In addition to its OLED screen, the iPad Pro 2024 will stand out with an M4 chip and Apple communication strongly directed towards AI.
The next iPad Pro, which was expected earlier this year, should justify its slight delay by skipping a generation of chips. According to the very knowledgeable Mark Gurman, the device would be equipped with an M4 chip rather than an M3 chip.
An iPad Pro M4 to test the waters of AI
The journalist of Bloomberg indicates that Apple should make the new iPad Pro its first AI-branded device. The entire tech industry has started to market products more or less boosted with artificial intelligence. Even Apple, which is generally not a fan of blindly following market trends, would not want to miss this shift and wants to position itself as an AI player.
However, you shouldn’t expect revolutionary features right away. According to Mark Gurman, the iPad Pro and future Apple devices supposedly dedicated to AI are far from being designed and developed entirely around artificial intelligence. Presenting them as AI products will above all be a matter of marketing.
The iPhone and Macs will also be loaded with AI
The iPad Pro M4 should be made official on May 7, 2024 at a conference Let Loose during which we would also see a new iPad Air (including a version with a 12.9-inch screen) as well as new models of Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil (with haptic feedback support for the first time on this accessory) . In addition to the M4 SoC, we also expect the introduction of OLED technology for the iPad Pro.
Apple should largely return to the advantages of the M4 chip in terms of AI and the new features of iPadOS 18 during WWDC, which begins on June 10.
Later, other devices should see their communication revolve around their AI chip, including the iPhone 16 and the A18 SoC in the fall. Many computers in the Mac family will also be affected between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.
Source : Bloomberg
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