad.:p
I think Apple will cut the promotion from the panel, or add on an extra $100 and include it. If the latter, I suspect the jump to the 12.9in Pro won't be that much anyway.
 

transmaster

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Hmm, 12.9" iPad Air very interesting. With an M3?. I don't need the camera the iPad Pro will have but. But I want 1TB of storage and the increased in RAM that goes with it.

Originally I was going to get a iPad without cellular but not anymore I finally have 5Gmw and with it I am getting over 300 mbps. That is warp speed smoking for Cheyenne. With my DSL my Mac Studio is stuck with 14 mbps.
 

TigeRick

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Hmm, 12.9" iPad Air very interesting. With an M3?. I don't need the camera the iPad Pro will have but. But I want 1TB of storage and the increased in RAM that goes with it.

Originally I was going to get a iPad without cellular but not anymore I finally have 5Gmw and with it I am getting over 300 mbps. That is warp speed smoking for Cheyenne. With my DSL my Mac Studio is stuck with 14 mbps.
12.9" iPad Air should come with M2. It is iPad Pro that comes with M3.
 

nj-morris

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If upcoming iPad Air is featuring Mini-LED, then I think Pro-Motion should be standard. Hmm, suddenly my speculated price $899 doesn't look so bad.:p
Called it.

 

snipr125

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Called it.


Its great the 12.9" Ipad Air will have Mini LED display, but will it have the full fat Promotion version?
 

Abazigal

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Its great the 12.9" Ipad Air will have Mini LED display, but will it have the full fat Promotion version?
I wonder what this will mean for its price. I always assumed the 12.9" iPad Air would have a normal LCD display to keep it affordable for people who just want the larger screen and don't care about the other bells and whistles.
 

Rafterman

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If they are using leftover iPad 12.9 Pro screens, it would support 120 Hz. But they could disable it in software, which would be a dick move by Apple.
 
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ThatsMeRight

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If they are using leftover iPad 12.9 Pro screens, it would support 120 Hz. But they could disable it in software, which would be a dick move by Apple.
No, it wouldn't necessarily. For example, the iPhone 12 Pro's display technically supported 120 Hz framerates. It just didn't have the right controller/drivers (hardware) to do so.

They could use cheaper controllers, without 120 Hz support.
 

Carrotstick

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They got to get of 64gb from the mini and the Airs. It’s too low in 2024. Make 128Gb standard
 
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McJobs

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If upcoming iPad Air is featuring Mini-LED, then I think Pro-Motion should be standard. Hmm, suddenly my speculated price $899 doesn't look so bad.:p

Leaked iPad dimmensions don't support this mini-LED rumor.


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*~Kim~*

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No more sharing accessories between the Pros and the Airs then. Or for Pro users upgrading. Typical Apple.
 

snipr125

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They got to get of 64gb from the mini and the Airs. It’s too low in 2024. Make 128Gb standard
Absolutely, 128 GB storage on the Airs should be standard (like the regular iPhones which are essentially Air devices). From a business perspective for Apple though, this would cannibalise Ipad Pro sales as 128 GB storage is the sweet spot for the masses.
 
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