Hours later, the new iPad will be released at the expected conference, and as usual before each conference from Apple, strong rumors are issued, what will the shape of the device be? Sometimes rumors are true, and other times they fail. We have already talked about IPad 3 Expectations What do we expect from him then we talked on Strong evidence confirms the existence of the Retina screen And also We showed a fictional video of an iPad shape and the latest leaked from a Chinese iPad accessory manufacturer. And because the conference has approached its time, the rumors have become strong, so we decided to collect a number of rumors and confirmed news, so that this article will be the last thing you read before the conference, which will be held on Wednesday at nine o'clock Saudi time.

IPad 3 or iPad HD?

Certainly, as previously indicated, the new device will be equipped with a Retina screen. A rumor has appeared recently that Apple will call the new device the iPad HD? Will it be the iPad 3, the iPad 2S, or the iPad HD? Each team has their point of view, and we show them to you.

IPad 3

Supporters say that there is a radical change in the shape of the device and its specifications, for example Apple introduced 3G, then 3GS, 4 and 4S, and the change by adding the letter S means that the device has almost the same specifications and the difference is speed. But here we are talking about a completely new device with a Retina screen, and this means a transition like what happened from 3GS to 4, so the owners of this trend expected the name and that the Apple logo means there is something revolutionary and Apple will completely change the external appearance, double the battery strength and increase the storage capacity to 128 GB and even the image means That there is something about the button (by touch or cancel or something else), but the owners of this vision do not answer the question Is this from Apple's habit with previous generations in the iPad?

Opponents say that Apple, as it does with the iPhone, launches a first device to study the market (the original iPhone), then introduces it in a new form (iPhone 3G) and develops it (iPhone 3GS), then re-introduces it in a new form (iPhone 4) and then develops it (iPhone 4S) Thus, this is Apple's method, and by analogy with that, Apple launched a new device to study the market (the original iPad) and then introduced it in a new form (iPad 2) and then developed it, and this means that the new device is only an evolution of the second iPad and will not provide anything new with it. Only increase the quality of the screen and change the processor and camera only, and it will keep the size constant, memory the same capacity, and even the same price. These are the reasons for the rejection, and they expect the name to be 2S, especially after rumors that the processor is not an A6 but an A5x. It is known that the A6 processor is a quad-core processor, while the A5 processor is a dual core, so it is expected to increase the speed of the processor, but it remains dual-core and not quadruple.

IPad HD

The supporters: The owners of this vision expect that it is neither 3 nor 2S, but Steam is distinguished by the word HD, which is a word used to explain the high quality High Definition and agree with the owners of the objection above that it will be the same device with the same size and specifications, and the only part of the difference will be the quality of the screen, so Apple distinguished it with the letter HD so that you know that it is the same as the second iPad, but it is of high quality. But the owners of this vision do not answer the question of why Apple will come out with a completely new name and leave the sequence that we are used to, and if the current device is any iPad HD, what will be the name of the next device?

Opponents: The word HD received strong opposition. From the linguistic side, why does Apple use HD to denote the screen when it has the word Retina as a word for high-quality screen in Apple products? Technically, HD means 1920 x 1080, while the expected iPad screen is 2048 x 1536, meaning that it is higher than the definition itself, so why does Apple call it a term that denotes at least! In addition, HD is heavy for ear and numbers are easier to pronounce. With Apple launching the word HD, it will open the door to talk that Apple imitates Samsung, HTC, LG and even Huawei owns a list of HD phones. So will Apple open the door to itself by imitating other companies?

Comment: We do not know what the new name is, but we expect it to be called iPad 3

Another small iPad

In the past, rumors of a small iPad appeared, and Steve Jobs objected and said that this 7-inch size is not an appropriate size and it is a failure, so it makes you not know if this is a tablet or a large phone. Indeed, Jobs’s words were correct in 2010, but recently the standards have changed, as Amazon released its Kindle Fire tablet at $ 199 and a size of 7 inches, and this device achieved great sales, of course this device does not represent an actual competitor to the iPad in terms of specifications, but for the price it is Awesome and also the market incomprehensible that a 7-inch device can make huge sales, and this year Amazon is expected to present a more advanced version of it. So the logic says why do you allow your competitor to grow considering that he is weaker than you and will not be able to compete with you? It may grow so you cannot stop it, as happened between Google and Yahoo ... Cut the road and present a small iPad at a reduced price, let it be $ 299. At that time, the 7-inch lover market withdraws from it as it already controls the size of 10 inches with a share of 67% at least and controls the market completely for a long time ... in In the event that Apple decided to provide a small size, we expect it to be 7.85, but recently rumors have appeared about a new size of 7.1 inches.

The other objection that corresponds to any small iPad is that it is unreasonable for Apple to produce two devices in the same year, this is not Apple's habits, also this will represent a betrayal of Steve Jobs, especially since his position was clear, Apple will not produce any small-sized iPad as mentioned and it is unreasonable After the man’s death, the company should so quickly disagree with his opinion.

Commentary: We do not expect Apple to announce the iPad mini tomorrow, but it may be released in the future if strong Amazon sales continue or Apple is forced to do so due to market requirements

IPad availability for sale

Indicators indicate that there is no change in the price of the iPad and it will remain at 499-599-699 dollars for the 16-32-64 GB Wi-Fi version, respectively, and 629-729-829 dollars in the case of 3G for similar storage capacities. A new capacity of 128 GB and the reason for that request is the new Apple interactive book TextBooks, the size of one book exceeds the gigabyte, and there are books that exceeded the 2 GB, meaning that the capacity of your device will not suffice only 6 books without games or audios or anything ... Of course, the date of its availability for sale has not been announced But the most likely time for the device to be available for sale is March 16th, which corresponds to Apple's preferred day for launching new devices “Friday” in addition to that it has the same time period for launching the iPad 2, as it was announced on March 2 last year and is available for sale on March 11, the other date. One of the German websites quoted it as it will be available on March 23, which is also on Friday, ”but we see that the date of March 16 is the strongest.

One of the companies studied Apple's losses in the event of a delay in providing the new device and stated that Apple had sold 15.43 million iPads in the last three months, so calculating that the price of the iPad ranges from $ 499 to $ 829, meaning the average price is $ 664, so by calculating we find that Apple's daily income It was $ 104,546,122, let's say, $ 100 million DailyIn the event that Apple announces an iPad 3 with great specifications and at the same price as the current iPad 2, of course, sales will stop because it is illogical to pay an amount of money to buy an iPad 2, and if I wait days, I will buy the new version at the same price. Even if I was planning to buy the original iPad at a reduced price, why not wait and buy the second generation at the same price! Every day between the Apple announcement of the iPad to the time of its availability causes Apple to lose 100 million dollars because of these numbers when Apple announced the iPhone 4S on last October 4 and provided it to the market after only 10 days, in the past and in the case of the iPhone 4 the time period was 17 days That is, Apple will seek to reduce the time period between advertising and availability in stores. Apple's sales report can be found at http://www.apple.com this link.

Comment: We expect the iPad to be available on March 16th

iOS 5.1

Amidst the preoccupation with the iPad news, everyone forgot that we are all on the date with a new update for iOS and this update will not only concern the iPad, but everyone will get something new, it is expected that the new update 5.1 will be announced tomorrow as it was sent a long time ago to the developers, the version The expected newness may be characterized by the following:

  1. Siri update and new languages ​​added.
  2. Improved battery performance.
  3. Solve dozens of small problems.
  4. The ability to manually delete photos from the cloud and any photo you delete will disappear from all devices associated with photo streaming.
  5. Return of the ability to close the 3G in the iPhone 4S.
  6. Panorama shooting and other camera features.
  7. And a number of other advantages that we expect Apple to announce.

The date of the conference in your country

The timing of the conference, as we know, is ten o'clock in American Western time, but what is the corresponding time in your city? In the following table, you will find a list of all capitals of the world and the corresponding timing for the conference:
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Whatever the rumors, after a few hours we will know, and it is certain, God willing, that the iPhone Islam will present after the conference a detailed coverage of what was said with an analysis and explanation as you are used to from us

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