M3-Ready Apple iPad Pro and iPad Air May Go Official on March 26
Apple's upcoming iPad Pro and iPad Air have been heavily speculated to be announced between at the end of March and April. Now, the latest forecasts coming from Asia are narrowing the announcement to March 26 while two reports suggest these Apple tablets could start shipping in April.
2024 Apple iPad Pro and iPad Air launch and release date
Firstly, Taiwanese outlet ITHome has cited industry sources that third-party accessories for the upcoming iPad tablets are set to be available in the market on March 26. What this suggest is that Apple would announce the 2024 iPad Pro and iPad Air slabs on the same day as well, which will be a week from now.
There is also no confirmation of how the announcement will unfold whether it is through a usual press release or a formal event. The latter is less likely to happen, though, as it appears there are no any invitations or developments rumored within Apple to support this.
Analyst Ross Young seems to support the claim in his company's latest report. Accordingly, it said that Apple will make the new iPads official at the last week of March while pre-order and actual shipping for these devices would commence sometime in April.
Bloomberg's journalist Mark Gurman is one of those early sources that shed on this iPad launch window. Seemingly, the Apple leaker is doubling down in his latest Power On newsletter that the announcement is still on track for late March with the availability of the devices to happen next month.
Gurman added that Apple is preparing to wrap up a version of iPadOS 17.4 that is supposed the operating system these iPads that will boot on. Apple is then expected to ship the firmware to factories once the firmware is ready and when only the iPad will begin shipping to retailers.
What to expect from the new iPad Pro and iPad Air?
Based on the leaks, the 2024 Apple iPad Pro series is composed of an 11-inch and 13-inch models, which are slightly larger versions of the existing M2 iPad Pro (review). Both are the first iPad to feature OLED screens and will be powered by the Apple M3 SoC.
On the other hand, this year's iPad Air line is said to add a 12.9-inch model and will be offered with the 10.9-inch variant. At the same time, the two iPad Air entries should bring substantial hardware updates like a faster processor and landscape selfie camera. Furthermore, Apple is tipped to reveal new Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard accessories as well.
Which of the new iPad Pro and iPad Air are you planning on buying? Are you excited most for the enlarged iPad Air? We're eager to hear your thoughts on this.
Source: ITHome, Display Supply Chain, Bloomberg
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