The Air has had a protruding camera for a couple generations. If the rendering of the rumored new device showed no camera bump, it would break the Internet.
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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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Meh. I have an Air 5 with a camera bump. My iPad is in a Targus case which negates the camera bump so no wobble issue.
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Did I miss the keynote where Apple announced that?
Looking forward for the release of this model for using as the second screen for my macbook, but I would prefer them to keep the Air line with M1 processor (which is more than capable for Air target audience) and so not to hike the prices. Otherwise if they gonna use the pricing of the current pro lineup, might buy the refurbished M1 11 or 13 inch ipad pro.
Nah. The current iPads have camera bumps on them and they don’t wobble. The iPad is simply too big for the small protrusion to make any difference. I just tried my iPad Pro now, and it’s got a big square bump. Not a millimeter of movement on the table. The iPhone is a tiny thing in comparison, so it’ll wobble.
Not me. I read and markup all PDF’s, articles and such in landscape.People who read eBooks, documents, media articles or manga?
Honestly, the iPad Air should just be the iPad Pro 2018 with an updated chip.
- Remove the LiDAR Scanner
- Add pro-motion
- Add FaceID
- Use the iPad Pro bezels (not the thicker ones from the iPad Air)
This makes a whole lot of sense especially if the Pro goes OLED and how the base iPad is encroaching on the Air’s specs.
Unfortunately, I don’t think it will happen. Penny pinching Tim cares more about margins than he does about customer experience.
Or just keep the current iPad Pros in the lineup for $100 less.
yes, same idea! But I think the micro led displays are a bit expensive (they bumped the price when they launched), hence I'd actually be happy with the older LCD screen for even less.
I feel like the assignment for current design of the iPad and iPad Air is just "let's hit certain price points at certain margin level using the least bad design possible".
Question: will the 12.9" iPad Air have Touch ID on the power button or Face ID for the first time? And will there be a 512 GB local storage option?
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
I wish Apple would give us an iPad WITHOUT a rear-facing camera (and thus lighter weight AND lower cost).
I'm genuinely curious if this is a feature that most customers actually use. I instead use my iPhone camera for photos, videos and scans, but maybe that's just me?
I wish Apple would give us an iPad WITHOUT a rear-facing camera (and thus lighter weight AND lower cost).
I'm genuinely curious if this is a feature that most customers actually use. I instead use my iPhone camera for photos, videos and scans, but maybe that's just me?
I’ve spoken with quite a few customers who apparently do use the rear camera. I’ve used it myself periodically.
Hmmmm, what about a new Magic Keyboard that contains a landscape camera, or camera add on.
all I know is that I went from the 2017 12.9l to the M1 11” and I still regret it. The Air would be fine except I’m using more space than they have available (600gb? It’s a photo and file backup). I have the M1 with the TB, so have the extra RAM. I didn’t want to upgrade for a longgggg while.
And my Mini. Gave that to my Daughter…. so a new mini and a 12.9” is what is needed here. I need a do over of the last purchase.
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I use my ipad rear camera a fair bit. Scanning documents, as a makeshift visualiser, even taking the occasional photo or video. I don’t mind paying for an ipad which has the same cameras as the latest pro iPhones.