“Is Apple working on a big-screen iPad Pro to follow the iPad Air, and when is the next iPad coming out?” David Price reports for Macworld UK. “Will the bigger iPad, whether it’s called iPad Pro, iPad 6, iPad 2014 or simply new iPad, feature a larger screen – or will it even be a touchscreen MacBook/iPad hybrid?”
“Speculation suggests there’s a 12.9in-screen iPad in the works, known as the iPad Pro. There are mixed reports on when the iPad 6 or iPad Pro is likely to launch,” Price reports. “Ming-Chi Kuo, a KGI Securities analyst with a highly respected track record when it comes to Apple predictions, has published a report claiming that, on the tablet front, we’ll see only a new iPad Air this year, with the iPad Pro (and an update to the iPad mini) following in 2015.”
“Yet previous reports suggested that Apple is working on two new 12.9in iPads for a 2014 launch. The first – a 2K model – is expected in April, while the rumoured 4K models are forecast for an October 2014 release,” Price reports. “According to DigiTimes, Apple has turned to Taiwan-based Quanta Computer to manufacture the bigger iPad. However the report suggests that Quanta expects to “encounter several challenges” when it comes to building the bigger iPad, which could cause limited supply of the tablet upon launch. It’s believed Apple has been growing increasingly interested in launching a bigger iPad because the company expects tablets to eventually replace PCs.”
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