Apple’s 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro
Todd Haselton | CNBC
According to Bloomberg, Apple will announce a new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro in the coming days.
It gives Apple the chance to get even more new products on store shelves for the holiday season, following the fall launches of the new iPhone 14, Apple Watches and AirPods Pro. The December quarter is typically Apple’s largest. And it could help the company boost its iPad sales, which fell 14% in Apple’s latest holiday quarter and 2% in its most recent quarter.
The new iPad will feature the M2 chip, the latest chip in the current MacBook Air laptop, the report said. The upgrade is the first to Apple’s iPad Pro in a year and a half and should deliver a 20% speed boost, according to the report. But the tablets may not offer many other new features and will reportedly look the same as the current models.
Bloomberg said Apple is also working on a new entry-level tablet with a USB-C port, which could provide faster charging and faster data transfers, but it’s unclear when it will launch.
An Apple spokesperson was not immediately available for comment on the report.