A larger iPad may be on the way, according to latest rumors.
The Korean news site ETNews is reporting Apple will launch a new tablet allegedly called the iPad Maxi. Joining fellow 7.9-inch iPad mini and regular sized 9.7-inch iPad 4, the iPad Maxi is reportedly 12.9-inches in display.
The report stated the rumored 12.9-inch Apple iPad will be aimed to compete against Ultrabooks, which are 13.3-inches.
ETNews added an announcement for the iPad Maxi, which surely will see a different name if true, could come early 2014. Sources claim the Cupertino-based organization have already contacted component manufactures for the 12.9-inch tablet's supplies.
An aim for the bigger tablet may be for educational purposes, such as a replacement for textbooks.
Apple, as with most rumors on its devices, has not commented on a 12.9-inch tablet but then again they have stated the 9.7-inch iPad was the perfect size tablet, only to later release the 7.9-inch iPad mini late last year.
The iPad Maxi rumors come as the iPad 5's production is reportedly set for July, according to a Taiwan supply chain, via DigiTimes. In addition, the rumored features for the fifth-generation 9.7-inch tablet include the same Retina pixel display of 2,048x1,536, however, the display will be built on a 0.2mm glass, thinner than the 0.25mm display on the iPad 4.
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