As the Apple iPad Maxi steps into the realm of rumors for the first time, it gives us the feeling that the company may not have plans to stop experimenting with screen sizes just yet. While its tablet series comprises of two slates parading 7.9-inch and 9.7-inch displays currently, the iPhone maker apparently has made up its mind to add a 12.9-inch slab to this portfolio as well.
Assuming this tidbit is indeed the real deal, the gadget will be going up against the 13-inch Ultrabooks, whetting itself to render a better battery life and portability together with proffering a large screen territory. This comes from a post on Unwired View, which has declared that it had stumbled upon the information on a Korean website going by the name ETNews.
The article has said that along with regular users, the manufacturer is said to be eyeing students as its target audience and that the large screen offering should make the device worthy enough to replace everyday textbooks used in classrooms. It may be for this purpose that there are rumors about the OEM sculpting displays which could feature relatively less glare so as to be used during lectures.
Despite the lack of a concrete backing, this news doesn’t sound all that surprising, taking into account the company’s new-found interest in the said sector. If our readers remember, it had recently announced iPhone discounts which let students enjoy a king’s share in the form of trade-in refunds.
Clearly, this year has been more about speculations revolving around the iDevices than the Cupertino-based tech giant actually proffering the gadgets in flesh. Even though we near the end of this year’s first half, all we could manage to gather are estimations concerning an imminent cheaper version as well as the subsequent iteration of the iPhone 5, next generation tablets and no official word to back any of it.
In any case, predictions are that the Apple iPad Maxi will not be seen in the market before 2014. This means there’s definitely a lot many pieces to the final puzzle which are still left to seep out including a tentative price and release date, if we’re lucky enough. So stay tuned to this space for more on the purported iDevice with the enlarged display.