BIG 12.9" iPad Pro

If you, like me, run a bunch of music and art apps on your iPad then you might want to hold off on upgrading to the recently-released iPad Air.

 

There are reasonable rumors that the next iPad will feature a larger 12.9" screen.  That's 3.2" larger than the current 9.7" iPad screen.  Why is this a big deal?  Well, if you are a musician or artist tweaking sliders and knobs or splashing digital paint on your iPad, then you know how valuable screen real estate is and how just a few additional inches will improve the experience and workability of this amazing device.

 

Analyst Rhoda Alexander at IHS, suggests that several display manufacturers are playing around with new screen sizes and that recent orders may be for next generation 12.9" iPads: "Some manufacturers over the last six months have received sample quantities of a larger panel... They're playing around with a product that could possibly be an iPad-related product. Various sizes are being reported, with 12.85 inches being one of the sizes."

 

It's still too early to say whether this will actually happen because the volume of larger screens that have been ordered is not large enough to indicate mass-production: "We have not seen volume shipments yet of any panels... We have to get a lot further down the line in terms of seeing really strong indicators from Apple that such a product exists, and we're just not at that point."

 

Whether the new iPad features a larger screen or not, the recent release of the iPad Air means that we are more likely to find out sometimes around the end of 2014.

 

To learn more about this prediction and to stay updated check out the following articles:
 

Will Apple launch an iPad/MacBook hybrid, or a larger-screen iPad? - News - Macworld UK

Here comes the iPad 6... Rumours suggest iPad Air 2 release in 2014 - News - Macworld UK

 

What do you think the next iPad be called? iPad Pro, iPad 5, iPad 6, or iPad Air 2??