The next iPad Pro could be just days away from launch.
David Phelan
Another rumor indicates the imminent arrival of the next iPad Pro this month, so it could be just a few days away. Since there is a consensus that this means a completely new display technology and the fastest Apple processor so far, this is very good news.
But, as TS Eliot wrote, “April is the cruelest month,” and if you’re on the iPad mini design team, you might feel good, because the same tipster claims that the next iPad mini isn’t released this month, after all. For the record, Eliot’s The Waste Land talks about deeper things, but it’s the best reference to April in the opening line of any Chaucer poem, so I wanted to quote it.
Anyway, where was I?
Ah, yes, the advice comes from someone named Uncle Pan, who said on Weibo that he dreamed of the products that Apple will unveil at the “April conference” – not that such an event has been confirmed – and that he believes that the next iPad Pro will be revealed as scheduled. He added that “the full-screen iPad mini is out of the game” and that the AirPods will also be updated. More about the latest excerpt from Gordon Kelly here on Forbes.
The next iPad mini will have a new design and, if so, when?
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Keep in mind that it is not often said that there will be no iPad mini this month, rather that if it exists, it will have a design similar to the current model, rather than the rumored update to one with a larger screen, which removes the home button in favor of either Face ID or Touch ID in the home button, such as the latest iPad Air.
Even so, I assume that since the updated iPad mini has been rumored for some time that Apple will not refresh its smallest tablet until it is ready to give up the new model.
In this case, it seems that the iPad Pro will be the focus of this month’s revelation. I also rule out the possibility of an entry-level iPad upgrade, as Apple’s latest iPad, the eighth-generation model, is only six months old.
So it looks like we can expect a fast processor called the A14X, which will probably be a modified version of the A14 found in the latest iPhone and iPad Air. It is rumored that this will be as fast as the M1 chip on the latest MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, which will be quite amazing.
It is likely that the display will have a dazzling appearance, updated from the LCD LED to the miniLED on the larger model, 12.9 inches, but remaining with the usual display of the 11-inch model.
As for when we should expect this, well, there was a lot of confusion about this. Rumors of a March 23 event have been completely dismissed – although, as readers of Apple Unboxed’s weekly newsletter know, I came up with this idea a few weeks ago.
So, if you’re pressing me for a date, I guess the iPad Pro (and AirPods and some accessories) will be unveiled on Tuesday, April 13th or Wednesday, April 14th. At the latest, it could be next week, but I don’t think so.
Not much, then.
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