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Originally Posted by HarryT
Quad core CPUs use significantly more power. Apple have already increased the size (and weight) of the battery in order to maintain the same battery life that the iPad 2 has. A quad core CPU would mean either significantly more weight, or significantly shorter battery life in return for little gain for the typical user.
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Yup.
As is, the LTE 4G and the display forced a significantly larger battery that barely fit all by themselves. Apple apparently decided that for *their* customers, the battery life, screen, and graphics power outweighed raw CPU power/specmanship.
Plus, it gives them a whole year to get CPU and LTE power consumption down in time for the 2013 NextPad.
