Implementarea Touch ID si a unui cititor de amprente in iPhone 5S sugereaza faptul ca Apple urmeaza sa transfere aceasta tehnologie si in tabletele iPad, iar surse din interiorul fabricilor partenere Apple confirma acest lucru. Se pare ca Apple ar fi pregatit deja implementarea de cititoare de amprente in iPad 5 si iPad Mini 2, ambele tablete urmand a fi prezentate luna viitoare in cadrul unei conferinte. Desi era usor de crezut ca iPad 5 urma sa beneficieze de pe urma acestei tehnologii, se pare ca si iPad Mini 2 va avea parte de ea.
Apple is expected to extend the use of sapphire glass home keys to its new 9.7-inch iPad and 7.9-inch iPad mini to be launched in October, and possibly further adopt sapphire for making touch screen covers for its new iPhone to be launched in 2014, according to Taiwan-based sapphire makers. Apple first adopted sapphire to make covers of iPhone 5 cameras and now the material is also used in making covers of iPhone 5S finger print-recognizing home keys, the sources noted. Apple in March 2013 filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office an application concerning high-temperature lamination of sapphire layers, the sources noted.
Desi Apple avea obiceiul de a implementa hardware nou intai in tabletele iPad si apoi in iPhone-uri, iata ca anul acesta lucrurile se schimba. Separat de aceste cititoare de amprente, cei de la Apple vor implementa si un chip A7X in iPad 5, el avand la baza tehnologia din chip-ul A7, dar un procesor grafic mai bun, cel mai probabil quad-core.
