A new model of the iPad Pro 2021 is due to be unveiled soon. But how will Apple attract buyers to spend more than $ 1,000 on a new iPad? The big changes, we are hearing, are on the inside. And they are huge.
These changes may include new screen technologies that will allow for much better image quality. In addition, there is a chance that the iPad Pro will adopt the Apple M1 chip and faster cellular connectivity. In that case, the next iPad Pro would easily maintain its place in our best tablets List.
New iPad Pro 2021 release date
The new iPad Pro is due to be unveiled in March 2021, as well as last year’s updates. This date doesn’t just make sense with recent history, but it was released by a Japanese news site Macotakara. The most recent possible date for this event is March 23rd, via a vague tweet from the leaker Jon Prosser.
March is one of the main launch windows for the Apple iPad, and the company launched new iPads in March since 2016. The most recent example was the previous iPad Pro, which added the LiDAR camera and the A12Z Bionic processor.
The current buzz points to the new iPad Pro coming out on a Apple Spring 2021 Event. This is partly due to the regular iPad being launched in the fall for two consecutive years, and Apple’s practice of never announcing new iPad Pros at the same event as it unveils new iPads.
New price of iPad Pro 2021
Expect Apple’s price for the 11-inch iPad Pro ($ 750) and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro ($ 999) to stand still. The last two generations of iPad Pro tablets have kept that price and everything we’re seeing suggests that it will continue.
The introduction of the mid-range iPad Air does not give Apple any reason to lower the price of the iPad Pro. Likewise, Apple does not appear to be adding much to this year’s iPad Pro that would give them an excuse to charge more.
New rumors and leaks of the iPad Pro 2021
MacOtakara reports that Apple is leaving most of the new iPad Pro “housing design” unchanged. This means that we should expect it to look like the previous iPad Pro, just with adjustments like slightly finer bezels and fewer speaker holes. The protrusion of the camera may also protrude less.
A recent leak from the Apple Pencil 3 shows that Apple may be returning to a glossy design and offer larger, interchangeable or replaceable tips.
Many of the similarities between 2020 iPad Pros and iPad Pro 2021 are attributed to leaked renderings of the design of the new iPad Pro.
The 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2021 will be 0.5 mm thicker, which can be difficult for untrained eyes to notice. That said, it could allow Apple to switch its current display technology to mini-LED screens.
We just received more confirmation about the mini-LED on the iPad Pro 2021, as a supply chain report says that a supplier is about to start producing these displays for Apple.
It is rumored that the iPad Pro will go into production with mini-LED panels since last summer. This change would move Apple away from LCD monitors and provide enhanced contrast ratios, more true black tones and enhanced brightness. This would be possible thanks to the smaller LEDs, as the name of the mini-LED indicates.
Patents also suggest that Apple may be considering a new magic keyboard also. A careful reading of the patents suggests that the Magic Keyboard may have microphones, which can be used to improve audio in videoconferences.
New specifications for iPad Pro 2021
The big rumors about the iPad Pro 2021 tell us that Apple is focusing on the tablet’s internal components. Since last year, we’ve seen speculation that the iPad Pro will be Apple’s first iPad with 5G. Now that the 5G is on the iPhone 12, it stands to reason that Apple also wants to use these components on its iPad Pro.
New iPad Pro 2021 M1 chip
The latest iPad Pro rumor, from Bloomberg’s trusted Mark Gurman, postulates that Apple will pack the new iPad Pro with a processor that is “on a par with the M1 chip on the most recently launched Macs.
Deep down in a post by the case creator and rendering editor Pigtou, which focuses mainly on iPad Pro renderings, there is more talk about internal updates. The post points to the same thing that Gurman heard: a possibility that we start to hear in whispers: the new iPad Pro can rock with a version of the Apple Silicon chip seen on the MacBook Air with M1. The company could also simply go with an updated version of the A12Z chip in the current iPad Pro and call it the A13Z.
New iPad Pro 2021 Wish List: What We Want
Let’s talk about what else may be going on under the hood of the iPad Pro 2021. We would love to see Apple put a Touch ID fingerprint sensor under the screen. The iPad Air’s fingerprint reader with lock button is a nice touch, but a fingerprint reader under the screen can make people pay more – and prevent the iPad Air from cannibalizing iPad Pro sales.
Here is a change that is less likely: a foldable display. This would be impossible without changes to the chassis and trim, but having seen the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, we’re curious to see what Apple would do with a foldable iPad. It’s an important way for iPad Pro to continue to stand out. Of course, this could also easily increase your price.