Well, we got some predictions correct and others not so much (there is no gold iPad mini coming yet). There are some other big developments ie. the new iPad Air is 35% lighter, dropping the weight down to 1lb and it’s a lot thinner.
iPad Air
[av_table purpose=’pricing’ caption=”] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]16GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$499[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 inches (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 1 pound (469 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]32GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$599[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 inches (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 1 pound (469 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]64GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$699[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 inches (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 1 pound (469 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]128GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$799[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 inches (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 1 pound (469 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [/av_table]
iPad Mini
[av_table purpose=’pricing’ caption=”] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]16GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$399[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 7.87 inches(200 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 0.73 (331 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]32GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$499[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 7.87 inches(200 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 0.73 (331 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]64GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$599[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 7.87 inches(200 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 0.73 (331 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [av_row row_style=”][av_cell col_style=”]128GB[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]$699[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Height: 7.87 inches(200 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Depth: 0.29 (7.5 mm)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]Weight: 0.73 (331 g)[/av_cell][av_cell col_style=”]A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor[/av_cell][/av_row] [/av_table]
This is a big departure and may suggest that from now on Apple will have two models of each of it’s devices: two iPhones, two iPads, and two Macbooks (Air and Retina).