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Title: iPad 3 to Gain Improved Cameras? iPad 2 to Carry On at Lower Price? Post by: HCK on January 06, 2012, 07:00:33 am iPad 3 to Gain Improved Cameras? iPad 2 to Carry On at Lower Price?
iLounge offers a new series of notes sharing information from a source about Apple's plans for the iPad 3. Among the most interesting notes is the claim that the next-generation iPad will carry significantly improved cameras on the front and back, moving to a FaceTime HD camera on the front and a higher-resolution iPhone-like camera on the rear. The source also reiterates iLounge's earlier claim that the next-generation iPad will be slightly thicker than the iPad 2 while retaining the same general form factor.1) A few next-gen iPad notes, ahead of the show. Both cameras are getting upgrades. Front goes HD, rear becomes iPhone 4/4S-like (bigger). 2) Body of the next iPad is, as we previously reported, getting just a little thicker to accommodate new parts - little = 1mm give or take. 3) Curve radiuses on the body will change only a little to accommodate the added thickness, not dramatically. Think iPad 2 Pro, not a redesign.iLounge's source also follows some other current lines of thinking in reporting that Apple will continue to offer the iPad 2 alongside the iPad 3, dropping the price of the current model in order to tackle increasing competition from lower-priced competitors such as Amazon's Kindle Fire. Horwitz offers a $399 base price for the iPad 2 as a possibility, although that number appears to be pure speculation. Finally, the iPad 3 is said to be in line for another March release, similar to that seen with the iPad 2 last year. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Infinity Blade Revenue Tops $30 Million • Samsung Loses Motion for Preliminary Injunction Banning iPhone 4S in Italy • Reality TV Producer Bunim/Murray Drops Final Cut For Avid • CloudOn's Office App for iPad 'Sold Out', Pulled from App Store • Site Sends SMS Message When WWDC Tickets Go On Sale http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/05/ipad-3-to-gain-improved-cameras-ipad-2-to-carry-on-at-lower-price/ |