My guess: A smaller iPad soon, very cheap, maybe $200?
Not a retina display, but higher pixel-density than iPad 1 and 2 because of the size, keeping the original resolution. And I'm guessing it will be 8 inches, and quite light, and named "iPad Air".
Apple will want to not leave a "price umbrella" for their competitors, a hole in the lower price range. So this should do that. But if they can sell it for lightness and call it "Air", that will sell on a positive characteristic rather than a "discount" aspect, which is important for Apple as a perceived premium brand. They don't want to have products which are perceived as "feature-scraped" or "low end".
I will admit to a lot of wishful thinking here. To my taste, the weight, when it's used as an ereader, is the biggest weakness of the iPad. It's not good for one-handed reading, so that leaves out one of the most popular categories of ebooks right there!
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Here's a good article speculating on the possible product.
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I like the iPad Air name; well done there Eolake. I have read a lot of speculation, but I haven't seen that name before. It makes much more sense than iPad mini to me.
Thanks.
Ya, I think the Mini moniker is a bit obvious, and also it is another one which is slightly "diminishing" about the product, like it's less than another product.
It would be soooo cool if they have found a way to make it really light-weight. Then it would be a *very* strongly positioned ereader.
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