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Size Comparison of a 12.9-Inch iPad with Smaller iPad Models and 13-Inch
MacBook Air
Friday August 9, 2013 1:50 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
Back in May, Korean site ETNews.com reported that Apple was looking at the
possibility of launching a 12.9-inch iPad in early 2014 as a larger sibling
to the original 9.7-inch iPad and the 7.9-inch iPad mini. The rumor, which
included a claim that the device would be called the "iPad Maxi", was
quickly brushed aside as a likely inaccurate claim, but late last month The
Wall Street Journal brought fresh attention to the rumor with its own claims
about Apple testing an iPad with a display "slightly less than 13 inches
diagonally".
With the rumors sparking interest in what Apple might be able to do with a
significantly larger iPad display, we commissioned CiccareseDesign to create
renderings of what such a device might look like compared to the current
iPad mini and iPad models, as well as the rumored fifth-generation iPad,
which has been claimed to be adopting some of the iPad mini's styling with
narrower side bezels.
12_9_ipad_ipad_4_mini_light
12.9-inch iPad (left) with fourth-generation iPad (right) and iPad mini (
bottom)
Increasing the diagonal measurement of the iPad's display from 9.7 inches to
12.9 inches while maintaining the same 4:3 aspect ratio yields a
substantial increase in display area of about 40%, leading us to believe
that Apple will not simply scale up the existing iPad resolution to the
larger screen size. Doing so would reduce pixel density from the 132 pixels
per inch (ppi) or 264 ppi Retina on the current iPad to approximately 99 ppi
(198 ppi Retina), making icons and other interface elements extremely large
.
If Apple were, however, to maintain the same 132/264 ppi of the current 9.7-
inch iPad, this 12.9-inch iPad could conveniently carry an increased
resolution of approximately 1366 x 1024 (2712 x 2048 Retina), matching the "
HD" display standard in width and exceeding it in height.
12_9_ipad_ipads_dark
12.9-inch iPad (left) with rumored fifth-generation iPad (right) and iPad
mini (bottom)
Speculating that Apple could take this approach with a larger iPad, even
though it would necessitate additional work by developers to support the new
resolution, we have rendered our 12.9-inch iPad at this higher resolution
that maintains the pixel density of the current iPad. Doing so would allow
the home screen to display at least one additional row of app icons with
some increased spacing, and perhaps even more if spacing were reduced
slightly.
Taking things even further, if Apple were to approach the pixel density of
the iPad mini's display on this larger iPad, it could offer an even higher
resolution of 1600 x 1200 (3200 x 2400 Retina) or 1680 x 1260 (3360 x 2520
Retina) on a display offering twice the area of the iPad mini's display.
12_9_ipad_macbook_air
12.9-inch iPad (left) with 13-inch MacBook Air (right)
For comparison purposes, we've also rendered this 12.9-inch iPad next to a
13-inch MacBook Air, illustrating how the two devices with nearly identical
screen sizes would compare physically. With a higher resolution than the
current full-size iPad, the 12.9-inch iPad could be positioned as an even
more feasible option to Apple's Mac notebooks for some users.
Apple is expected to launch the fifth-generation iPad within in the
September-October timeframe, with an updated iPad mini reportedly carrying a
Retina display and following relatively shortly thereafter. The original
Korean report suggested that Apple's 12.9-inch iPad could launch early next
year, but The Wall Street Journal's more recent report did not include a
timeframe and in fact simply noted that Apple has been testing prototypes of
the device and that it may ultimately never make it to market.
MacBook Air
Friday August 9, 2013 1:50 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
Back in May, Korean site ETNews.com reported that Apple was looking at the
possibility of launching a 12.9-inch iPad in early 2014 as a larger sibling
to the original 9.7-inch iPad and the 7.9-inch iPad mini. The rumor, which
included a claim that the device would be called the "iPad Maxi", was
quickly brushed aside as a likely inaccurate claim, but late last month The
Wall Street Journal brought fresh attention to the rumor with its own claims
about Apple testing an iPad with a display "slightly less than 13 inches
diagonally".
With the rumors sparking interest in what Apple might be able to do with a
significantly larger iPad display, we commissioned CiccareseDesign to create
renderings of what such a device might look like compared to the current
iPad mini and iPad models, as well as the rumored fifth-generation iPad,
which has been claimed to be adopting some of the iPad mini's styling with
narrower side bezels.
12_9_ipad_ipad_4_mini_light
12.9-inch iPad (left) with fourth-generation iPad (right) and iPad mini (
bottom)
Increasing the diagonal measurement of the iPad's display from 9.7 inches to
12.9 inches while maintaining the same 4:3 aspect ratio yields a
substantial increase in display area of about 40%, leading us to believe
that Apple will not simply scale up the existing iPad resolution to the
larger screen size. Doing so would reduce pixel density from the 132 pixels
per inch (ppi) or 264 ppi Retina on the current iPad to approximately 99 ppi
(198 ppi Retina), making icons and other interface elements extremely large
.
If Apple were, however, to maintain the same 132/264 ppi of the current 9.7-
inch iPad, this 12.9-inch iPad could conveniently carry an increased
resolution of approximately 1366 x 1024 (2712 x 2048 Retina), matching the "
HD" display standard in width and exceeding it in height.
12_9_ipad_ipads_dark
12.9-inch iPad (left) with rumored fifth-generation iPad (right) and iPad
mini (bottom)
Speculating that Apple could take this approach with a larger iPad, even
though it would necessitate additional work by developers to support the new
resolution, we have rendered our 12.9-inch iPad at this higher resolution
that maintains the pixel density of the current iPad. Doing so would allow
the home screen to display at least one additional row of app icons with
some increased spacing, and perhaps even more if spacing were reduced
slightly.
Taking things even further, if Apple were to approach the pixel density of
the iPad mini's display on this larger iPad, it could offer an even higher
resolution of 1600 x 1200 (3200 x 2400 Retina) or 1680 x 1260 (3360 x 2520
Retina) on a display offering twice the area of the iPad mini's display.
12_9_ipad_macbook_air
12.9-inch iPad (left) with 13-inch MacBook Air (right)
For comparison purposes, we've also rendered this 12.9-inch iPad next to a
13-inch MacBook Air, illustrating how the two devices with nearly identical
screen sizes would compare physically. With a higher resolution than the
current full-size iPad, the 12.9-inch iPad could be positioned as an even
more feasible option to Apple's Mac notebooks for some users.
Apple is expected to launch the fifth-generation iPad within in the
September-October timeframe, with an updated iPad mini reportedly carrying a
Retina display and following relatively shortly thereafter. The original
Korean report suggested that Apple's 12.9-inch iPad could launch early next
year, but The Wall Street Journal's more recent report did not include a
timeframe and in fact simply noted that Apple has been testing prototypes of
the device and that it may ultimately never make it to market.
