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iPad Pro Still dreaming of a 15-16’’ iPad Pro (Max)
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Um... Until iPadOS is addressed. Then bringing along a bigger iPad carries bigger iPadOS problems.
Why do i feel like i would never want to carry around a 15" to 16" ipad but never worried about carrying a 15" laptop many years ago
Dreaming of it too. I just want one the same size and weight as my Surface Book 2 15 tablet but with great battery life. Apple could do it easily....
Such an iPad is several years out however, if Apple ever does it, as Gurmann said...
In the meantime I'll probably buy the 14.6in Galaxy Tab S8 ultra coming next month. There are speculations about the weight, some leakers say it will be lighter than the current M1 Ipad pro, some say it will be the same weight (and size) as the original iPad pro from 2015 (whose body is 14.5in). I'd be more than fine with either. Only thing though is Samsung tablets are basically only good for video watching and as secondary displays, because of the aspect ratio (16.10).
And iPad pro would be great for portrait use too, like reading magazines and other PDF files.
Such an iPad is several years out however, if Apple ever does it, as Gurmann said...
In the meantime I'll probably buy the 14.6in Galaxy Tab S8 ultra coming next month. There are speculations about the weight, some leakers say it will be lighter than the current M1 Ipad pro, some say it will be the same weight (and size) as the original iPad pro from 2015 (whose body is 14.5in). I'd be more than fine with either. Only thing though is Samsung tablets are basically only good for video watching and as secondary displays, because of the aspect ratio (16.10).
And iPad pro would be great for portrait use too, like reading magazines and other PDF files.
OMG my prayers have been heard. Thank you, Timmy!: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/01/09/boe-oled-displays-for-tablets/
Because you had a laptop, and the screen was attached to a solid base with a hinge
Take away that base and hinge and you'll have to hold up that screen all on your own, which will probably suck in the long term
Because for some people their iPad has fully replaced a TV (so they watch movies on it for instance) or read magazines or other documents on it. And 12.9 it definitely small for movies and sometimes for PDFs too depending on how dense the page is. Also some people use they iPad as a monitor (Sidecar, Luna, Duet) and 12.9 is pretty small as a monitor (anything less than 15in is almost unusable as a monitor for me). Then there are those who draw and want a larger canvas.
There are definitely use cases for a larger iPad.
Yup, or gaming and cloud gaming. On top of a larger screen is nice for creatives too: more space for illustrating and designing.
I primarily fault Apple for that and their iPad aspect ratios. The 12.9” has way too much black boxing when viewing content making it pretty laughable from an immersion standpoint. The best aspect ratios for content are the IPP 11” and iPad Mini 6.
It's a compromise anyway, the aspect ratio of the 11in, which is half way between 4:3 and 3:2 does not give much more immersion and compromises on the portrait view of 4:3 contents (looks or magazines and books are 4:3 or even more square). The ideal aspect ratio for video is 16:9 and the closest thing to it is the 16:10 Samsung Tab S7+, but the upcoming Tab S8 ultra (14.6in and a weight expected to be between that of the M1 12.9 and the original 12.9in pro) should be the ultimate video watching tablet. Sure 16.9 would have been even better, but still much better than any iPad or 3:2 device at that. Of course if you want one device you need to compromise somewhere, if you want the best of each you need to buy more than one device.
Laptops are transported, then set on a table or lap and used. iPads are meant to be held. And that would be one heavy iPad.
I know plenty ipad users who rest their devices on their lap or have a case with standing abilities. Marketing wants us to believe that we’ll all be dragging these around but I believe plenty use cases are non mobile.
Agreed, many still look at iPad like the couch device of the Steve Jobs 2010 presentation... Things have evolved since...
I for one have several Windows tablets weighting 800gr which are perfectly fine to old for moving them around the house and then resting them on a stand. The current surface pro 8 is almost 900gr and it's still very manageable, but it's not the kind of device you would read a book on it while holding it for hours. My guess is that most people who would buy a 15in iPad would have a smaller iPad too already anyway...
Apple could easily make a 800gr 15in or even 16in iPad. If they want to get the weight as low as possible they should go with OLED, like Samsung, which is lighter than LCD, let alone miniLED.
A 15-16" iPad for watching movies and such would make sense to switch to a 1080P format and I can't see Apple moving away from the 4:3/5:4 aspect ratio. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ which is a beautiful piece of kit and it has a 16:10 aspect ratio. It's an awesome device for watching movies or streaming shows on Pluto TV but let me tell you it's a really wide tablet in landscape mode and the Galaxy Tab S7+ is a 12.4" tablet.
A 15-16in iPad would NOT be for watching movies only. So no need to change the aspect ratio. If you want a large tablet for movies only the upcoming Tab S8 ultra, 14.6in, will be the ideal device, better than the S7+. The iPad Pro Max will certainly be heavier, but will have the advantage of portrait usage too.