As announced for some time, the iPad Pro should undergo considerable changes from next year.
On the program: OLED, a slightly larger screen, and…
OLED, Apple’s only argument to boost iPad sales?
We’ve been hearing about a possible iPad Pro with an OLED display for many months now. Expected for next year, these new slabs would come to equip both the 13-inch (against 12.9 previously) and 11-inch versions of Apple’s premium tablet. In 2024, Apple’s intention could not be clearer: multiply the means to reboost a market that has been at half mast since the start of the pandemic (in 2020). While we know iPhone sales are experiencing some disruption, the site Bloomberg tells us that last quarter, iPad sales hit their lowest level in more than three years.
Obviously, if the OLED (coupled with a larger screen) will be a first step to hope to revitalize the iPad market, especially because this technology will offer tablets with brighter screens, this novelty alone will not be enough. The Cupertino company is well aware of this, and this is the reason why it would consider subjecting the iPad Pro to ” its first major redesign in half a decade “, according to the statements of Mark Gurman.
Apple would like to bring the iPad Pro closer to a laptop
From next October, some Macs will see their performance enhanced thanks to the introduction of the M3 chip. Currently called J717, J718, J720 and J721, the next iPad Pro models should also adopt this new chip. Beyond the power gain, Apple’s high-end tablets should also enjoy better battery life than in the past. But one of the other changes that will accompany the release of the next-generation iPad Pros will obviously concern the introduction of a new Magic Keyboard.
Still according to information from Mark Gurman, whose remarks are reported to us by the site The Verge, this revamped Magic Keyboard would make the iPod Pro feel more like a laptop. The keyboard being precisely the subject of many criticisms from users, Apple would consider integrating a larger trackpad. The one who was originally presented as the worthy successor to the Mac, namely the iPad, could therefore come a little closer to this initial ambition as soon as it is marketed in the spring of 2024.
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- Mini LED screen of exemplary quality
- The M2 processor is a performance model
- iPadOS 16, more and more flexible for productivity
The iPad Pro M2 brings almost nothing new compared to its predecessor, but still remains one of the best touch pads currently available on the market. The M2 processor keeps its promises, with a visible power gain in the most resource-intensive applications. We also appreciate the presence of a 6E Wi-Fi chip which provides the best possible wireless performance on compatible boxes and an impressive general technical sheet, which blurs the boundaries between PC and tablet a little more.
For the rest, difficult to rave more about a tablet which only the price has changed frankly, with a rise far too significant for the few improvements made. Only owners of old iPad Pro, or newcomers to this category of iPad will find their account.
We now expect a new generation with much more marked breaks. For the time being, the iPad Pro M2 remains a slightly too subtle evolution of an already almost perfect product.
The iPad Pro M2 brings almost nothing new compared to its predecessor, but still remains one of the best touch pads currently available on the market. The M2 processor keeps its promises, with a visible power gain in the most resource-intensive applications. We also appreciate the presence of a 6E Wi-Fi chip which provides the best possible wireless performance on compatible boxes and an impressive general technical sheet, which blurs the boundaries between PC and tablet a little more.
For the rest, difficult to rave more about a tablet which only the price has changed frankly, with a rise far too significant for the few improvements made. Only owners of old iPad Pro, or newcomers to this category of iPad will find their account.
We now expect a new generation with much more marked breaks. For the time being, the iPad Pro M2 remains a slightly too subtle evolution of an already almost perfect product.
Source : The Verge
Apple iPad Pro M2 (2022)
Tablet
release date: 26-10-2022
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