iPad Pro 2022 leak just revealed launch date

iPad Pro 2021 leak just revealed launch date

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The newest iPad Pro 2021 rumors are pointing to a release in but a few days.

At least one version of the next premium Apple tablet, a 12.9-inch model with a Mini-LED brandish, is thought to be coming in the start quarter of this year, claims DigiTimes, citing "market observers".

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A Q1 launch date would sit nicely with the last iPad Pro's launch, which happened via a quiet update in March 2020, and rumors of a March event this year (via MacRumors). However Apple has introduced previous generations of iPad Pro at several other points in the year, including at full press events similar WWDC, so information technology's hard to be certain which arroyo information technology'll pick this time effectually.

Digitimes' story isn't that relevant for the average tech user. It revolves around a company named Macroblock increasing its mini-LED output at a Taiwanese mill, both pocket-size displays for mobile devices and large ones for uses in industry. For iPad fans, the of import office of this story is that component makers are ramping up mini-LED production in anticipation of companies like Apple needing it for its latest hardware very before long.

There have been a few other iPad Pro leaks in the past few weeks. It show that from the outside, the only change that seems to exist happening to both models are the speaker grills, where the holes are moving sides for some currently unclear reason. The 12.9-inch version's overall size may also exist shrinking, which suggests Apple is reducing the size of the bezels on the display.

On the inside, nosotros're expecting more interesting things to exist happening. The main one of these predictions is a new A14-based chipset, potentially with 5G support like the iPhone 12, which also uses these chips. Nosotros could also meet Apple infringe a characteristic from the newest iPad Air and add together Touch ID to the iPad Pro'southward ability button, to complement the existing Face ID system.

With an Apple event rumored for March, it could be less than 2 months until the new iPad Pro launches. Chances are if this effect does go ahead, the iPad Pro won't be on its own. Nosotros are also expecting more MacBooks and peradventure an iMac with Apple-designed M1 chipsets, plus new AirPods Pro 2 earbuds.

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Richard is a Tom'southward Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, sound and whatsoever else people need advice on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'south also written for WIRED U.K., The Register and Creative Bloq. When non at work, he's likely thinking about how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.