On the bright side, this means the existing 12.9 Pro models will retain their value longer.
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Next-Gen iPad Air With 12.9-Inch Display and Redesigned Camera Unit Revealed in CAD Renders
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When will they relocate the camera in landscape how most of us use it.
When will they relocate the camera in landscape how most of us use it.
It will be relocated and this render is wrong. There’s no way Apple will stick with the portrait camera with a whole new chassis on the iPad Air when they’ve already moved to a landscape camera on the base iPad.
So Apple will have landscape camera in the base iPad 10, but not in the 13" Air which is way more likely to be used in landscape?
I figure Apple will use smaller split magnets on either side of the camera instead of a large central magnet.
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So, for online meetings, rotate the iPad to portrait mode... then back again after the meeting?
Or look directly at the camera so those on the other end perceive you are looking straight at them and observe them with your peripheral vision on your iPad. Or find a happy medium spot between the audience on your screen and the camera and still lean on your peripheral vision but less so?
As to covering the camera with your hand, rotate iPad to put the camera at the other end so that your dominant (writing) hand no longer blocks the camera?
Else, maybe you should get a dedicated camera for Zoom/Facetime/Skype or whatever you are using, basically offloading the task from your iPad? Then it wouldn't matter where the iPad camera is located or if in portrait or landscape mode because the other camera positioned away from all issues would be the one streaming the view of you.
There is no ideal spot of the camera. Move it to the landscape "top" position and a crowd will chime in griping about the change because the "as is" is ideal for them. Perhaps the answer is for Apple to insert 2 cameras to scratch both itches and just charge more for the addition? But even then, it seems likely that people would gripe about the aesthetics of showing cams on 2 sides and not on the other 2.
If me and this really bugs me, I spend maybe up to $200 for a much better camera (example) and switch that functionality to it. Or go laptop + continuity camera leaning on the far superior rear phone cameras.
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Respectfully disagree...I would love, love, love for my 12.9 iPad Pro to have TouchID. I use it as a writing tablet - meaning it is almost always lying flat on my desk. Using FaceID is such a pain (lifting it every time I want to turn it back on) that I've resorted to using the 6 digit code. A TouchID on the button would be ideal.
That said, I still don't understand why we can't have both (at least with the Pro). Give the user the choice to have one, the other, or both.
too many iPad models.
iPad mini - iPad - iPad Pro
iPad and iPad Pro can have regular and larger sizes displays. at a minimum have Face ID and optionally include Touch ID with FaceID still being an option.
iPad mini - iPad - iPad Pro
iPad and iPad Pro can have regular and larger sizes displays. at a minimum have Face ID and optionally include Touch ID with FaceID still being an option.
Hopefully this doesn't push to £799 and 64GB for the 12.9" display ;/
No! I want the iPad to be efficient with my workflow (and I might add the majority's preference).
When you are teaching or presenting something you cannot afford to look directly at the camera and not to what you are presenting, that is a non-solution.
This is not possible with the case I use when on-the-go nor with the magnetic stand I use on my desk, which allows me to connect several peripherals, mouse, charge the device, etc. and it only works in that way, I cannot rotate the iPad to the other side with either the case nor the stand. And no, I don't feel like spending even more money on more cases an accessories.
Again, thank you for the advice but I have already spent so much money on my setup (the iPad alone was > $1500 USD) that buying an extra camera is not my first choice, I'd rather use the one my device has, and sadly Apple is doing it wrong here.
This is true, people have different preference, however if you poll the users and the tech-reviewers you will find that the majority favors a landscape camera, specially with how big these devices have become. In an iPad mini it makes sense, but in a 13+ iin iPad it is very unlikely to be a primarily handheld device in meetings and presentations.
Thanks for the advice mate!
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Hi, Apple representative here. Yes, they are accurate.
All that space and they still can’t find room for the camera to sit flush?!?
If Apple was user-friendly, they’d just put cameras on both orientations, or even on all four sides so you can’t “hold it wrong” and instead “it just works”.
I understand but apple raising the price on these with the same Touch ID and lcd display is high way robbery
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Haha, the only reason I didn’t buy an Air is because I could get an Apple refurbished Pro for not that much more than the perpetual sale price of the Air. If you’re waiting for a larger Air, you might be in luck.
It would not be atypical for Apple to upsell you that way. “I want a bigger screen than the iPad 10. Ah, there’s the iPad Air 12.9”! Huh, but I still want the landscape camera. Ugh, I guess I’ll have to splurge for the Pro.”
Exactly. The 12.9 Air is not going to cost more than what the 12.9 Pro does now. I see it around $800 as well, especially if they're not adding ProMotion or Mini-LED. As for the Pro costs, I highly doubt the price to those is going to jump as much as rumors suggest. I also think it'll go up by $100-200, but as with the most recent phones, the price increase will be masked by a jump in base storage, with 256 becoming the base storage. If somehow they do go for a higher price jump, I can easily see the Pros having a 512gb base storage, to soften the price increase.
I need to know how it compares to the 2018 iPad Pro 12.9" I know the processor is way better, but other than that, are there any improvements? Will the new airs have Face ID?
I suspect it’s the charging electronics that are the issue. They might have to relocate that and/or shield to avoid electronic interference with the camera.
No, price strategy will be similar to the current:
12.9” Air will be get 64GB storage for the base configuration and it’s price will sit just below the upcoming 11” OLED Pro, which still starts with 128GB storage.
If you opt for the 256GB 12.9” Air then it’s price is just below the upcoming 12.9” OLED Pro, which also still gets 128GB storage for base configuration.
You’re always supposed to buy the more expensive model, you can never win on value/$.
I don’t like the camera bump on the rear of this rumored device. I rather have the camera bump be the same as the current iPad Air.
The front facing camera is in the wrong place if this rumor is true.
It would probably start at 64GB of storage and not 128GB. And I would like it to start at 128GB of storage.
The front facing camera is in the wrong place if this rumor is true.
It would probably start at 64GB of storage and not 128GB. And I would like it to start at 128GB of storage.
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Disagree. I have Face ID on my iPhone 14 and I don’t care for it. It doesn’t always work, maybe because it’s dependent on light levels and whether I’m wearing my reading glasses or not. I much prefer the Touch ID on my iPad Air 5. So if the iPad Air 6 comes with Touch ID I’m perfectly cool with that.
The 12.9 iPad Air is something I might seriously consider upgrading to even though my Air 5 is only a year and some old. I don’t need the features of a Pro and the price for this 12.9 Air should be a lot friendlier. We’ll see.
The iPad 10 Also does not support the second generation Apple Pencil.
The iPad Air as it is right now does, and should for the future model, of course.
Would be shocking if it remained 60hz. I am hoping they move the ProMotion LCDs currently on the Pros to the Airs, to make way for the OLED panels on the Pros. It's just not acceptable in this day and age to continue to use 120hz as a "Pro-only" feature.
Guess the front camera is still in portrait because Apple doesn't want to redesign and introduce a new Apple Pencil with the iPad Air, but instead wants to redesign it along the iPad Pro. So, a landscape camera is still possible with Pro, as that's when the redesigned Apple Pencil is more likely to be introduced.