Rumored 14-inch iPad may not be an iPad Pro after all, analyst claims
Display analyst Ross Young has walked back rumors of a 14.1-inch iPad Pro, stating that the supersized tablet would be a lower-tier iPad model without ProMotion or a mini LED display.
iPad on table
Initially, Young and his Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) firm said that the new tablet would be an iPad Pro model with a 14.1-inch display and an M2 chip. Upon further discussions with his supply chain sources, Young has updated that prediction.
In a tweet to Super Followers, the analyst says that the device won't have mini LED backlighting after all and will instead rely on regular LED edge lighting. Similarly, he says the device isn't likely to have ProMotion.
Despite the fact that the iPad will be missing some Pro-level features, Young still says it's coming. Citing panel and LED suppliers, the analyst says that the 14.1-inch tablet could arrive in the first quarter of 2023.
As far as why the device will lack iPad Pro features, Young explains that 14-inch panels won't be much different in pricing from 10-inch panels in 2022. That could lead to a lower possible price point -- something that wouldn't be feasible with mini LED backlighting.
The timeline of the 14.1-inch iPad arriving in 2023 actually lines up with current iPad Pro predictions. According to Bloomberg, Apple is still planning on refreshing the 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro in the fall
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iPad on table
Initially, Young and his Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) firm said that the new tablet would be an iPad Pro model with a 14.1-inch display and an M2 chip. Upon further discussions with his supply chain sources, Young has updated that prediction.
In a tweet to Super Followers, the analyst says that the device won't have mini LED backlighting after all and will instead rely on regular LED edge lighting. Similarly, he says the device isn't likely to have ProMotion.
Despite the fact that the iPad will be missing some Pro-level features, Young still says it's coming. Citing panel and LED suppliers, the analyst says that the 14.1-inch tablet could arrive in the first quarter of 2023.
As far as why the device will lack iPad Pro features, Young explains that 14-inch panels won't be much different in pricing from 10-inch panels in 2022. That could lead to a lower possible price point -- something that wouldn't be feasible with mini LED backlighting.
The timeline of the 14.1-inch iPad arriving in 2023 actually lines up with current iPad Pro predictions. According to Bloomberg, Apple is still planning on refreshing the 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro in the fall
Read on AppleInsider
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there are reasons those attempts by the wintel crowd were not successful.
as for this rumour, if there is any truth to a bigger iPad at all, weight is going to be a problem as it is. Full integration with a physical keyboard instead of the current iPad solution would be horrible.
I think it is possible a lower spec big iPad is possible, but the way Apple ticks is bigger devices are premium products at a premium price.
Here's the thing, Apple's iPad Pros have shown us that Apple can get quite decent sound from an iPad form factor device, so maybe this is the HomePod Video I've been asking for? Wasn't there an embedded reference to a new HomePod version discovered recently?
I'd like nothing less than to see a HomePod Video that resembles the hideous "Tablet on a Stump" that Amazon and Facebook have already done. If Apple can get good sound from of a nearly flat device - and one that uses HomePod minis as satellite speakers - I think they will be on to something rather interesting. Having a real home for the Home hub in a permanently mounted display device would be awesome as well.
So, seems he really doesn't know. Since he thinks it remains an iPad, 4:3 aspect ratio it is. He sounds like he is only feeling one part of the elephant here.
While Young may be right about the raw 14" panels not costing much more than 10" panels, I don't think that will translate in to a significantly lower delta between the two finished products.
But it certainly would be cheaper than a "well equipped" Pro, and could serve to slightly mitigate the sticker shock of a bigger, better Pro, as well as test the market for a 14" iPad.