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iPad Latest iPad Pro 2018 leak, A12X confirmed. it's gonna be a beast

profets said:
Well, in fairness it is coming up on 17 months since the current iPad Pro launched, and even that one used the 9 month old (at the time) A10.

Feels more like iPad is getting back on track with iPhone & current SoC. I wonder if we’ll see more consistent annual hardware updates going forward.
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At the time the A10X was incredible though. It has more cache, cores, and is a 10nm chip where as the A10 was 14 I believe. It largest and only real downfall in the future will be the performance controller that will limit applications to either using the big cores or little cores exclusively. Where as the A11 and newer chips can be utilized in any way an app sees necessary.
 
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gobikerider said:
At the time the A10X was incredible though. It has more cache, cores, and is a 10nm chip where as the A10 was 14 I believe. It largest and only real downfall in the future will be the performance controller that will limit applications to either using the big cores or little cores exclusively. Where as the A11 and newer chips can be utilized in any way an app sees necessary.
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Agreed - And it still performs amazingly. My point was more about how the iPad was getting a bit behind the iPhone for launches (compared to the 2010 to 2015 stretch of A4 to A9).
 
And if the A12X rumors are true, that will be a very, very large increase in performance from the A10X. A12X will be a 7nm Octa-Core processor, that will not just be a beast it will be a bloody superhero. :O
The single core benchmarks will undoubtedly be 5000+ and the multicore will be 25000+
This will hopefully and finally be the computer replacement Apple has been trying to do. It's specs even with an A11X would beat some current MacBook Pros in Geekbench, (obviously it is a mobile ARM chip v a desktop class chip,) but the performance will be so incredibly good, that many will opt for this rather than a $1200 MacBook or $1500-2700 MBP, IMO.


Kallum.
 
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profets said:
Well, in fairness it is coming up on 17 months since the current iPad Pro launched, and even that one used the 9 month old (at the time) A10.

Feels more like iPad is getting back on track with iPhone & current SoC. I wonder if we’ll see more consistent annual hardware updates going forward.
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You are right, time flies indeed! And now that you put it this way... I just realised we are using not-that-recent-but-still-powerful SoCs all along. Hopefully the iPad will be on par with the iPhone this time

gobikerider said:
At the time the A10X was incredible though. It has more cache, cores, and is a 10nm chip where as the A10 was 14 I believe. It largest and only real downfall in the future will be the performance controller that will limit applications to either using the big cores or little cores exclusively. Where as the A11 and newer chips can be utilized in any way an app sees necessary.
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Ugh, I wish I knew how the A11 works in this manner earlier on; would not have touched the iPad Pro 2 had I knew so.... :(
 
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darkarn said:
You are right, time flies indeed! And now that you put it this way... I just realised we are using not-that-recent-but-still-powerful SoCs all along. Hopefully the iPad will be on par with the iPhone this time



Ugh, I wish I knew how the A11 works in this manner earlier on; would not have touched the iPad Pro 2 had I knew so.... :(
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Honestly I’m mad because I recall myself making that exact argument but then I must’ve caved in to the A10X anyway because at the time it was so powerful I figured it didn’t even matter. So much for that as that fall the iPhone X proved me oh so wrong
 
gobikerider said:
Honestly I’m mad because I recall myself making that exact argument but then I must’ve caved in to the A10X anyway because at the time it was so powerful I figured it didn’t even matter. So much for that as that fall the iPhone X proved me oh so wrong
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Yeah, I think I recall you saying something like that when iPad Pro 2017 came out :D

Hopefully in 2020 we won't be saying the same thing again about being fooled by the A12X...
 
Sometimes i wish Apple products arent as good as they are.

My gen 1 Pro 12.9 still runs sooo damn super fast on ios12, that there is absolutely no reason for me to upgrade to gen 3, but i want it anyways. Sometimes i wish it would just break and give me a reason to upgrade.
 
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Curse Apple for making these things so desirable. My iPad 10.5 is brand new and just fine, but nope... I want the full screen and A12X with more power!

Give me give me!

Just one request, keep the bezels black so the screen blends in and I’m happy.
 
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NT1440 said:
But that processor is still a beast. Unless there is some feature that requires the power of the A12X there is no need for you to upgrade if you don't want to.

That said, if you want to that's totally valid, I'm not casting judgement on your decisions.
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Except the A10X has no NPU at all. Right now that's not a big issue but given Apple's priorities that could limit it in the future. They "spent" most of their silicon gained from moving to 7nm and the NPU over the GPU and CPU.

My guess is the A12X will keep the same NPU but follow the other AX processors by doubling the GPU and going to 8-cores for the CPU (should still be smaller/cheaper than the A9X!). Not at all certain how many big vs little cores we'll see in the CPU.

The other big question is how much RAM? For current apps 4GB seems like plenty but with Photoshop (and I suspect other professional apps) coming in 2019 Apple may bump that up.
 
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KrisLord said:
I honestly thought getting the 10.5 was sensible and the next version would be a minor bump in speed with consistent form factor.

My 10.5 is not going to suddenly get slower.... but I totally want this A12X with minimal bezels!
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You should have been reading Ming Chi Kuo like me! I kept my 9.7 Pro for another year when he saw this coming. Hoping I can get a good price selling my 9.7 with ASK and Pencil so I can upgrade to this new iPad.
 
I’ve been a very patient boy waiting for the new IP pro as I’m still using an Air1 that is showing it’s age.

All I really care about is the A12X + graphics performance + battery performance + heat dissipation. The whole thinneess losing a headphone jack and weight savings talk is ballacks menusia to me.

I am concerned that the processor improvement will come with a sacrifice of battery life performance. Will be interesting to see how Apple walks the line with this.
 
I remember when the iPad2 came out then quickly here came the iPad3, it was not much more then the 3 same old screen same processor, people jumped on them and what happened apple brought out the iPad4 with the new screen new processor.
All the people who had bought the 3s thinking it was a great upgrade, were wrong they just spent money for nothing.
 
digitalcuriosity said:
I remember when the iPad2 came out then quickly here came the iPad3, it was not much more then the 3 same old screen same processor, people jumped on them and what happened apple brought out the iPad4 with the new screen new processor.
All the people who had bought the 3s thinking it was a great upgrade, were wrong they just spent money for nothing.
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You are wrong the 3 was the first to use a Retina display, while the 2 had a basic 720p one.
 
lansQ said:
You are wrong the 3 was the first to use a Retina display, while the 2 had a basic 720p one.
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Been so long ago was it the iPad1 might have been just iPad then quickly the iPad2 then the iPad3 with the new Retina screen?
 
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Maybe Apple will finally allow us to use a mouse/trackpad with the iPad. iOS text selection is complete garbage so having an option to use a mouse would make it far more palatable for basic productivity tasks.
 
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Freakonomics101 said:
The A12X is likely one reason why Apple waited to release new iPads. Will make the urge bigger to upgrade. I’m keeping my 10.5. I have a feeling the price will be much more than what the 10.5 is priced at. The A10X is still an incredible beast and I still think it’s future proof.
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I can see the Apple marketing just now A12X faster than Core i5 systems.
The A12X will be a CPU.that lasts keeping my more than 2 years.
7nm
8 Cores with HMP
Neural Engine
Core ML
 
i really think that if apple will bring usbC to ipad...i wonder if Apple can bring Apple display to can be powered by the next iPad ? probably apple display will be 5k 60hz...i wonder how much bandwidth can deliver that usbC ?! sadly TB3 is an intel thing so thats out of the question
 
Saskat said:
Any possibility of a new 9.7 display iPad Pro?
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I would love one too but can't see it happening. I like the 9.7" weight and form factor. If they get the new 10.5" under the weight of the 9.7" I might consider otherwise my replacement will be a regular ipad if this one breaks.
 
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I don’t get the desire to upgrade every year. Yeah new features are awesome but if they did go back to changes every year, what’s the point? A year with an iPad? Buying new for minor changes you may not need? And that’s a lot of money. Unless you can get full trade in value after a year, you are spending unnecessary money. Must be nice to have money like that to want to do so.
 
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