Here Are All the Rumors About the Apple iPad 3
- Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:08am by
Liz Klimas
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Is this the iPad 3 backshell? This supposedly leaked photo is floating around the Internet. (Image via 9to5 Mac)
Last summer and fall we brought you coverage of the iPhone 5 rumors and leaked photos, only to have Apple announce everything but an iPhone 5 at its highly anticipated event held in October. The rumor mill is churning again but it’s not for iPhone 5 — well, there are rumors for that too but what we’re talking about is the iPad 3.
A couple photos have been leaked and there are reports that the new tablet could be available by March. The Verge points out that the iPad 2 was released in early March last year, suggesting March could be the drop dead date this year. Although, it also cleverly speculates that the last iPad was released on a Wednesday (March 2, 2011 — available by March 11). With 29 days in February thanks to the leap year this year, that puts the 29th on a Wednesday, which The Verge says could be paired with a theme like “It’s time to leap ahead.”
All Things D, though, is pretty firm in its belief that the announcement will come the first week of March.
But enough about speculation of the timing of its release. What are some of the actual specs rumored to be featured on the iPad 3? Here are a few from The Verge according to “people familiar with the product”:
- Double resolution display: “a true iPad Retina Display, clocking in at 2048 x 1536″
- A one millimeter increase in thickness
- The A6 CPU (central processing unit) could support a more powerful GPU (graphics processing unit)
- A supposedly larger camera lens
ComputerWorld states that it has heard the battery will be larger as well.
Of course, much of this is speculation, based on information from unnamed sources and leaked photos.
Watch this CNET report for more on Apple rumors about the iPad 3 and a potentially new iPod nano with a camera:
Are you excited?
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Comments (74)
PossumRoadkill
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:58amI would still rather have my Core i7 powered laptop. I can do so much more with it. I have all the entertainment options that the tablets do and I can also use it do do my job and make more money. I like money, don’t you?
I can also do video and artwork on it (my hobby) and not on “the cloud” where some jerkoff hacker might be able to hack into and steal. Not really sold on “the cloud”. I like a local hard drive that I own.
Hey, if a tablet were a little cheaper, like the netbooks originally were, I might buy one just to have something setting around that I didn’t have to open a lid on and wait a few seconds for it to boot up……..ha ha or maybe not?
Report Post »DrFrost
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:12amFor real work…. I’d rather have a desktop. For real work on the go… I’d rather have a laptop. For games… I’d rather have a desktop (big monitor, mouse and keyboard). For games on the go I’d rather have a gaming laptop (again, mouse and keyboard). Plus with a laptop I have a real hard drive, real interface options, etc.
But when I’m sitting down on the couch and I want to cruise the net, or I’m on vacation and I want to look something up on the net (it’s incredible how the internet has become so essential) or just stream a movie from xfinity…. etc…. the iPad is nice. It has definitely found a niche in my electronic life….
Report Post »RagingJudge
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 4:54pmDRFROST has got it right, except that there are better tablets out there than the iPad…
Dell sent my dad a windows 7-powered tablet to try and we were laughing out @$$es off as we watched it run through a full boot cycle. Then again when eventually I got a BSOD, and couldn’t select a boot option (like “start windows normally) since there was no hardware keyboard. What were they thinking??
Report Post »Restore the Republic
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:56pmWho said anything about it replacing your laptop? I have a 12 core mac pro, a mac book pro 17, and a couple of iPads… they all do different things, and work great in the proper situations.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:55pmThe reason I bought an iPad was because the weight of carrying my laptop around for work was causing my shoulder joint and my elbow to separate. I paired it with a Kensington keyboard and have been using it quite well. Our house also has two Intel iMacs, plus a few Apple laptops. My on site work is done on the iPad and then emailed to one of the iMacs. It works out well.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:25amIf you travel a lot an iPad is an indispensable product.
I personally love the iPad.
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 1:15pmMee too. I need something I can use for work, push out disk images, administer networks, run Apple Remote Desktop, Casper, Drive Genius and such.
Report Post »The iPad just ain’t there for me yet. I need something that can double as an iPhone and a MacBook Pro.
That‘s why I’m upgrading to the 15-inch MacBook Pro within 90 days or so.
CincyRed
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:38amFunny thing is…I have seen people talk about how their Android device is just as good as an iPhone, iPad, etc., but I have never seen anyone say how their iPhone, iPad is just as good as an Android. Just Saying.
Report Post »TeaBill
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:19amThe modesty of an Apple user is an outcome from the amazement of the use of a great product. Apple users don‘t need to pump up the product’s, we simply appreciate them.
Report Post »hungerymedstudent
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:58amAgree with TEABILL. I was anti Apple for years. Then I got an IPAD for work at my hospital. I love it.
Report Post »valerie68
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 12:20pmI have an iPhone, iPad and a Kindle. I love them all! I do think Apple has batter choices of apps though.
Report Post »smokie
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 12:29pmI had difficulty setting up my sister’s Android, but I was setting it up because she was having difficulty.
Report Post »I didn’t have that with my iphone. There. I prefer my iphone over the Android.
Most people choose one or the other, so you don’t see a lot comparisons.
I love my ipad. I use it for professional artwork. After an accident that crushed my drawing hand, I’m happy and grateful for a device that helps me continue my work at the speed and efficiency that I had before the accident.
rsletto
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 3:47pmreply to teabill…. nicely put
Report Post »HYPNOTOAD
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 5:21pmI’ve said for years that I was a Mac Supremacist. I started selling macs when they came out in 84. I’ve had more than I can count and have kind of a mac museum in my man cave. I stopped trying to convert my friends from the dark side (pc). It’s like trying to beg someone to leave a burning house. Let them live with their PC’s, it’s punishment enough.
Report Post »TROONORTH
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:33pmAPPLE = CULT.
Report Post »It is that simple.
I have an android tablet that will run circles around the ipad any day. Don’t believe me? I’ll send you the proof on a zip-drive and you can plug it into your usb port . …. . .. . .
Mosell
Posted on February 11, 2012 at 9:52amYeah I know, “It just works.” Same as my Motorola Atrix (android). And for a WHOLE lot less than my wife’s iPhone.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:27amexactly!
Its like the BMW and all the car companies who compare “” to the BMW ….
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 1:19pmThe Android phones and tablets are pale copies of the iPhones and the iPads, just like various Windows machines are imitation Macs.
Report Post »I have had said unto me, “Just as good as a Mac.”
To which I have been known to say, “Hell to the no.”
And so it is written.
Secret Squirrel
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:37am.
Report Post »I don’t know how Apple does it.
They are the richest, money grubbing bunch of 1% capitalists,
who stiff their customers constantly, yet are universally loved by the
99% dimwits.
poster
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 12:08pmI think it’s called brainwashing.
Report Post »patriotfirst1776
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 12:52pmAhh, it is insulting to insinuate that people who use Apple products and in any way, shape or form “brainwashed”. It shows shallow thinking and true lack of insight into the real world value of Apple products for people who rely upon them in real-world situations.
I have run several global ad agencies and found that the Apple line of products were the most durable (don’t mind paying a bit more for THAT – it is referred to as “value-per-dollar-spent” and increases your ROI over the life of the product cycle). Also, their software usability in real life situations is the best we found. The ease of training new hires increased when they used Apple products. The syncing features between platforms alone saved us so much time and aggrevation (Time=money).
So, before you pull out your “flame thrower” …. put the products into action and see how they work in VERY intense, corporate environments. That is the true test of a product’s effectiveness.
For you to insinuate that Apple users are brainwashed is downright silly. Then, again, it is so easy to sit in a tree and throw nuts down on the people below.
Report Post »The Jewish Avenger
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 1:58pmLook Mommy! Another Apple fanboy!
Report Post »CPGreg
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 7:38pm@ patriotfirst1776
Report Post »If you pay for a Mac book/ Mac book Pro/ Imac, then you have been brain washed! IT’S A PC WITH AN APPLE PRINTED ON IT, FOR SOOOOOO MUCH MORE MONEY!!!
Macman1138
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 2:02pmI don’t see how they “stiff their customers.”
Report Post »I used to work in Apple Retail as a Mac Genius and we went way out of our way to please our customers.
I used my first Apple computer in 1979, an Apple IIe in college and was hooked.
I used the Macs since 1984, been servicing them and I have built a very good IT career on Apple’s products, thank you very much.
TheBloodOfTyrants
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:30amHere’s a thought………………. SO EFFING WHAT?!?!?!
Report Post »hunter1riley
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:23amApple has the best business model in the world. Enticing folks to upgrade every year with a simple tweak to the gizmo. Proprietary arrogance at its finest.
Report Post »Charles
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:19amI couldn’t care less
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:12amI always said , newspapers will always be in business cuz you cant take your computer into the bathroom……. WRONG !
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:53amThe iPad (all versions) is a fantastic toilet entertainer. Guaranteed to get your feet numb.
Report Post »Red herring
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:29am… And I thought I was just having early signs of diabetes!
Report Post »SFsuper49er
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:42amThis is what keeps The youth broke and can’t pay there bills… Gadgets and cell phones ! There getting sucked in by all these electronic devices that have outrageous price tags and monthly bills attached to them .
Report Post »Kess
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:15amNot quite. It’s their choice to spend the money how they like. If they have trouble paying bills afterwords, that’s their own damn fault.
Report Post »Mannamomof4
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 7:13pmWell said, Kess.
Report Post »FightThePower
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:40amI purchased an Onda VI30 Deluxe from China for $200 with the case and shipping. It is has a 8″ screen and 8 gig of internal memory and runs on android 4.0 ICS and the the screen is capacitive. I love this machine. Screw Apple and their over hyped products that are manufactured in China.
Report Post »WatchingThePuppetShow
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:11amHumm that comment seems a bit hypocritical…you bought a different type unit from CHINA but screw Apple because their quality products are made in China? Also your second class item wouldn‘t even be on the market if Apple didn’t innovate the iPad in the first place. Common sense?
Report Post »PapaKOA
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:41amThe only thing innovative about the iPad was how they marketed it. Hewlett Packard and IBM were making tablet PC’s a decade ago.
Report Post »FightThePower
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:52amHow is it hypocritical? I basically got the same unit with the same functions capable if most of the same function that is only sightly smaller in size for 1/3 of the price. Apple creates a great product, but the markup is what is what is so crazy.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:37am.
Why do ya’ll put this stuff up?
Now some Tech Nerd will not be able to do his job today, because Ya’ll got him all worked up into a “Tizzy”. It’s like putting Porn in front a Sex Addict………..
Report Post »Pacapapa
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:30amBoring…zzzzzzzzzz
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:51amYou’re probably one of those that will camp out all night to be first in line.
Report Post »skipmontesjr
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:22amStop with the Apple cult…There is no way it could be better all things considered than the Motorola Xyboard…..The I phone is not better than my android either….The Apple is a good machine but geez the people who promote it are kool aid drinkers….Have you ever noticed that if you talk to your apple friends about how great you find any other device to be they turn their nose up with a snobbish response they say “well my Apple can do…blah blah blah”….Just sayin’
Report Post »southernhart
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:21amI got the iPad when it first came out and love, love, love it and use it all of the time (for entertainment mostly). I’m hoping that the iPad3 will support 4G finally. If so, I’ll upgrade and pass my current one over to my hubby who now loves Apple now that he has an iPhone. If he finds that he won’t use it, I’ll pass it on to the grandkids who beg for it whenever they come over.
Report Post »ylexot
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:00amNah, I’ll take an Android tablet over an iPad any day (probably the Transformer Prime). It’s more flexible and customizable.
Report Post »TulsAmerican
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:59amI’m switching to the Prime also. I’ve got an iPad1, can’t use external memory, can’t change the battery, can‘t remove programs off the iPad that I don’t use like the game center icon, messaging, or newsstand. Overhyped and too expensive for what you can do with it.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:05amGood luck with that. Google doesn’t vet apps and malware is being a serious issue with android. but hey, it was cheaper than an apple.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:50amI have the ipad2 and use it a lot but I don’t need the 3. The 2 was over $600.00.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:46amSo what! Rome is burning and this is what people are consumed by? Another year of these politics and we’ll be infatuated with food storage 3.0 and survival 3.0…..Ipads will be a distant memory of how life used to be.
Report Post »darkknight91
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:04amYOU stopped by to read the article. You’re wasting valuable time from putting the fire out.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 10:21amLol…twice
Report Post »Oldguy89
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:43amSteve Jobs he is missed and not forgotten
Report Post »Oldguy89
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:43amI will probably buy this one, OTOH I would never by any tablet powered by Android. Google never updates their OS or very seldom if ever, and my android powered phone is crap.
Report Post »ylexot
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 9:02amActually, Google updates Android more frequently than Apple updates iOS. It’s up to the manufacturer of the device to modify it for their hardware.
Report Post »Tipdog
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:43amNot excited at all for it.
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 2:06pmMe too, but I will have to service and provision them.
Report Post »Lots and lots of them.
Good for my bottom line.
LouC57
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:42amNOT excited. Not interested in additional tracking of my activity or lack thereof.
Report Post »markgl
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:30amI think I may finally get one. If it’s got a quad core and a killer graphics chip and better battery life. I think I may finally make the plunge.
Report Post »TAXEVERYONE
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:52amWe are all so glad to hear that.
Report Post »Rodster
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:28amSamsung’s next Tablet is rumored to be 11.6″ and have a higher resolution (2560 by 1600 resolution) than the iPad 3 and have a dual-core 2GHz Exynos 5250 processor running on Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich.
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:19amConsidering what the tablet can do and what I would need one for, yes I am excited. Also, Apple suggested dropping the price tag on the iPad 2! So wallet wise, I might be sticking with 2011 technology for a while ;)
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on February 10, 2012 at 8:19ami have an ipad2.. hardly ever use it.
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