The launch of the new iPad Air and iPad Pro models continues…
All the rumors circulating online suggest that Apple is planning to renew all models in its iPad line in 2024. While some sources have indicated that the launch of the first iPad updates would take place in Marchother media assured that this would take place in April.
In fact, there was speculation that Apple would hold a special event in March to showcase the new MacBook and iPad Pro. Finally, Apple presented its new MacBook Air with the M3 chip via a Press releaseso the same should happen with the new iPad line.
End of 2023, the specialist Apple journalist Marc Gurman reported that the new iPads would arrive in March 2024. However, other media outlets like The Elec more recently reported that the iPad Pro launch would take place in April. Now Mark Gurman has updated the information, specifying which dates and which iPad models will be presented.
Apple could launch the new iPad Air and iPad Pro in late March or early April 2024
New details on the launch of the new iPads
It seems that Apple preferred to update the software of its iPad before launching any hardware. The company officially launched iPadOS 17.4 in the first week of March with podcast transcription and a collection of new emojis, without alternatives to the App Store, since the iPad will not be affected by Digital Markets regulations Act (DMA). Apple will now focus on preparations for the launch of the new iPad Air and iPad Pro models.
Mark Gurman clarified that Apple’s plans include presenting two new iPad Air devices and two other iPad Pro models “around the end of March or April”. In addition, he also indicated that a new aluminum Magic Keyboard and an Apple Pencil 3 with interchangeable magnetic tips would be presented.
Apple is preparing to launch a refreshed iPad Pro, iPad Air (including a 12.9-inch version), Magic Keyboard and an improved Apple Pencil. Look for this new hardware environment in late March or April, when the accompanying software for iPadOS 17.4 will be ready.
Apparently Apple could be working on an update for iPadOS 17.4.1 to welcome the arrival of the new iPad models and which will be released alongside iOS 17.4.1 in the coming weeks.
News on the new iPad Air and iPad Pro
Finishes of the latest generation of iPad Air
In principle, it is expected that the new iPad Pro device line features OLED displays and M3 chips. The latest leaks of their CAD files suggest that the new iPad Pros will be the thinnest in history. The 11-inch iPad Pro will have measurements of 249.7mm x 177.5mm x 5.1mm and the 12.9-inch model will have dimensions of 281.5mm x 215.5mm x 5.0mm.
The design of the new iPad Air of 2024 has also been leaked, two new tablets with 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch screens. Everything indicates that they will have M2 chips.
In addition, the new iPad Pro range is also expected to orient its camera in a horizontal format. The possibility that the Apple logo on the back also has a horizontal layout is not excluded.
