Is Apple Working On 12.9-Inch iPad With Surface-Like Keyboard Cover?
Apple may be planning to debut a new, larger iPad early next year, if murmurings from an Asian supply-chain partners are to be believed.
By Sadho Ram — 24 Nov 2013, 05:04 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
According to a report in the Korea Times, a significantly larger iPad may be available in early 2014
Bigger is always better, right? That’s been Samsung’s philosophy when it comes to smartphone screens, but the latest bits of gossip from the rumor mill suggest Apple might be looking to embrace that matra with its iPad displays.
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A new report claims that Apple is preparing to build a 12.9-inch iPad for release in 2014, which may sound somewhat outlandish, except we’ve heard similar claims from the WSJ and other analysts.
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As per the report, Apple has already asked its top suppliers to start making the 12.9-inch touchscreens screens
Apple has already asked its top suppliers to start making the 12.9-inch touchscreens screens that will be included in its 2014 iPad lineup that is expected to improve picture quality as consumers move away from PCs and towards tablets as their main computing device.
“Apple’s local first-tier display supplier is now producing a 12.9-inch Retina Display to be used in the new iPad, which will be coming out sometime early next year. That display is now being manufactured by the supplier’s plant in Korea."
"The 12.9-inch iPad will have improved picture quality. As the Apple partner intends to boost its lineup for displays that have almost ultra high-definition (UHD) quality, the upcoming iPad will provide very clear quality similar to that of UHD.”
cultofmac.comApple plays with different display sizes when prototyping all the time but this time it sounds like it’s starting to lineup production deals for a finished project, so maybe we actually will see this rumor come to life.
appleinsider.comApple’s move to introduce a tablet with a large screen opens up a lot of possibilities
While iOS does not come with as many higher-end apps as MacOS does, the vast majority of users don’t really need the latter, according to Phone Arena.
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The report speculates that it is possible that a larger iPad with a keyboard dock could completely remove laptop offerings like the MacBook Air from the line-up.
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The rumored 12.9-inch iPad will have improved picture quality thanks to an “almost ultra high-definition (UHD) quality” display.
Image via wp.comApple has already said, when it launch the iPad Air last month that its tablet offerings can do "anything and everything". This includes many functions that are normally associated with a laptop.
Thus, the idea of a larger tablet replacing a laptop offering may not seem too far fetched. All this, however, is pure speculation, as there is no official word from Apple either about a larger iPad or whether it plans to revamp its product line-up.
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