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A well-known reporter who had predicted that the new iPad Pro and new iPad Air would be released in early April changed this, and in May, the expected date was postponed by a month.
This is a disappointing report, as I believed in this prediction and was preparing to order the new iPad Pro.
The expected release date has been postponed multiple times.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Garman, who had predicted that the new iPad Pro and new iPad Air would be released in early April, now says they will be released in early May.
Manufacturing delays have been cited as the reason for the delay in release, but it is said that manufacturing of the 11-inch organic EL (OLED) display for the new iPad Pro has been difficult and that a supplier has been added, and that the new iPad Air is being prepared for shipment. I feel like it’s too late since I got the information.
I was just hoping for an announcement, but I think we need to take a step back and think about Garman’s predictions.
Recently changed forecasts in the past
Last year, Garman predicted that the MacBook Pro equipped with the M3 Pro and M3 Max would be announced in the first half of 2024, but later changed this to October 2023, so we hope that this prediction will also be wrong. Masu.
There are other rumors that it will be released in April, but there is no sign of it at this time.
On the other hand, DSCC’s Ross Young has not changed his prediction for an April release so far, so there is still hope.
One piece of information that is useful for speculating that Apple will announce a new product is the significant delay in the estimated delivery date of the current model on the Apple online store.
While we have seen a decline in in-store pickup inventory for some of the current iPad Pro models, there are no signs of this happening for the current iPad Air models.
Also, for both models, if shipped, it will be displayed as shipped the same day or the next day. At this point, it’s highly unlikely that an announcement will be made within the next week.
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Source: iPhone Mania