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Smaller iPads On The Way

Smaller iPads On The Way – After a few days of use I feel that the iPad’s 9.7-inch screen is just the right size for what the device does, but DigiTimes Research’s Mingchi Kuo say a 5- to 7-inch version should come to us by the first quarter of next year.

The smaller iPad will cost less than $400, the analyst says, and will be aimed at consumers who mainly focus on reading and don’t do much text inputting.

I’d be all for making the iPad smaller if the screen remained the same. Indeed, there’s room to lose on the bezel while leaving the screen alone, but I’m not sure I’d want a smaller screen.

When people first see my iPad, many of them say, “So, it’s like a big iPhone,” to which I say, “Yes, for the most part, it is.” The big screen is the difference, and that’s what I paid for: all my content on a larger screen. I’m not sure shrinking the screen is a good idea at all, and I really hope Apple doesn’t think any different.

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