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Apple will launch the iPad Pro in April 2021, supporting 5G Internet access and the first M1 chip. (Picture / Recap of the live broadcast of Apple’s press conference)
Is the new generation of iPad Pro, the flagship positioning, really coming? Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman reported in the latest column that Apple will officially release a new iPad Pro series equipped with M2 chip series in the next few days. It is expected to have 11-inch and 12.9-inch models. Maintain the same design style as the previous generation without much change. The main upgrade highlight is to focus on replacing the M2 chip, making the performance a 20% improvement over the previous M1 version.
In addition, it is expected that the new M2 version of the iPad Pro will also bring the magnetic wireless charging function that supports MagSafe, and may even have the function of supporting reverse wireless charging, which can help the iPhone or AirPods wireless earphones. It is reported that the new iPad Pro series will be released in the form of a press release or directly on the official website.
As for the entry-level new-generation 10-inch iPad tablet, Mark Gurman estimates that it will officially debut a little later after the M2 version of the iPad Pro is released. The highlight of the upgrade is the transmission port at the bottom of the fuselage. Use USB-C to replace the previous Lightning interface.
In addition to the long-rumored new iPad tablet, which will debut in October, the official version of iPadOS 16.1 that Apple is expected to launch will also be released to iPad tablet users. The expected time point will fall in the week of October 25.
The first major update version of iPadOS 16.1 released for the iPad tablet this year, one of the most hotly discussed features is the “Stage Manager”, which allows users to adjust the window size of the APP more flexibly, and Quickly access the previously used APP, and even call out multiple windows to overlap and display on the screen, increasing the usability of the multiplexing mode.
In order to optimize the stability of the “Scheduling” function, Apple has delayed the release of an update to the iPadOS system. It is estimated that the official version of iPadOS 16.1 will be directly released in late October. (Picture / flip to Apple’s official website)
Due to the function of “schedule in front of the screen”, it will bring a multi-tasking function closer to that of a laptop, and it will also test the performance of the hardware side. Applicable, including the 5th generation iPad Air and the 3rd generation 11-inch and 5th generation 12.9-inch iPad.
However, when Apple previously released the iPadOS 16 preview test version to developers, it was criticized by developers because of its poor system stability, and users protested that the restrictions on the models were too strict. In order to optimize the “front-end scheduling” function, Apple rarely skipped the 16 version of iPadOS, and released the upgrade to users with the official version of iPadOS 16.1, which was postponed to October. According to Bloomberg Mark Gurman estimates, the release time will fall in the week of October 25.
In addition, foreign media Engadget reported that the “front-end scheduling” function released with the official version of iPadOS 16.1 will no longer be limited to the M1 chip version of the iPad, and may extend down to the old generation iPad Pro, which is equivalent to configuring A12X and The 2018 and 2020 models of the A12Z chip are re-incorporated. However, the front-end scheduling of the old iPad Pro will remove the support for external monitors.
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