Apple has decided the release date of iPad Pro con chip M2 and it’s closer than we thought: Apple should announce the tablet already today October 18. To then release iPadOS 16.1 next week, when the new iPad should hit stores.
iPad Pro with M2 chip, the release date has arrived
The news comes from Mark Gurman, the Bloomberg analyst who had already announced in recent days that iPad Pro it would arrive in a “matter of days”. Even less than he himself expected, it seems: in fact he recommends keeping an eye on the Apple Newsroom page today, October 18.
In fact, Apple has no plans to hold a streaming event to announce the new one iPad Prowhich will arrive both in 11 and 12.9 inch versionsthe. Because in all likelihood the news will be limited to the chip and some minor improvements.
Judging by Gurman’s previous statements, many thought the announcement would come next Tuesday (to preserve Apple’s cherished product launch day). Instead, it seems the novelty is ready in a matter of hoursas he himself made clear on Twitter yesterday in the American evening.
Apple may also announce a new 10th generation base iPad. Which would have a larger display a 10.5 inches, a USB-C port for charging and the A14 Bionic chip with 5G support for the cellular version. And perhaps, even the Touch ID and a landscape camera for FaceTime.
Instead iPadOS 16.01 should debut alongside macOS Ventura next week, lagging behind the usual lineup (usually comes with iOS). It appears that Apple has solved the problems with Stage Manager it had and is ready to launch.
But although Mark Gurman is usually very precise, there is a risk that Apple’s plans are different: we will update you as soon as we have official news.