Apple Preparing 3 versions of iPad 2 for 2011?
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Amazon and Apple both have had amazing years in terms of the number of e-readers they have sold. While Jeff Bezos and his company don’t want to consider the iPad a direct challenger to Kindle, there is no question it is the tablet to beat these days:
We’re seeing that many of the people who are buying Kindles also own an LCD tablet. Customers report using their LCD tablets for games, movies, and web browsing and their Kindles for reading sessions. They report preferring Kindle for reading because it weighs less, eliminates battery anxiety with its month-long battery life, and has the advanced paper-like Pearl e-ink display that reduces eye-strain, doesn’t interfere with sleep patterns at bedtime, and works outside in direct sunlight, an important consideration especially for vacation reading. Kindle’s $139 price point is a key factor — it’s low enough that people don’t have to choose.
For Amazon, the iPad is not a problem that can just go away. In fact, Apple plans to take iPad to a whole new level by introducing multiple versions of the next generation iPad in 2011:
The sources pointed out that about 60-65% of current iPad shipments are 3G models, indicating that consumers prefer models that are able to connect to the Internet all the time, therefore Apple is aiming to work even more closely with telecom carriers by offering more wireless solutions for iPad 2 to satisfy market demand.
iPad 2 is rumored to have a dual core chip, a camera, and retina display (possibly) as well. The device will still be an LCD-based tablet. As long as Amazon does not adopt a Nook Color type approach with Kindle, there is no reason both of these devices can’t grow their market in the upcoming year. Amazon does have a Kindle app for all iDevices. It does not exactly mind seeing Apple have success with its iPad.
