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12.9-Inch 'iPad Pro' Could Have Flexible Touch Panel With Increased Sensitivity

Apple is exploring the possibility of equipping the much-rumored 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" with an improved touch panel that uses silver nano wire (AgNW) material instead of ITO-based clear film, according to South Korea's Electronic Times (http://english.etnews.com/20150511200001) (via G4Games (http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/ipad-pro-next-year-new-touch-panel-47277/)). The flexible touch panel would reportedly have greater accuracy and sensitivity and be able to recognize multiple pressure levels, which could allow for Force Touch.
 
 <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/05/Dimensions-iPad-Pro-Air-Plus-800x655.jpg)" alt="Dimensions-iPad-Pro-Air-Plus" width="800" height="655" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-449320" /><center>A purported "iPad Pro" blueprint (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/01/ipad-pro-rendering-dimensions/) from December 2014 with possible dimensions</center>
 The report claims that Apple requested samples of the touch panel ready for mass-production from LG Display, Samsung Display, Japan Display and other major display manufacturers at the start of this week, and predicts that the company will release a new 12.9-inch iPad next year as the first device utilizing the new touch panel technology. Recent rumors have pointed towards a late 2015 unveiling (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/04/apple-delays-ipad-pro-production/) of the iPad Pro.
 
 Apple could benefit from lower production costs by using AgNW touch panels, according to the report, since the technology does not require using a scarce metal like indium. The report adds that Apple is also considering applying a thin layer of sapphire crystal to the touch panel, but it remains questionable if the company's suppliers are capable of effectively producing the material for large-screened tablets yet.
 
 The 12.9-inch iPad is rumored to feature (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/04/ipad-pro-nfc-bluetooth-force-touch-usb-c-rumor/) a built-in NFC chip, pressure-sensitive Bluetooth stylus, Force Touch, one USB-C port and Apple's latest A-series processor. Rumors suggest that the NFC chip will enable the iPad to be used as a payment terminal, while the single USB-C port will either replace or supplement the Lightning connector equipped on other current iPads.
 
 
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