Apple is reportedly planning to launch a brand new iPad mannequin that may change the 12.9-inch iPad Pro mannequin subsequent yr, whereas changing into the biggest pill offered by the corporate. According to a report by market analysis agency TrendForce, Apple is about to introduce its first two pill fashions with OLED screens — a 11-inch iPad Pro and a 13-inch iPad Pro. The firm’s current iPad Pro fashions are geared up with Mini-LED shows and the bigger mannequin is predicted to be discontinued subsequent yr.
The Taiwan-based market analysis agency acknowledged in a latest report that Apple is planning on discontinuing the 12.9-inch iPad Pro mannequin subsequent yr, when the corporate introduces new 11-inch and 13-inch fashions with OLED screens. According to TrendForce, the “shipment volume of Mini LED tablets is expected to decrease by about 15.6 percent YoY” (year-on-year) because of the anticipated discontinuation of the bigger iPad Pro mannequin.
As per the report, out of the 2 current fashions, solely the 11-inch iPad Pro with a Mini-LED show will likely be accessible for buy at a less expensive value in 2024. As a outcome, prospects might have as much as three iPad Pro fashions to select from subsequent yr — with the brand new fashions providing extra upgrades than the OLED shows, that are anticipated to characteristic decrease energy consumption, improved distinction ratio, brightness, and color accuracy in comparison with current fashions.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman predicted in August that Apple is planning on launching new iPad Pro fashions with OLED screens and a next-generation M3 chip in 2024. It is a 3nm processor, whereas the M1 and M2 chips are each constructed on TSMC’s 5nm course of expertise. Apple launched the primary M3-powered Mac computer systems final month.
The firm can be reportedly engaged on a redesigned Magic Keyboard that may make the pill look and performance like a laptop computer, together with an even bigger trackpad. However, prospects might need to attend till the second half of subsequent yr till the brand new iPad Pro fashions are introduced — the agency is predicted to introduce smaller upgrades to current fashions just like the iPad mini and the iPad Air earlier than it unveils the next-generation Pro fashions in 2024, in line with Gurman
