[Abstract] Apple will replace the original 9.7-inch iPad Pro with 10.5 inches, and because of the narrower screen border, the body size does not increase too much. At the same time, the new 9.7-inch iPad will replace the original iPad Air 2.
Tencent Digital (Compiled: Remarks) When Apple released the first iPad tablet in 2010, Apple was really reinventing a new type of product, and then the major manufacturers also followed Apple's footsteps. Your own tablet. In later times, tablet PC sales soared, flourished, and even became ubiquitous, becoming an indispensable tool in our lives.
However, as the smartphone screen continues to grow, the market share of tablet PCs is now eroded by smart phones, but Apple still regularly updates its iPad tablet every year, but it seems that the product line and positioning have also become blurred confusion.
And this is why we are so vague about Apple's future iPad product line planning. According to the latest rumors, Apple's next tablet will be the iPad Pro 2, and the screen size will be slightly larger. It seems that In the next year to attract more consumers.
So, if you are interested in the average iPad Pro 2, then take a look at what news we already know about Apple's next tablet.
Release date
Apple iPad does not seem to have a regular pattern, so we can not guess based on the time of the previous product release. On the contrary, there are a lot of rumors now pointing to the beginning of 2017. Many in the industry have said that the supply chain has already begun to prepare in advance for the first quarter or second quarter of next year.
According to the latest news, Apple will hold a press conference in March this year and introduce three new iPads at the press conference. In addition to the 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch models, a new 10.5-inch version will be added. The same is from the "Electronic Times," said, Apple's 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be expected to be delivered to users in May or June, rather than shipped in the first quarter as previously expected. The news about the delayed delivery of the iPad Pro this year was once in January this year.
Specifically, the three iPads debuted this year are the upgraded 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and the entry-level 9.7-inch iPad as successors to the previous iPad Air 2.
New features
If Apple wants to use the iPad Pro 2 to revitalize the tablet market, then in addition to continuing to improve on the hardware, we must add some impressive new features, and we will be on the next generation of iPad Pro 2. See these new features below.
10.5 inch screen, cancel the Home button
According to 9to5mac, Makotakara said that Apple's upcoming 10.9-inch iPad next year will not have any physical Home button, and this design change will make the new iPad body size significantly smaller, with the screen raised to 10.5 inches. The body size is closer to the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. At the same time, Apple will hide the Home key and Touch ID fingerprinting function under the glass panel of the display screen, and this kind of practice has already begun many manufacturers to plan to use.
If Apple really introduced the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, then the screen resolution will naturally be increased to 2224 x 1668 pixels. According to an e-mail sent to Forbes by DisplayMate Technologies Chairman Raymond Soneira, Apple’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro will continue to increase pixel density.
In addition, Soneira said that the aspect ratio of the new iPad Pro screen may also change. "If the new iPad Pro shrinks the screen border, the actual area ratio will be increased from the original 1.33 to 1.5 while maintaining the original size, then the screen area will increase by 31%. However, due to the reduction of the screen frame, the entire body of the The corner size will be 11.2 inches longer than the original 9.7-inch iPad Pro."
However, compared with the body thickness, completely cancel the design of the Home key is undoubtedly the most attractive feature of the new iPad.
In June of this year, an insider from the supply chain exposed photos of two new iPad Pros and said it will start production at the end of September. From the picture, this new model is MH1C2CD/F, which is different from any previous iPad. According to the model naming rules of the previous Apple devices, the Wi-Fi version and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro model are ML0G2LL/A and ML3N2LL/A, respectively. Although the authenticity of the photos cannot be guaranteed at present, it is very likely that it is the iPad. Pro's successor. Unfortunately, we cannot judge the screen size or new design changes of this device from the photos and content.
10nm process A10X processor, OLED display
Last year, Apple introduced its first 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The heart of this majestic device is a chip called the A9X. This chip uses TSMC's 16nm FinFET+ process, which was definitely one of the most powerful processors at the time. With the debut of the A10 Fusion quad-core processor on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the A9X has become "yellow yesterday," so we will usher in the next-generation A10X chip on the iPad Pro 2.
Currently, Apple's A10X graphics processing unit built for the next generation of the iPad has been completed on time, and actually exceeds Apple's expectations, regardless of performance, power consumption or area.
The previous generation of the A9X chip was based on mass production of the 16nm FinFET+ process. The iPhone 7 also used the same process technology. If the A10X is a newer process technology, only the results announced by the two major semiconductor manufacturers can be expected from the TSMC and Samsung's 10-nanometer technology. However, KGI analyst Guo Mingchi once said that A10X confirmation will be produced by TSMC, so it is possible to rule out the possibility of Samsung OEM.
In addition, the Dutch technology blog Techtastic recently exposed the Apple A10X processor Geekbench benchmark score, its single-core score of 4236, multi-core score of 6588, while the A10 Fusion's score was 3490 and 5580, it seems with A9X phase In comparison, the 10nm process A10X has many improvements in performance, and its performance and efficiency are significantly improved.
In November several years, Qualcomm released the latest generation of Snapdragon 835 processor, also based on Samsung's 10nm process to build, and this processor will also become 2017's most Android flagship choice. Compared to before, the Snapdragon 835's power consumption is reduced by 40% and its performance is improved by 27%. Therefore, the A10X with the same 10nm technology will have a similar level of performance improvement.
In addition, the screen material improvement is also a big change in the iPad Pro 2. There was continuous news that Apple will use the OLED screen for the first time next year on the iPhone 8, and the iPad Pro 2 will also be another alternative to upgrade the OLED screen. At present, standard LCD panels supporting LED backlighting are used in iPhones and iPads, and competitors such as Samsung and OnePlus have already introduced products equipped with high-efficiency OLED displays. The highlight of OLEDs is that each pixel of the OLED emits its own light and does not require a backlight. This not only reduces power consumption, because a single pixel can be turned off, and it can result in deeper, more true black levels.
However, according to predictions from Guo Mingchi, the OLED screen will appear on the iPad in 2018. So whether the iPad Pro 2 will use the same OLED screen as the iPhone 8 tomorrow will also draw a question mark? After all, from the production point of view, even the iPhone 8's demand can not be met, not to mention the iPad Pro 2 with a larger screen size.
Apple Pencil upgrade
Currently, Apple Pencil is limited to limited operations in certain specific applications. In the future, Apple will allow users to use Apple Pencil to operate numerous system-level applications such as e-mail, Safari browsers, and messaging applications. According to the latest news of Bloomberg, Apple plans to upgrade iPad Pro performance features for professional users, including more application support and faster display technology. Users will be able to zoom, pan, and scroll on the screen more smoothly. .
In addition, in addition to system operation, Apple Pencil 2 will also be significantly improved in hardware design. According to the news, the new generation of Apple Pencil 2 will use a new magnetic system that can be absorbed onto the iPad Pro's body. This way, the user can lose the Apple Pencil to the iPad Pro without using it. In addition, the new Apple Pencil can also be absorbed onto the Apple Smart Cover.
The report also includes an Apple Pencil 2 that will also be equipped with an annotated pen clip design. The user can use the Apple Pencil 2 clipped into the jacket pocket to use it at any time. At the same time, the design of the clip holder can also prevent Apple Pencil from scrolling on the desktop.
Camera and battery life
The 9.7-inch iPad Pro is equipped with a 12-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel front camera, so we hope that the iPad Pro 2 should at least maintain this level. Although Apple will never count on pixels, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is a lot better than the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
In addition, there are rumors that Apple will use dual cameras and larger sensors on the iPhone 7 Plus. If this new feature is used on the iPad Pro 2, we will not be surprised.
There is no news about the new iPad Pro's battery capacity, and the specific size of the capacity should depend on the different screen sizes. However, we hope that Apple will use Fan-Out fan-out technology, which will further reduce the thickness of the screen, leaving more room for the battery.
However, even if this is not necessarily to ensure that iPad Pro 2 will have significant progress in battery life, after all, battery technology has become the biggest bottleneck restricting the development of mobile devices.
Smart connector
Smart Connector This configuration allows the user to scroll through the keyboard and other accessories, and the iPad Pro 2 clearly has to support Apple Pencil and a new generation of smart keyboards.
iOS 10 or iOS 11
To determine what version of the iPad Pro 2's iOS system is, it's mainly to see the specific release time. If the above mentioned is released early next year, it will definitely be the current iOS 10 version. However, if the iPhone 8 is debuted in the second half of next year, then it may be the next generation of iOS 11. According to unexpected laws, the new iOS system is released every year on the mid-year WWDC and officially launched at the September conference.
However, even if the iPad Pro 2 is preloaded with the current iOS 10 system, it is not a pity. After all, in iOS 10, including optimization of 3D Touch, lock screen information improvement, and widget support pairing are very suitable for tablet PCs. At the same time, Apple also improves on Messages and maps in iOS 10, and introduces a new algorithm classification and search. system.
price
Currently, there is no information on the price of the iPad Pro 2, but it can be estimated based on the price of the previous iPad. For example, the 7.9-inch iPad Mini 2 and iPad Mini 4 are priced at 239 pounds and 379 inches respectively, while the 9.7-inch iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro are priced at 379 pounds and 549 pounds respectively, while the 12.9-inch iPad Pro sells for 729 pounds.
Therefore, the price of the iPad Pro 2 next year should be between 400 and 700 pounds, depending on the configuration.
to sum up
At present, the choice of the entire high-end tablet computer is not particularly rich, unless you plan to purchase a two-in-one hybrid device, or from a pure tablet point of view, the iPad is still the best choice on the market. Although Samsung has just released a new generation of Galaxy Tab S3, if you have a plan to buy iPad, it is worth waiting until next year's iPad Pro 2 to shoot again.
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