Apple hasn’t majorly refreshed its iPad lineup in a while, but it surely nearly launched its biggest-ever iPad this yr. The Cupertino-based tech large has been working to carry out greater iPads since 2021. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first highlighted this in his July 2021 e-newsletter the place he claimed that Apple’s upcoming greater iPads may “blur the strains” between a pill and a laptop computer sooner or later. The corporate was reportedly engaged on its biggest-ever iPad and nearly launched it this yr.
This is why it did not
In his newest Energy On e-newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claimed {that a} new 14-inch iPad was within the pipeline and Apple nearly unveiled it this yr, in accordance with a MacRumors report. If it had been launched, this new iPad would have been the largest iPad we have ever seen, topping the 12.9-inch iPad Professional by over 1 inch. Nevertheless, this is not the case anymore and Apple is now unlikely to introduce it this yr. As per Gurman, that is maybe because of the swap to OLED shows.
In June 2022, a leaker who goes by Majin Bu on X revealed that Apple was engaged on a brand new 14.1-inch iPad Professional, which might be powered by M2 and have 512GB storage and 16GB RAM. This declare was additional supported by analyst Show Provide Chain Consultants (DSCC) analyst Ross Younger who reported that certainly an identical iPad Professional was in improvement that might characteristic not a ProMotion however a MiniLED show, and an early 2023 launch was tipped.
Whereas we have not seen Apple launch any comparable iPad thus far this yr, these earlier claims could possibly be referring to the identical iPad that Apple nearly launched.
New Magic Keyboard within the works
Whereas the reported 14-inch iPad is not prone to come out this yr, Apple is engaged on a brand new magic keyboard for its tablets. Gurman beforehand reported that the brand new magic keyboard would characteristic a bigger trackpad, and supply a extra laptop-like really feel than the present setup. Now, Gurman has additional revealed that the highest case of the magic keyboard could be constructed from aluminium, a cloth that can be used to make a number of MacBooks.
This is able to give the magic keyboard a extra premium look, and assist create a unified design that goes hand in hand with Apple’s MacBooks. The brand new aluminium would additionally improve its sturdiness as there have been cases of the current-gen magic keyboard being bent. It will additionally proceed to characteristic one USB Kind-C port, a know-how that Apple’s iPhone 15 collection can be set to undertake this yr when it launches on the ‘Wonderlust’ occasion on September 12.
Whereas there was no indication concerning the worth, Gurman expects Apple to not less than match if not elevate the huge $300 beginning worth of the magic keyboard.
