Pretty much. Say what you will about android tablets, at least I get an option there.
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Bloomberg: iPad 3 in March with retina display, quad core chip
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Pretty much. Say what you will about android tablets, at least I get an option there.
outunderthestars
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You say that but I have yet to see a well implemented stylus tablet. the HTC Flyer was terrible.
You say that but I have yet to see a well implemented stylus tablet. the HTC Flyer was terrible.
Yeah its kinda meh, oh well. On to the wait for Windows 8!
Xplatformer
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It'll make me consider an Ipad 2 instead of a Kindle Fire or a Sony Vita.
I'm only going to invest in one portable device in 2012. A lower priced iPad 2 would be highly enticing.
Jayayess1190
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Do want. Hope they put it on Amazon officially this time as I have lots of credit there.
Al-ibn Kermit
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There were already quad core, 1080P tablets shown at CES.
Right, and come March, they'll be obsolete.
PhoncipleBone
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Oh god! Who is this Tobor? It feels so odd without the little robot.
And even if there are other tablets that are close spec wise, the ipad3 will crush all in sales.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
one is exorbitantly expensive and one isn't. and i'm not talking about a fresh and new iPad since that one is 700+ dollars.
newsflash folks. there will always be a new version of the iPad out and they'll always keep the same price line. It will never REALLY drop in price. Clearance models are only temporary flushing out of stock.
Pachterballs
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I doubt it is retina display. the machine won't be able to drive that resolution and sustain its excellent battery life.
LQX
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I know the iPod Touch is much smaller but get some great battery life with it. Also it is almost a given the iPad would eventually get display upgraded especially after the last one didn't.
Al-ibn Kermit
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I'm pretty sure they have the exact same ARM processors, obviously they'll have LTE which current Android tablets already offer, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were all using the same displays from the same manufacturer.
I think tablets have finally exceeded the hardware requirements for whatever we would actually use them for. At this point it's your decision of OS that's going to make you choose one over the other.
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The Broken Ska Record
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I plan to buy an iPad either next month or in March, so I hope this happens. Really, I just want an iPad with a retina display and the iPhone 4/4S form factor.
PhoncipleBone
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I am biting no matter what this year. My iPad 1 just feels slow lately. Lot of crashes since going to ios 5, and having the upgrade itch.
GodfatherX
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I am most excited about retina screen and LTE. LTE is just amazing, on my Galaxy Nexus I don't even use WiFi, it's too slow!
your home connection must suck then if LTE is faster
not biting on the iPad 3, just got a Nook Color (rooted/installed full honeycomb) and it's just what i wanted right now. We are upgrading our iPhone 4 this year, have a late 09 MBP, a new gaming pc and 2 other laptops in the house, really can't justify the purchase
next year though...it's on
RebornYeti
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So those with both iPhones and iPads... Is it worth it to have both? Just wondering because I might actually get this new iPad, but I'm afraid that it would be useless since I already have an iPhone 4S.
krypt0nian
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For me it's def worth it to own both. The iPhone is a phone and goes everywhere. The iPad is perfect for in the house media consumption, browsing, gameplay, etc. The iPad got me to sell my laptop, and I use my desktop for any serious computing.
I can't imagine being without either.
They are not perfect substitutes, but they are substitutes.
krypt0nian
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They sure are. Getting an iPad 3 will definitely play a part in my not getting a Vita anytime soon. To say they don't compete is silly.
Next gen wireless? I didn't realize 11ac would be landing in products this fast. Sweet. One thing not mentioned though is an increase in RAM. This shit better have a ton of memory.
Define powerful? All we know is it's a quad-core ... there's plenty of quad-core tablets hitting
lol
Mr. Wonderful
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So will 2012 and Quad Cores be the year where we stop adding more cores to cellphones and tablets by 2x, and start raising core frequencies? I wonder if RAM doubling will finally slow down, too? I feel like it would take forever to hit 2GB of RAM on a tablet device. Or maybe 2012 is the year when tablet applications start to commonly rival desktop apps?
There were tons of dual core tablets last year, none of which could match the A5 in the iPad 2. None of the ones announced at CES will be able to top the A6. Bet on it.
RebornYeti
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Hmm.. I do need a replacement for my crappy laptop...
I'm sure playing games would be awesome on the iPad 3 too.
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I really need a new computer. But I just can't commit. Half of me wants to move strictly to iPad and upgrade my current MacBook pro to use as a content server for it. but then there's all these rumors about quad resolution displays coming to the MacBook line.. ugh, just gotta hold on until apples roadmap is clear.
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isnt the a5 800mhz x2? the touchpad gets up to 1.7ghz x2 pretty comfortably. i dont think theres a way to fairly compare the two bench wise but on clock alone id doubt any level of superior architecture could make up for a discrepancy that large.
Al-ibn Kermit
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No.
Retina display means pixels small enough that at 20/20 vision from 1 foot away your eyes could not tell individual pixels apart. It generally means a pixel density of 300 or more pixels per inch. For a 3.5 inch iphone screen, 960X640 gives you about 325 ppi.
So within the next year, there's going to be 1080P 10 inch tablets coming out. At that resolution and at that size of a screen, that comes out to only about 220 ppi.
However, from the OP it sounds like the iPad3 will be a little bit below 1080P, possibly due to the 4:3 dimensions it has. I'm guessing the actual pixel density will be somewhere in the low 200 ppi range.
The display will probably still look great, but I wouldn't really call it "retina" display. No 10 inch tablet on the market within the next year will meet "retina display" standards, but there will actually be other competing tablets with slightly higher resolutions so it might be in Apple's best interest not to throw word "retina display" around anymore.
Mr. Wonderful
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I thought that the A5 was ~800MHz on the iPhone and ~1GHz on the iPad?
PhoncipleBone
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My thought as well.
And hopefully with the A6 they get the RAM up to 1GB. I am feeling the pain of the 256 on my iPad 1.
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The Everyman
cool, ill keep that in mind. thanks!
GodfatherX
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I've had both, and both have their own uses. If anything the iPad took time away from my macbook pro not my iphone
Mr. Wonderful
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I feel like this is a must with the higher resolution alone (not knowing how the iPad allocates VRAM, of course).
I'm thinking 1GB of RAM, Quad Core, allowing for apps such as the iWork suite and iMovie app that is as capable as the desktop versions.
PhoncipleBone
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My thoughts too. Of course, I am in awe of how much the ipad 1 gets away with with only 256MB total ram.
Mr. Wonderful
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Think how nice Safari will be without not constantly having to reload.
Though going off Safari in Lion, it might do that anyways...
Yep I only really use my MacBook pro now for strictly laptop things like iTunes, downloading and content streaming to PS3 / iPad.
Everyhing else at home is iPad and when outside iPhone.
With a jailbroken iphone, you can get around this. I've been doing it since iPad 2 release.
e: so if this isn't retina display, its essentailly ipad2S. I hope this rumor is wrong, and the retina display is actually on there. Otherwise I can skip this iteration.
First, I was responding to someone stating it would be 'insanely powerful' ... insanely relative to what exactly? None of the dual cores matched the A5, but it wasn't insanely more powerful.
Second, I'm under the impression there are SoC's hitting in 2012 that weren't shown at CES ... so I don't really think we can guarantee the A6 will automatically be more powerful. Manufacturers have been really ramping up their designs because of sales expectation for Android and Win 8 this year. They weren't really competitive or targeting as high of an end because of the market situation of 2011.
This bigger issue though is Android's optimization. Even if a higher end spec is available, I'm not sure it would provide better results. The wildcard here is Win 8. It'll be interesting to see how it performs. Actually speaking of Win 8 ... can you guarantee the A6 will outperform an x86-based SoC?
Your posts are too dense, there's always too much stuff to respond too, lol.
Fair enough on the "insanely" part.
Win 8 X86...will be more powerful, yes. And shit in every other way.
What sales expectations for high end Android tablets? Why would they do any better this year than last?
Al-ibn Kermit
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The x86 chips will be more powerful but have lower battery life, some Win8 tablets will have x86 processors and others will have ARM processors depending on your needs as far power, compatibility, and battery life. Different strokes for different folks.
Sales expectations for non-Apple tablets are higher this year than 2011 from all the analysts I've read. More Android tablets, and some Win 8 ones as well.
Part of the issue though is that iPad is targeting a certain pricepoint ... it's unclear how many non-Apple tablets will be targeting that price and higher. Obviously the more targeting a higher price, the more competition, etc. pushing more powerful specs.
Really my point though is the contention that the A6 will automatically beat everything just seems silly. Are you actually arguing that Apple's SoC design is so far beyond everyone else's that they simply can't even compete? History shows that's quite unlikely.
I didn't intend to imply differently
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This thread has confirmed one thing: I fucking hate Apple fanboys.
Boards of Canada
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There is only iPad. Everything else doesn't matter.
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