Apple Rumored to Place Smaller Orders for Upcoming iPad Pro

It has been a long time since Apple is rumored to be working on a bigger version of iPad which most probably made to compete with Microsoft Surface 3 Pro in terms of productivity. However, this time, instead of going all out with the new product, it seems that Apple is taking a safer route by ordering lesser product components to the company’s supplier compared to what the market analyst has expected.

This move can be considered as the result of the weakening demand for tablets and the lesser sales of iPad compared to 5-inch smartphone.  Nowadays most users prefer a smartphone with a 5-inch display screen compared to a bigger inch tablets.  The upcoming iPad is rumored to be known as either iPad Pro or iPad Plus and it will have a 12.9-inch display screen.

The upcoming iPad is also rumored to feature a 2048 x 2732 resolution touch screen with the same ppi as iPad Air 2. The touch screen will also support Force Touch feature whereby it is a feature that can differentiate the pressure that the user put on the screen to perform different action depending on it. There also will be a USB3.1 with Type-C connector and a much more improved chipset as well as RAM. However, there is no confirmation whether it is going to be the final specifications or there will be changes later on.

Apple is reported to start mass-manufacturing the new iPad in late September and the launch is expected to be somewhere in mid-November.

Apple Rumored to Place Smaller Orders for Upcoming iPad Pro

iPad Pro renders leaks along with specs showing NFC, A9 chipset and Force Touch support

Serial leaker On Leaks has recently came out with the new renders of the iPad Pro which shows the chassis dimensions of the device. The upcoming 12.9inch iPad Pro shows the device measuring 9.17 x 12 x 0.28 inches which is 223 x 306 x 7.2mm. In addition to these renders, the specs for the tablet have also leaked out.

This shows the upcoming iPad Pro display to be having a Force Touch technology which measures the pressing intensity of the touch by the user. This feature is been currently present on the Apple Watch. This new tablet will also have a USB Type C connector that would allow the user to plug the USB cable side up. At the bottom of the slate, there would be another port for the Lightning connector.

A stylus accessory with Bluetooth connection and pressure-sensitive input is also expected along with the slate. The source also claims that the iPad Pro would also have the built-in NFC feature which would work for the Apple Pay. Moreover, the tablet would be hosting the then latest chipset from the company which is the Apple A9 and is expected to be available in the market after the WWDC 2015.

Some of the other reports have claimed that the tablet would be named as the iPad “Plus” following the same series like the iPhone 6 “Plus”. Previous rumors have shows the tablet to be having a quad-speaker system, a support for QWERTY keypad and a rapid charging feature.

Via: PhoneArena, Apple Insider

iPad Pro renders leaks along with specs showing NFC, A9 chipset and Force Touch support

Apple iPad Pro/Plus 3D renders confirm the tablet to be sporting four speakers

The recently leaked images showing up the 3D renders of the case for the much rumored of the Apple iPad Pro/Plus have confirmed that the tablet would have four speakers. The casing show four cut-outs which would align with the four tablet speakers. Two of which are placed at the top and the other two at the bottom. Earlier this year, we have seen images where the tablet casing also had four cut outs for the speaker.

These leaked renders also show the openings for volume rocker, camera, power button and a second microphone that would placed next to the rear camera. The upcoming iPad Pro/Plus would be featuring a large 12.9inch display. the tablet is likely to feature a 2GB of RAM along with the Apple A8X chipset. The famous Touch ID would also be included to its home button and a stylus is also said to be offered.

It would be at the WWDC conference in June when we could expect Apple unveiling its Apple iPad Pro/Plus. The increase in screen size of its latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6  Plus has really proved to be very useful for Apple. We expect the same response for its large-sized tablet too. Check out the renders below.

via: HDBlog.it

Apple iPad Pro/Plus 3D renders confirm the tablet to be sporting four speakers

Apple to release stylus compatible with 12.9-inch iPad Pro

The well-known Apple analyst Ming Chi-Luo is hanging his abacus at KGI Securities. He is famous for predicting the perfect analysis regarding the Apple products like iPad and iPhone in the past.

Kuo is now telling that Apple is going to release a stylus during the next quarter, probably compatible with the 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro. He has predicted the arrival of new Apple product on the basis of numerous stylus patents applied by Apple in the past few months.

Steve Jobs might be spinning like a driedel by hearing the stylus update in his graveyard. No one can ever forget his review about stylus during launching of OG Apple iPhone in January 2007.

 “Who wants a stylus? You have to get them and put them away and you lose them. Yuck. Nobody wants a stylus.”-Steve Jobs

Kuo added that stylus is more suitable than using a keyboard or mouse and also more accurate than a person’s finger. It might be available as a additional compatible accessory considering the budget factor of iPad Pro.

The analyst is not expecting any special features to stylus right now. However, gyroscope might be embedded in future products that allows to “write on air”. Also Lightning connector can be utilized by Stylus for charging purpose. Apple is targeting mainly corporate and education sectors for increasing the sales of iPad Pro along with stylus.

“We don’t foresee significant sales of an optional stylus in 2015 and forecast unit shipments of 2-2.5 million. But we believe that the stylus could improve the experience of users, however, and will likely help Apple develop specific customer groups such as the corporate sector and educational institutions.”-Ming Chi-Kuo, analyst, KGI Securities

Apple to release stylus compatible with 12.9-inch iPad Pro

12" iPad Pro Leak Pictures with Rumored Stylus

Diagrams of 12” iPad Pro or Plus have been leaked which is thought to be introduced by Apple in spring. Martin Hajek, the master of virtual brush, drew some practical and stunning diagrams of the upcoming iPad Pro or Plus that what the device will look like with its launch this spring, based on information from these revelations.

Other than this, the supposed stylus will come with the tablet making its cameo appearance.  According to Martin, Apple Watch’s digital crown and biosensors have been included in the stylus with a slider for doing extra tasks.

Apparently the new Apple’s tablet is going to be bigger in size than the 9.7 inches iPad Air 2, but rationally it is expected that the new device will consist of thin aluminum body and the famous general figure and appearance which is expected from the series of iPad tablets. Sources revealed that the thickness of the new device is between 6.9-7.5mm, which is a great success; and other than that sources verified the supposition of four built-in speakers.

The rumors about the Apple’s iPad revealed that it has an ultra high-res screen display of 12.2″ or 12.9″, with Apple A8 chipset, but it is supposed that there could be a difference in software.   The last year’s rumors of iPad Air 2 having split-screen functionality didn’t turn up for Apple’s tablet, it is possible that it was kept for more efficiently oriented iPad Pro/Plus, or whatever name is decided by the team from Cupertino; we will only know when it will be released in the spring.

12" iPad Pro Leak Pictures with Rumored Stylus

The Upcoming 12.9-inch iPad Pro Production Rumored Delayed to Q2 2015

The upcoming Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be delayed for mass production until the second quarter of 2015. The device is rumored to use an oxide panel in order to achieve a high resolution, quick response and high color saturation. With all these features, it might take awhile to yield the component and assembly it thus the mass production will be delayed until 2Q 2015.

Earlier this year, Bloomberg reported that the iPad Pro will be released in early 2015.  However, the latest report from The Wall Street Journal suggested that Apple has delayed the mass production to focus on producing more iphone 6 plus units leaving the potential iPad Pro release date unconfirmed.

Some of the information that we get for the new iPad Pro includes bigger display size at 12.9-inch display size and it will be running the same A8X processor as iPad Air 2 along with ultra high resolution display and a 7mm thick form factor that is similar to existing iPads.

The iPad shipments was predicted to fall 54.5 percent quarter after quarter to just 9.8 million units during the first calendar quarter of 2015 according to often-reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. He also points out that the lack of new applications and the tablet saturation in the market as his basis for his prediction.

However, in the reality, Apple sold 16.35 millions of iPads during the first calendar quarter of 2014 but it is true that iPad sales have been down for the first three quarters in a row. For the fourth quarter of 2014, Apple sold 12.3 million iPads down from 14.1 million units in 2013.

Apple CEO Tim Cook the sales drop for iPad is only a “speed bump” that the company will overcome and suggested that significant innovations can be brought to the iPad and it looks like Apple is working towards it.

The Upcoming 12.9-inch iPad Pro Production Rumored Delayed to Q2 2015