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new iPad pro next month

I doubt the 12.9" model will go up in price much since the display size on that one is the same, it will just have a smaller footprint. They're also using the newer LCD tech found in the iPhone XR but also have the cheaper aluminum frame. I'd bet that the price goes up $50-100, similar to the XR. It might also depend on whether it gets the wide camera from the iPhone X/8 or the newer one in the XS/XR. I'd also guess a higher price if they go to @3X retina which is basically 4K, but there doesn't seem to be evidence of that yet and I'm not sure if they can crank ProMotion 120Hz at that resolution yet. But with the display sizes coming closer together, I'm going to guess $749 for the 10.5" ($100 more) and $849 ($50 more) for the 12.9". They've done the same thing with the XS separating them by $100 and it used to be $120 for a while.

I also kinda wonder if we'll see a similar treatment to the 9.7" iPad—probably not this Spring, but maybe a year after that. They could use that new LCD tech and shrink the bezels around it and that would be the iPad Mini. Sure it wouldn't be as small as the old Mini but the footprint would be a good deal smaller and easier for children to hold. Or likely just kill the Mini name and this will be the spirit of it living on in a shrunken 9.7" casing, which is more spaced out now from the 11" than it was from the 10.5". It will also probably get a price bump up to $399 when they do that, with education pricing at $349.
 
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AceFernalld said:
I don't understand why people are still doubting a 2018 release for these new iPads. They're pretty obviously imminent.


Unfortunately, 100% not going to happen.

Tim Cook's keynote address in Brussels is taking place at 10:10AM Central European Summer Time on October 24th, which equates to 1:10AM PDT on the 24th. That means, assuming a 13.5 hour flight and zero additional time for travel, prep, etc., he'd need to leave Apple HQ by 11:40AM on the 23rd...

An October 23rd keynote address would presumably last until at least 11:45AM, and that's before the hands-on session.
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My wife is still thinking that he they could still have the event that week, although I just don’t see it happening. I guess the 25th could be possible (at least he would have the time zone changes working in his favor heading back home) but the pessimist in me doesn’t think it’ll happen. We’ll know for sure next week if invites go out.
 
So current 10.5" with the slim side bezels has dimensions of 250mmX174mm and these new dimensions with the same slimmer bezels on top and bot has 247mmX178mm
So if these are the dimensions its clear we will have 11" display instead of 10.5"
But again, if Apple wants to make the ipad even slimmer than 6.1" they NEED to go with al 7000 series...otherwise it will bend just holding in landscape
 
CB98 said:
So I imagine we'll be in for a quiet week
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With Tim Cook having that speech in Brussels on the 24th, it’s extremely unlikely an event will happen that week. So I guess the earliest we’ll see invites go out is on the 23rd. 24th at the latest to see the event this month. Really horrible timing for a commitment outside the country.
 
largefarrva said:
With Tim Cook having that speech in Brussels on the 24th, it’s extremely unlikely an event will happen that week. So I guess the earliest we’ll see invites go out is on the 23rd. 24th at the latest to see the event this month. Really horrible timing for a commitment outside the country.
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with the iphone Xr coming out on the 26th it's unlikely there will be an event that week. an announcement sure but not the actual event.
 
largefarrva said:
With Tim Cook having that speech in Brussels on the 24th, it’s extremely unlikely an event will happen that week. So I guess the earliest we’ll see invites go out is on the 23rd. 24th at the latest to see the event this month. Really horrible timing for a commitment outside the country.
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They can easily have Monday the event and 2 days until the Tim speech
So there are still hopes for today invitations for a next week event that can be only Monday 22th
 
fokmik said:
They can easily have Monday the event and 2 days until the Tim speech
So there are still hopes for today invitations for a next week event that can be only Monday 22th
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I wouldn’t put too much hope into seeing invites today. Just don’t see it happening at all.
 
Scroll up a bit and you’ll see I’m guessing next week on the 23rd (or 24th at the latest) to see invites go out for an event to happen this month.

There’s an extremely slim possibility that one could happen next week but I definitely would not put money on that. Tim Cook having a commitment in Europe next Wednesday basically ruined any chance of next week for having an announcement event. I’d love to be wrong though.
 
fokmik said:
yes, iphone 4s event, but that was a serious problem with Steve health ...so i wouldn't count that particularly event
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I had to look it up to see the timeline. That was the first event Steve Jobs didn’t host but rather Tim Cook did. Tim was promoted to CEO in August of that year. So unless there was another event anyone can think of where the CEO wasn’t there....I don’t think it’s ever happened. Pretty sure they’re going to want Tim to be there.
 
lol Unfortunately I'm pretty sure you're going to be waiting for another half month....just for the event. Who knows what the timeline will look like for actual release.
 
fokmik said:
so today is out of the question for the invites at this hour?
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Not yet, it's not even 9am pacific right now. It's not completely out of the question but extremely slim possibility that we see invites today...I'd venture to say the same for the whole week. Realistically the soonest we will see invites would be next Tuesday or Wednesday (to still have an event this month). But that's just my opinion.
 
largefarrva said:
Not yet, it's not even 9am pacific right now. It's not completely out of the question but extremely slim possibility that we see invites today...I'd venture to say the same for the whole week. Realistically the soonest we will see invites would be next Tuesday or Wednesday (to still have an event this month). But that's just my opinion.
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i guess if we don't see the invites in 10 min, this week is over as you said
 
fokmik said:
They can easily have Monday the event and 2 days until the Tim speech
So there are still hopes for today invitations for a next week event that can be only Monday 22th
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I don’t think they’ve ever held a Monday special event before and I don’t expect them to break that trend now. Always Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
 
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Ok, so bye bye this week for invitations...Lets hope for next week
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