Report: Apple Revealing Two iPad 3 Tablets in January
Apple will reportedly unveil two iPad 3 models next month, one sporting a 5MP camera and the other an 8MP camera.
Apple will reportedly reveal two iPad 3 models during the Macworld/iWorld expo scheduled for January 26-28, 2012, in San Francisco. Sources claim that both will offer the same 9.7-inch QXGA screen (1536 x 2048), but one will feature a 5MP camera lens while the other will sport a larger 8MP lens. Both will provide dual LED light bars to strengthen the brightness of the screens.
According to sources at Apple's supply chain partners, via Digitimes, the iPad 2 will also join the two newer models during the show. It will supposedly represent the entry-level tablet in Apple's iPad line, followed by the 5MP iPad 3 (mid-range) and 8MP iPad 3 (high-end). It will also reportedly compete directly with Amazon's Kindle Fire, thus indicating that Apple could introduce a cheaper, 8 GB version to better compete with the Kindle Fire's $199 pricetag.
Sources also claim that Sharp has signed on to provide the majority of the iPad 3 display panels, with Samsung and LG Display picking up the slack. Minebea, the company which provides backlight units (BLUs) to Sharp, has also entered Apple's supply chain for the new iPads. Outside the display, according to reports, Samsung will provide both the quad-core A6 processor and the CMOS image sensor (CIS) for the 5MP lens, whereas Sony will serve as the CIS supplier for the 8MP lens. The iPad 2 will presumably retain the current dual-core A5 SoC.
Apple unveiled the iPad 2 on March 2, 2011, and then began selling the device online and in retail shops on March 11. The original iPad was first introduced back on January 27, but didn't release the tablet until April. More than 15 million iPad units were sold by the time the sequel hit retail shops the following year March.
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Seriously contemplating buying an Ipad 3. I've been looking to get a tablet for a while and was dead set against Apple (Have previously been against buying their products, believe they are over priced and too controlling over content). At this point though with the lack of apps for android and third party hardware support it's pretty frustrating and I might give in to the Apple machine.
We'll see about pricing.
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Seriously contemplating buying an Ipad 3. I've been looking to get a tablet for a while and was dead set against Apple (Have previously been against buying their products, believe they are over priced and too controlling over content). At this point though with the lack of apps for android and third party hardware support it's pretty frustrating and I might give in to the Apple machine.
We'll see about pricing.
You are a clear Apple troll!
1) android has all the apps you need. What you said is just a false iSheep talking point.
2) Asus Transformer Prime is currently the best. Twice the Ipad2 at a lower cost and not locked in like the ipad.
3) you are clearly a paid poster for apple. get lost buddy and go choke on your overpriced piece of crap.
We heard pretty much the same thing with the iPhone5 a while ago, and look how that turned out.
Having three models in its lineup just doesn't make sense for Apple. For one, the price difference between the top tier and the bottom tier isn't that big at all. With a laptop Apple can justify its selections. Tablets, not so much.
I sense.... many patent court cases from this. Twice the amount of 2011!
--gets popcorn--
Apple Revealing Two iPad 3 Tablets in January?
$499 without any usb input/output.
$699 without any usb input/output either too?
maybe some new feature like siri steve jobs's voice edition?
so.. the class of the products are determined by the camera prowess
whitey_rolls 12/30/2011 12:47 PMHide-0+Seriously contemplating buying an Ipad 3. I've been looking to get a tablet for a while and was dead set against Apple (Have previously been against buying their products, believe they are over priced and too controlling over content). At this point though with the lack of apps for android and third party hardware support it's pretty frustrating and I might give in to the Apple machine.We'll see about pricing.You are a clear Apple troll! 1) android has all the apps you need. What you said is just a false iSheep talking point.2) Asus Transformer Prime is currently the best. Twice the Ipad2 at a lower cost and not locked in like the ipad.3) you are clearly a paid poster for apple. get lost buddy and go choke on your overpriced piece of crap.
Lol
This post made me laugh. I really shouldn't have to defend myself but I currently have an HTC Legend phone, an HP laptop and a custom built desktop. I've never ever purchased an apple product.
The Asus Transformer Prime is actually kind of disappointing when you look at benchmarks considering it's a quad core in a lot of tests it doesn't perform that much better than the current dual cores. I'll still never buy a mac computer, way over priced for the hardware.... but when you try to buy headphones (with a mic and the call options etc.) and it's all "apple", "apple", "apple" and I can't find any android products (as an example) it eventually takes its toll.
OK - I'll admit I'm not the biggest Apple fan here, but I am getting *REALLY* tired of the phrase iSheep - the people who are using this phrase are getting to be just as bad as the Apple trolls they claim to hate.
Lol people get so pissed off if anyone likes apple. It's really getting out of hand. Apple and android are both good. I prefer apple but I shouldn't have to be called stupid or dumb or a sheep because I like a company. Grow up people.
Apple pulled out of MacWorld last year. They will not attend this year either. Basic knowledge for an Apple ananlyst. Man, can't beleive people are paid to make up these rumours. Can't beleive someone is actually reprinting this...
It's kind of strange that Apple is getting so much from Samsung.
I understand coopetition, but there seems to be so much acrimony between those two, I would have thought it unlikely.
Then again, Apple would probably make a deal with the devil (the original Apple was priced at $666. No lie) if it made profits. Or use their entire bankroll to stop Android.
We heard pretty much the same thing with the iPhone5 a while ago, and look how that turned out.Having three models in its lineup just doesn't make sense for Apple. For one, the price difference between the top tier and the bottom tier isn't that big at all. With a laptop Apple can justify its selections. Tablets, not so much.
We don't know the pricing yet. If the iPad 2 goes for $299, the pricing model will work. I think they need to lower the price of entry. I also think it's better to lower the price of good, if dated, technology, then to come out with something more modern, but with compromised quality, and missing features people want (like the Kindle Fire does, in some cases).
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whitey_rolls 12/30/2011 12:47 PMHide-0+Seriously contemplating buying an Ipad 3. I've been looking to get a tablet for a while and was dead set against Apple (Have previously been against buying their products, believe they are over priced and too controlling over content). At this point though with the lack of apps for android and third party hardware support it's pretty frustrating and I might give in to the Apple machine.We'll see about pricing.You are a clear Apple troll! 1) android has all the apps you need. What you said is just a false iSheep talking point.2) Asus Transformer Prime is currently the best. Twice the Ipad2 at a lower cost and not locked in like the ipad.3) you are clearly a paid poster for apple. get lost buddy and go choke on your overpriced piece of crap.
Lol
This post made me laugh. I really shouldn't have to defend myself but I currently have an HTC Legend phone, an HP laptop and a custom built desktop. I've never ever purchased an apple product.
The Asus Transformer Prime is actually kind of disappointing when you look at benchmarks considering it's a quad core in a lot of tests it doesn't perform that much better than the current dual cores. I'll still never buy a mac computer, way over priced for the hardware.... but when you try to buy headphones (with a mic and the call options etc.) and it's all "apple", "apple", "apple" and I can't find any android products (as an example) it eventually takes its toll.
THE BENCHMARK TESTS THAT WERE USED ARE APPLE FRIENDLY AND DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE QUAD CORE.
REAL LIFE BENCHMARK TESTS IS SPEED AND POWER SHOW 2 TO 3 TIMES THE POWER. REASEARCH INSTEAD OF BEING AN ISHEEP
OK - I'll admit I'm not the biggest Apple fan here, but I am getting *REALLY* tired of the phrase iSheep - the people who are using this phrase are getting to be just as bad as the Apple trolls they claim to hate.
If the hat fits then these iSheep should be called out on it.
The crap about not enough apps is totally bogus. I have the Iconia A500 (dual 1Ghz) and its a far better tablet in most respects than the apple alternative that costs a minimum of twice the price but lacks such simple and obvious things such as HDMI out, USB & micro USB conectivity and a way to charge it with an AC adaptor (without filling up the only expansion port the iPad has).
Only iSheep go on about the apps, having 2 billion shitty apps and having to pay for 53% of them (compared to 40-odd% from the android marketplace) means nothing if 1/2 of them are just inferior ripoffs of the other 1/4 and the remainder are fart apps.
I am with someone else, why does the camera make the difference in price?
And if it does make so much of a difference, why not a model with no camera that's a lower price. I don't have a tablet, yet, but I do have a Kindle E-book reader. That being close to the same size, I can't see using a device of that size to take pictures with. Most cell phones have at least a 5MP camera, my Droid Bionic has an 8. I woule much rather have a tablet with no camera and a lower price and use my phone to take snapshots with.
Good grief. It's a tablet, it's not a life threatening device and negative responses here seem to be out of balance. Here's how I see it, those espousing one product over the other and wanting to RAM benchmarks down anyone's throats as being real life, well, you really need to get a life.
Some folks have their own opinion and they're not advocating that everyone follow their lead, simply stating what they've observed and or discovered in their research
nothing more nothing less, I don't see why that's such a problem
Again, it's a personal device, not a nuclear threat!
If the hat fits then these iSheep should be called out on it.The crap about not enough apps is totally bogus. I have the Iconia A500 (dual 1Ghz) and its a far better tablet in most respects than the apple alternative that costs a minimum of twice the price but lacks such simple and obvious things such as HDMI out, USB & micro USB conectivity and a way to charge it with an AC adaptor (without filling up the only expansion port the iPad has).Only iSheep go on about the apps, having 2 billion shitty apps and having to pay for 53% of them (compared to 40-odd% from the android marketplace) means nothing if 1/2 of them are just inferior ripoffs of the other 1/4 and the remainder are fart apps.
Your comment also further proves g-unit1111's comment even further when he mentions "the people who are using this phrase are getting to be just as bad as the Apple trolls they claim to hate." All extreme fans suck, even you. I like android and all but I don't hate everything else because of it.
Ipad 3? Mating season is back!
IMO the font camera would be useful for video chat on a tablet, but I don't see much need for the rear one.
Good grief. It's a tablet, it's not a life threatening device [...]
You are so wrong. This is a device which will bring more and more money into Apple accounts. They currently have more than 70 billion dollars at their hands. Concentration of such an ammount of capital into a few hands WILL definitely affect your life. This kind of money is used TODAY to such things as suing competition out to oblivion, file more bogus/obvious patents, buying politicians lobbying changes into the patent system, change the whole law system to suit their needs. Do you realize how dangerous is this power they already have ?
...Only iSheep go on about the apps, having 2 billion shitty apps...
This made me laugh hard. For years anti Apple zealots have said there are so many more apps for Windows compared to Macs. Of course they never pointed how many were redundant or absolute crap.
Is it me, or is Christmas really the worst time to be getting someone an iPad or iPhone. People have just unwrapped their present and the next week you are telling them that their new toy is soon to be obsolete. Wouldn't you be better off just giving them a cash check so they can get the newer version in 2 months time.
...Only iSheep go on about the apps, having 2 billion shitty apps...This made me laugh hard. For years anti Apple zealots have said there are so many more apps for Windows compared to Macs. Of course they never pointed how many were redundant or absolute crap.
There will always be alot of useless crap on all platforms. The difference here is that on a windows machine there will allways be more software and more options for said software than there is on a Mac.
The reason i call Apple fans iSheeps is because they are plain ignorant. They belive that Apples products are godsent. They work well but when you want to used them outside the overpriced Apple family it's quite useless or even more of a hassel than non Apple products. They are not that verry secure, as Apple makes people belive. They are virus prone if they do stumble upon the viruses designed for Apple products. Oh and if they break down your pretty much screwed since it costs you a fortune to repair it.
I gave up on recommending anything to anyone, if someone wants to buy an apple product then go for it. I fix all of my family's electronic issues, whether it be their TV remote, laptop, or file server. The best part for me is now I just tell them to go to the apple store when it breaks. I still fix everyone's pc's and androids though, at least they want to learn.
If everyone used Apple we would live in Wall-E world...
(sopa would get this site taken down for the wall-e reference, but I couldn't resist)
Lol you know how many millions of people have apple products? You just lumped all of them into the, "ignorant" category because you don't like apple. Hmm lets see all of my serious college friends have apple products be it laptops, phones, ipads whatever so are we ignorant to? I gladly pay a little extra for a stable operating system with good customer service and a aesthetically pleasing design. I like windows to I like android shoot I build my own gaming pcs but I still have a apple laptop for school. It frustrates me to no end how some of you can call people who like apple all of these stupid names. Its actually most likely making people like apple more because who wants to be a jerk and act like a child for something liking something different.
My best guess is that they will have 3 models total.
1) Current iPad 2 with 8MB
2) New iPad 3 with 16MB and 5MP camera
3) New iPad 3 with 32 or 64MB and 8MP camera
By the way, Tom, 8MP lens is completely, absolutely incorrect term. It is 8MP sensor, not lens.
Can't see two models with the camera resolution being the defining difference.
I'd like to see a sub-8" iPad 2s with the same resolution, a better camera, 1gb of ram and available in 32 & 64GB models. Priced from $299/£220 to $399/£300.
The iPad 3 to be a circa-10" quad-rez available in 32, 64 & 128GB versions and with decent cameras to be priced similarly to the existing model.
The 3g chip-sets are dirt cheap and its inclusion should be standard across the board. Competition is at that stage we can assume 2012 is going to see a declining Apple market share. Its time laziness and arrogance took a back seat to competing as we're going to see a flurry of innovative and different Android machines in 2012.
All models to have USB and SD card slots. Its about time these tablets were made more useful and the overpowering control freakish nature of Apple dialed back a bit.
There will always be alot of useless crap on all platforms. The difference here is that on a windows machine there will allways be more software and more options for said software than there is on a Mac. The reason i call Apple fans iSheeps is because they are plain ignorant. They belive that Apples products are godsent. They work well but when you want to used them outside the overpriced Apple family it's quite useless or even more of a hassel than non Apple products. They are not that verry secure, as Apple makes people belive. They are virus prone if they do stumble upon the viruses designed for Apple products. Oh and if they break down your pretty much screwed since it costs you a fortune to repair it.
You find all people that use Apple products ignorant however most of the people I know including myself are doctors, scientist, or technologist that do great things everyday for mankind like save lives (maybe yours one day), find cures, or develop the next generation sensors or machines for space exploration.
What is it that you do that helps mankind? Not all Apple people are ignorant. No one is forcing you to use Apple, you seem upset that you are unable to convince people that your product selection is the right one.
Lol you know how many millions of people have apple products? You just lumped all of them into the, "ignorant" category because you don't like apple. Hmm lets see all of my serious college friends have apple products be it laptops, phones, ipads whatever so are we ignorant to? I gladly pay a little extra for a stable operating system with good customer service and a aesthetically pleasing design. I like windows to I like android shoot I build my own gaming pcs but I still have a apple laptop for school. It frustrates me to no end how some of you can call people who like apple all of these stupid names. Its actually most likely making people like apple more because who wants to be a jerk and act like a child for something liking something different.
I called Apple fans ignorant.
OSx is far from being stable. It's infact verry unstable at times and is verry good at hiding it's problems without fixing it. Programming for any platform is exacly the same. Apple products are in no way isolated from buged code and sluggishness.
The reason i call people ignorant is that more than often i see people defending Apple products without listening to other people or comparing products. The ones that go straight to Apple products because they have more "apps". There's a boatload of reasons to call Apple fans ignorant.
I've got friends that have switched completly to Apple products. And they are completly sold on apple products. They are actually so sold on them that they ignore all the bugs and slowdowns. And when they use something outside of their Apple circle they start bad mouthing that product as soon as there's a small bug or a slowdown.
Fact is that alot of these people are beyond the fanatic fan line and are really annoying to even try and hold a decent conversation since they will allways be biased towards Apple. Even you must have seen the mass ammounts of articles last year about Apple products being the worse to review since Apple fans are rabbid and would chew the head of the reviewer for even mentioning something bad.
You find all people that use Apple products ignorant however most of the people I know including myself are doctors, scientist, or technologist that do great things everyday for mankind like save lives (maybe yours one day), find cures, or develop the next generation sensors or machines for space exploration. What is it that you do that helps mankind? Not all Apple people are ignorant. No one is forcing you to use Apple, you seem upset that you are unable to convince people that your product selection is the right one.
Once again i said Apple Fans. And not everyone.
Actually, in terms of the iPad I can think of multiple reasons why I wouldn't get an Android Tablet.
Software - ProLoQuo, Boxee, HBO Go, Xfinity, Amplitude, Behavior Tracker Pro, Game Factory, MetaTouch, The Daily TouchTalking are all only available on the iPad. But no, you guys are right there's a ton of Android equivalents - not. And that's just the tip of the iceberg and specific to what I use my iPad for.
Major outlets aren't supporting Android tablets, and while I love my Android phone that same love hasn't carried over to a larger screen.