The iPad Pro (2020) is already with us. At Applesfera we have an extensive analysis of these new wonders. Through renewal it was not taken lightly that the new models feature an already popular U1 chip and yet there is some doubt about it.
Aware of the place, this is the U1 chip
The Ultra wideband U1 chip available on the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max equips the app with location awareness. It's a chip that operates from 6 to 8GHz and enables accurate detection from other devices. In today's iPhone it allows, for example, to point to another iPhone so that AirDrop shows who we want to send something among several possible outcomes. In addition to this a chip that will allow the use of more than just rumored AirTags, small "tracking" tags.
Version code It looks like iOS 13.4 is showing up The recently launched Pro came with 6GB of RAM and U1 chips. The amount of memory is confirmed but the presence of U1 chips is still a mystery. We have several tests:
- In iOS 13.4 the iPad Pro (2020) does not show, in the settings, the U1 chip output switches included in iOS 13.3.1.
- In iOS 13.4 the same iPads also don't use AirDrop's manual functionality like the iPhone 11 does.
- Apple is not talking about the presence of the U1 chip in product marketing or media releases.
- Earlier in the week, when iFixit unveiled the new iPad Pro, it said it couldn't find a trace of the new chip. On the other hand, they realize that they are no longer investigating the part of the motherboard that is under the radio protection layer.
- According to the FCC record, the iPad Pro (2020) operates at a maximum of 5GHz. In the meantime, the iPhone 11s run until 8GHz.
With this information, two conclusions can be drawn: that the chip is not in the new Pro version or that present and paralyzed. It is reasonable to assume that Apple keeps the U1 chip from working until it gives it more functionality, for example, with the advent of AirTags. On the other hand, it seems weird to ask for double approval from the FCC for the same product, especially if the U1 chip is already known to everyone and you don't have to "hide it" while waiting for another product to be launched.
In the meantime we will have to wait for the complete creation of the new iPad Pro to make sure it has a U1 chip.
