New bezel-less 10.9-inch iPad said to be same thickness as iPad Air, iPad Pro to grow 0.3mm
New reports circulating about an iPad refresh in 2016 point to a 0.3mm thicker 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and bezel-less 10.9-inch iPad with the same thickness as last generation's 9.7-inch model, eschewing Apple's normal drive for thinner products as they evolve.
According to Macotakara, the previously predicted 10.9-inch iPad is bezel-free on the sides, and retains the iPad Air's 7.5mm thickness. The top and bottom bezels remain, with the FaceTime camera still in the bezel. However, sources claim that the home button is absent from designs that they have seen.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch model is said to grow 0.3mm in thickness to 7.2 millimeters, with the same retention of the bezel on the top and bottom of the case as on the 10.9-inch iPad, as well as the home button being removed on the larger model.
The reports of the mid-sized iPad Pro vary, with reports predicting either a 10.5-inch or 10.9-inch model debuting some time in the first half of the new year. Other advancements, like AMOLED displays, aren't expected until 2018.
Other rumors include a full True Tone display on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro refresh, and the possibility of an iPad mini Pro.
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect a potential iPad thickness change of 0.3mm, not 3mm.
According to Macotakara, the previously predicted 10.9-inch iPad is bezel-free on the sides, and retains the iPad Air's 7.5mm thickness. The top and bottom bezels remain, with the FaceTime camera still in the bezel. However, sources claim that the home button is absent from designs that they have seen.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch model is said to grow 0.3mm in thickness to 7.2 millimeters, with the same retention of the bezel on the top and bottom of the case as on the 10.9-inch iPad, as well as the home button being removed on the larger model.
The reports of the mid-sized iPad Pro vary, with reports predicting either a 10.5-inch or 10.9-inch model debuting some time in the first half of the new year. Other advancements, like AMOLED displays, aren't expected until 2018.
Other rumors include a full True Tone display on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro refresh, and the possibility of an iPad mini Pro.
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect a potential iPad thickness change of 0.3mm, not 3mm.
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Thinner is not always the goal. It is A goal, unless other priorities become MORE important.
Either way, think you mean 0.3mm.
The first sentence of the article contains a typo. It says 2016 instead of 2017. And instead of beginning with "New reports," it should say "Latest rumors."
I read 3m as in 3000mm. ROFL. btw, error still in article as of my post.
New reports circulating about an iPad refresh in 2016 point to a 3m thicker 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and bezel-less 10.9-inch iPad with the same thickness as last generation's 9.7-inch model, eschewing Apple's normal drive for thinner products as they evolve.
...points for using the word "eschewing"...
Apple does not have any good alternative to shrinking iPhone and iPad as a matter of policy. Ten or 20 years from now, people will own tiny, tiny mobile computers -- perhaps neural implants. There is no way for Apple to arrive at that destination without making annual progress toward it. A company that refuses to participate in that evolution will find itself sitting on the sidelines, next to Blackberry.
iPhone 6s was thicker than iPhone 6, and iPhone 7 is thicker still from iPhone 6s. That line has only gotten thicker through 3 iterations.
iPad mini 4 is thicker than the 2,3.
iPad Pro 9.7" is thicker than iPad Air 2 9.7".
Those 3 core designs have only gotten thicker with each iteration. It seems when Apple does a new "core" design, it is thinner than the previous core design, but iterative updates to that core design are steadily thicker to accommodate new/additional technology. Makes a lot of sense.
All else being equal. But all else is not equal. Reduced power consumption from components have made the pursuit of lighter weight, thinner designs possible.
I have a shirt I got from the Apple company store in Cupertino a little while back that says "The thinnest, most lightweight shirt ever." I love that thing.