Digitimes Speculates On Apple's 2014 Release Schedule
Apple is rumored to release a 12.9-inch tablet in October 2014, targeting North America’s educational market, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Apple’s large-size tablet will be manufactured by Quanta Computer, and was originally expected to adopt either 12.9- or 13.3-inch panels, with recent rumors indicating that 12.9-inch has a better chance to be picked, the sources noted.
In addition to tablets, Apple is also rumored to be planning a larger size iPhone for May 2014, using a 20nm processor manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the sources noted.
As for whether the large-size tablet will also adopt the same processor, performance is expected to be a major factor as the tablet is being considered as a substitute of the 11-inch MacBook Air, the sources speculated.
I wouldn’t put much faith in a Digitimes report, but I do think that Apple will want to have major new products announced (if not released) in the first half of next year. I don’t think they want to cram all their announcements into the last three months of the year again.
Whether the iPhone specifically is coming out in June or not … who knows?