It is reported that Apple is developing a 15-inch iPad that is expected to support running Mac applications

IT Home December 20 news, according to foreign media reports, Apple engineers and design team is developing a giant screen iPad, the size may correspond to 15 inches, in order to challenge Amazon's Echo Show 15, is expected to this iPad will arrive in a few years.

In Bloomberg's latest issue of the Power Om newsletter, Mark Gurman said that Apple should use the giant iPad as its smart home portal (similar to the ecological control center of Xiao Ai), and Apple is considering making the iPad screen longer and larger to support stronger speakers and reposition the lens in a landscape-first direction.

In addition, PhoneArena reported that these cameras may include a lens with luxurious parameters, and will also be equipped with a rear power plug and wall mount bracket.

But there are two main issues here that have to be mentioned. First of all, if Apple were to turn the iPad into a giant screen device, they certainly wouldn't want to compromise on quality and functionality. So it means it will be expensive. For example, the Echo Show 15 is $250, and the 12-inch iPad Pro is starting at $1100, and it can be imagined that the 15-inch version will probably be sky-high.

Gurman also mentioned that Apple generally does not worry about high prices no one buys, even if sales decline, but the initial HomePod price is twice that of the competition, and Apple's upcoming AR/VR mixed reality headset is at least four times the cost of current VR devices.

Second, Siri still needs to know more about the user. While Apple currently has thousands of people working on this job, Siri's quality and functionality still lag behind Alexa and Google Assistant.

He believes that high pricing and lackluster voice assistants may be important problems on Apple's road to unifying smart homes, but there may never be a beginning without developing in this direction. This is a good thing for the industry as a whole and for Apple's die-hard users.

It is reported that this iPad will support running Mac applications in some way. The sound function is powerful, in order to accommodate the sound unit, the fuselage will be relatively thick, the power interface is in the rear, and the wall mount is supported.

In addition, there is news that Apple is developing a new version of the iPad mini, which will come with a 120Hz ProMotion display instead of the current 60Hz screen. I don't know what the friends of it home think?