Rumors that Apple is working on a new iPad with a bigger screen, go for a long time. Bloomberg reported that the company plans to market a great tablet with a screen size of 12.9 inches in early 2015. However, some insiders say that the prime minister can be held and 9 September. Contemporary screen iPad Air - 9,7 inches, iPad Mini - 7,85 inches.
Why Apple decided to create a giant iPad? Sales show far better dynamics. In II quarter they were down 9% compared to last year. There are several hypotheses on why this is happening. The main is that progress in the field of "planshetostroeniya" slowed down. Of course, the difference between the iPad Air and first generation iPad is huge, but not in principle.
Have an opinion, writes Vestifinance , that updates iPad do not occur as often as the iPhone.People tend to move to a new smartphone every two years, after the expiration of the contract with the service provider, but the plates are changed less frequently - every three or four years, being content with what we have. Manufacturers are trying to present something really new, but the feeling that the "pill", bought last year, is already obsolete, people not showing up.
Another popular version of the deterioration of sales of tablets - no need for them in the presence of a pair of smartphone-laptop. Combination MacBook / iPhone is more than enough to cover all the needs of the modern user. iPad - a, of its kind, a large iPhone, and therefore does not justify the additional costs in the amount of $ 400 for its use.
Probably, this assumption best explains the decline in the sales of iPad, as well as the fact that made so many attempts to unite the tablet with a laptop in a hybrid device.
Surface Pro 3 from Microsoft is the best example of such attempts. This device is labeled as "tablet, which can replace the laptop". Connecting it to a special keyboard, you get a full-featured PC, disconnecting - Gadget turns into a tablet. At least that is what we promised manufacturer.
However, the problem Surface Pro 3 is that the user needs to switch between two radically different interfaces: traditional desktop mode and "modern" touch-screen interface. It looks pretty awkward and confusing. Yes, Surface Pro 3 brings us closer to the dream device, but still does not constitute such an ideal.
It remains an open question why Apple needed to produce 12.9-inch iPad? It is unlikely that it will attempt to create a hybrid - the company will never be equipped with several different interfaces per device. It is more likely that Apple implements multitasking in its mobile operating system. According to some reports, Apple iOS update 8 months after its launch in the autumn, which will be implemented multitasking feature.
However, there still remains the problem of productivity. A common drawback of tablets is that they are only good for entertainment - social networking and watching videos. But applications are becoming better. Microsoft, finally released this spring Office for the iPad.Apple has its own set of office applications that come free with every device on iOS. Google Docs now works as separate applications that are compatible with files Microsoft Office.
In addition, more and more large companies are probably going to buy iPad tablet Apple partnering with IBM. IBM will sell the tablet for its large corporate clients with their business applications. Apple CEO Tim Cook himself recently told reporters that he was able to do 80% of its work on iPad.
As for Apple's penetration of new territories (TV, smart watches, phones with large screens), it appears that the company is also preparing for the invention of productive tablet. Apple may well create for us a dream device, taking the best and the laptop, and tablet.