“Apple is set to unveil its next-generation iPad – which will come in two versions – at the iWorld [Macworld | iWorld] scheduled for January 26, 2012, according to sources at its supply chain partners,” Yenting Chen, Ingrid Lee, and Jessie Shen report for DigiTimes.
“The new models will join the existing iPad 2 to demonstrate Apple’s complete iPad series targeting the entry-level, mid-range and high-end market segments, the sources claimed,” Chen, Lee, and Shen report. “Instead of the previously-rumored 7.85-inch, the upcoming iPad models will still feature 9.7-inch screens but come with QXGA resolution (1,536×2,048 pixels), the sources indicated.”
“Apple continues to contract Samsung to manufacture its quad-core A6 processors, which will be used in the next-generation iPads, the sources revealed. The existing iPad 2 is based on the dual-core A5,” Chen, Lee, and Shen report. “Samsung is also among the CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers for one of the versions of the new iPad that comes with a 5-megapixel lens, marking the Korea-based vendor’s first time to grab CIS orders from Apple, the sources noted. Sony is the other CIS supplier for the other model with a higher 8-megapixel lens, the sources added.”
Read more in the full article here.
In another iPad-related article, Aaron Lee and Steve Shen report for DigiTimes, “The battery capacity for the high-end version of Apple’s new iPad – due to be unveiled in January 2012 – will be increased to 14,000mAH compared to 6,500mAH used currently, according to industry sources.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Jax44” for the heads up.]
Well, now we know what the next Galaxy Tab will look like…
I hope they wait a couple more months to do this. Nothing like releasing a product upgrade right after Christmas to piss off all your new customers.
They’ve been doing this for decades now. It hasn’t affected them yet.
True
Apple aren’t bad at all. As with most things, do your research before buying up big.
iPhone – June 2007.
iPhone 3G – July 2008.
iPhone 4 – June 2010 (white 4 – April 2011).
iPhone 4S – October 2011
iPod touch – September 2007 > 2011.
iPad – April 2010.
iPad 2 – March 2011.
Apple iMac – August (G3)/ January (G4) / August (G5) / January (Intel Polycarbonate) / August (Aluminium)
Apple iMac (Unibody) – October.
Mac Mini (Intel) – February 2006/ September 2006/ August 2007/ March 2009/ October 2009.
Mac Mini (Unibody) – June 2010/ July 2011.
MacBook (Intel Poly) – May 2006 / November 2006 / May 2007 / November 2007 / February 2008 / October 2008 / January 2009 / May 2009.
MacBook (Aluminium Unibody) – October 2008.
MacBook (Unibody Poly) – October 2009 / May 2010.
MacBook Air – January 2008/ October 2008/ June 2009/ October 2010/ July2011.
MacBook Pro – January 2006/ April 2006/ October 2006/ June 2007/ November 2007/ February 2008 / October 2008
MacBook Pro (Unibody) – October 2008/ January 2009/ March 2009/ June 2009/ April 2010/ February 2011/ October 2011.
Any original releases don’t count as people didn’t have one to start with.
Oh I see.. so you buy a product and expect progress to halt to a standstill until YOU are ready to buy another one. That self-centered attitude cracks me up lol. The world doesn’t evolve around you, and Apple isn’t going to wait for it’s competitors to catch up just to satisfy your need to have the most current tech. If it truly upsets you so much, you can buy the new one, too. No one will stop ya.
Further proof that Digitimes fabricates their stories.
I have one word for you: ‘DigiTimes’.
Agree; this is just another tabloid junk. There will be no two models, it makes no sense. One new model (possibly with Retina display), and current iPad 2 may be left selling for $399.
This is all common sense stuff – faster processor, more dpi and model spread and better camera…in-built mic?
The battery increase tho’ is …ermm… probably not possible without a breakthrough technology we haven’t heard about or volume and weight increase and I can’t see Apple accepting these compromises given the ‘thinner, faster’ marketing. I saw a broken iPad with a detached screen brought into the Apple Store and it’s already nearly all battery in the enclosure – so where do we get the doubling+ in capacity from?
Hydrogen is the new break-through technology for batteries we’ve all been reading about for the last few months. Whether its ready for primetime remains to be seen.
Apple has been doing a lot of their own battery research. A jump of that magnitude would be miraculous without increasing package size.
Upgrade it already, damnit! I’m getting tired of waiting. 🙂
Yeah wi-fi and 3G like always!!!
Won’t happen.
These “sources” are idiots and the people propagating this bullshit are shit dumb ignorant fuckholes. Anyone, especially after all this time, who still insists on speculation based on the idea that Apple works like other companies is simply to fucking stupid to be a blogger, never mind an analyst or a journalist. It’s mind boggling how fucking stupid these people are, and worse, the shit head investors and stock manipulators who continue to spread this mindless garbage.
No, I don’t find this stuff annoying Why do you ask?
someone is cranky this morning.
Hedge Funds back at work.
Dude, the kids are out of school right now and they don’t know those strange words like propagating, boggling and manipulators.
Let’s all clean it up for the kids.
Brilliant!
I read on many websites including TechzTalk that the Jan 26th launch date is wrong and Apple won’t announce the new iPad before February.
I don’t believe “it” until I see “it.”
Won’t get fooled again.
Apple said no video iPod , apple said no many things…
Yes, they will be launched in Husseins home town in Kenya
I think you mean Crawford, Texas, W’s “home”.
As opposed to your hometown, Shitsville?
😆
Don’t start that shit here.
Too late to not start it. Scatologically speaking, the turd had already been laid on the table. But we can aspire to better posts in the new year. So good sentiment, and Felicitations of the Season to you, Spark!
Why don’t these articles say “as reported from notoriously unreliable Digitimes” to give the reader a real feel of how much stock to put in the articles?
Cause they want you to click the link. Duh!
14AH!!!
I could almost use that to jump start my car in an emergency.
Move up the date 2-3 months and you state the obvious.
This rumor is a load of BS. Apple is not going to release a produce at an event they no longer attend. As well they are not going to fragment the user experience by have two different IPads. Apple is smart and will do what they have been doing with IPads by only separating the IPads with difference GB capacity not functions. I hate rumor cause most of the time they are wrong and make no sence. The Apple brand is high end and the goal of the iPad is to have a halo effect on it other products. Apple is not going to make different versions to appeal to a different market. With Apple you can afford the product or you can’t.
Exactly. How would they unveil an iPad 3 at an event they won’t attend?
Everyone will know when Apple is going to announce an iPad 3 when they send out the invitations. Until then, this is all BS (and likely more attempts at stock manipulation).
Since when do lenses have mega pixels? Sharpness, contrast, distortion, yes. No mega pixels. It’s like walking into an audio store and asking how many watts a speaker has.
The reporter is just a parrot repeating what he thought he heard. It’s scary to contemplate how ignorant many so-called “experts” really are.
On the other hand, he could be writing directly to his audience. Rephrasing: It’s scary to contemplate how ignorant so many really are.
With so many people connected and posting on teh interwebs, those sitting on the tails of the ‘bell curve’ really stand out.
Maybe this helps account for the news story a month ago that Apple was reducing orders for certain iPad components.
At the time it was taken as a sign that iPad 2 sales were weaker than expected. In retrospect, perhaps iPad 2 production was being cut to help clear out inventories prior to the impending introduction of iPad 3.
iWorld, I thought they launched that at MWSF back in 1990 or 91?