Is that really the only thing that you want from the new iPad Pro? I've got an iPad Air 2 and there is more than enough performance for everyday tasks. Right now, you won't see any difference if Apple adds another 2GB to the 9.7 iPad Pro. 12.9 iPad Pro only has 4GB because it has a much higher resolution screen.
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What will happen to the 9.7" iPP at the WWDC ?
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Yep thats the only thing I really want. The Pro 9.7 is fine in every other area. I buy iPads to last me a LONG time (My main iPad is an iPad 2 purchased in 2011, and I use an Air 2 for work), so ok performance now isn't going to cut it for me now. I also disagree as the Air 2 and Pro 9.7 start stuttering with multitasking. The Pro 12.9 can keep more tabs open. 2GB really should have been made standard in 2013, and it wasn't till 2014 and now that is 3 years ago. Theres no chance of me buying something that is not going to last the distance I need. 3D Touch and 2nd gen Touch ID would be good but not essential, where as I absolutely don't want to loose the physical home button, headphone jack and bezels.
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I personally think they should spec bump the 9.7 if they keep it (mainly because I don't want the 10.5).
While this is true, i myself thought the same thing but then Ming-Chi-Kuo has come out and said that the 10.5" iPad will be at WWDC, altho nothing is 100% accurate until Apple themselves stand up on stage Ming Chi-Kuo is one of the most reliable and accurate. Add to the mix that Mark Gurman from Bloomberg is saying Apple will be updating their MacBook Pro's and the 12" MacBook at WWDC (granted it is only reported to be a small spec update) and it makes for a very interesting WWDC.
Yah sorry but the 9.7 inch Pro if kept as a budget $499 iPad would be the same as now but don't expect any more refreshes to it, that thing is going the way of the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro
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ITS HAPPENING
Yeah but with new and new iOS iterations keep coming in future 2GB RAM is not going to be enough ! We all know that.
The 9.7 inch iPad Pro should have been 4GB to begin with. The more ram the better, the longer iOS support and usability you get out of a device. IMHO, RAM is almost always the factor that cuts off iOS support for devices, it is rarely the CPU, though sometimes the GPU.
Ming Kuo is noteable for being an insider with suppliers and has been accurate in past times. But he has also been wrong many times. Undoubtedly this new iPad is coming, It's just a matter of when. I still heavily question WWDC. But agreed, WWDC will be interesting.
Sadly I think 9.7inch Pro users are going to get the screws with only having 2gb of ram. Unless we are all wrong and 2gb would remain the sorta optimal amount Apple wants, we all know with iOS 11 1Gb and 64bit will be the minimum but in iOS 9 we already had a 2gb min required feature, I feel like iOS 11 we could see some 4gb min requirements for certain features.
It's those supply chains that he has been talking about, but also there is now a thread on the front page of this site about it. I'm 50/50 now about whether we will see the iPad but with Mark German saying that there will be updates to the MacBook Pro's and 12" MacBook even tho they will only be spec bumps, it does give a chance. Maybe with them missing an April or March event they don't want to go the until September without announcing anything.
I read the article. Mac updates, Smart Speaker and iPad? I don't know about all of these releases/updates. Perhaps one of the three. I'm all for product releases, as I have interest in the speaker and iPad, but I still question Kuo and the other analysts. We will know soon.
I do get your point and I'm also skeptics that they will announce all of those. Mark Gurmen is very very accurate tho but we will see.
I'm in agreement with you. I don't think Apple will want to reveal anything that might be similar to the iPhone 8 when releasing an iPad without bezels (or whatever it turns out to be). It would spoil the "surprise". I'd rather they release the iPhone 8 first and then a newly designed iPad. Perhaps with curved glass on the edges and finally rid of the chamfered style edges. An iPad with the form factor of an iPhone 7 would be great in both 12.9 and 10.5 (and why not 7.9) sized screens.
My views are more in line in with what Daring Fireball stated about the release:
"However, Apple could wait until October to launch the 10.5-inch iPad, in order to avoid spoiling the the design of the much-rumored "iPhone 8" with an edge-to-edge OLED display, which is expected to be announced in September."
I also think Apple will announce it during September and have it release later as they did with the 12.9 Pro.
On a side note, Apple has been Announcing certain products (Airpods, Nike Watch, iPad 12.9 Pro) and launching them at a later date. I'm not saying that has any pertinence here, but it's been somewhat of a trend.
http://daringfireball.net/2017/03/about_that_10_point_5_inch_ipad
That's possible with the iPad Pro but I do think if Mark Gurmen is saying the MacBook Pro and 12" MacBook are going to be updated at WWDC (all be it a small spec update) then that is more to be believed. I believe that more than the iPad Pro announcement.
If you believe the production ramp-up news from Ming Chi-Kuo and Digitimes, then it's hard to believe a September launch.
The cost of holding back the 10.5" iPad Pro for September means holding back sales for an entire quarter (June-August). Using Kuo's projected numbers, this represents 3 million units, or 7% of annual iPad sales.
Does Tim Cook really feel a narrow bezel is worth that much? I don't think so.
The cost of holding back the 10.5" iPad Pro for September means holding back sales for an entire quarter (June-August). Using Kuo's projected numbers, this represents 3 million units, or 7% of annual iPad sales.
Does Tim Cook really feel a narrow bezel is worth that much? I don't think so.
My prediction IPad Line Up 2017:
Ipad 9.7 (2017), IPad Pro 2 10.5 ,IPad Pro 2 12.9 , IPad Pro 1 12.9 (?), IPad Mini 4 7.9 inch (?)
The 9.7 IPad Pro will be removed from iPad line up , that's no reason to put 2 iPads with 9.7 inch after the new IPad 10.5 launch .
Will Apple remove the 12.9 iPad Pro first gen from the line up ?
Will IPad mini 4 be removed too?
And also, is the iPad mini dead ??
Ipad 9.7 (2017), IPad Pro 2 10.5 ,IPad Pro 2 12.9 , IPad Pro 1 12.9 (?), IPad Mini 4 7.9 inch (?)
The 9.7 IPad Pro will be removed from iPad line up , that's no reason to put 2 iPads with 9.7 inch after the new IPad 10.5 launch .
Will Apple remove the 12.9 iPad Pro first gen from the line up ?
Will IPad mini 4 be removed too?
And also, is the iPad mini dead ??
I think that either the iPad Pro 9.7" will be discontinued (replaced by the iPad Pro 2 10.5") or only the 32 GB model remains at a lower price point of $499.
Everyone knows it. Just like 128, 256, 512 Mb and 1 GB were all once more than enough for iOS and now are no longer, the same will happen to 2Gb of ram.
Macs were sold until recently with 4GB of RAM which is still enough to run the OS. There is absolutely no indicator that this will continue to ever expand dramatically from a requirements perspective. Sure at some stage in a couple of years iOS might require 2 GB minimum, but it very well might not.
9.7 iPad, 10.5 iPad Pro, 12.9 iPad Pro, no Mini. iOS 11 will bring the iPad back from near death. MBP with Kaby Lake and AMD Ryzen GPU.
