New report points to the new iPads that Apple will unveil on May 7
Apple has told us it’s going to launch something new on May 7, and all signs point to these being new iPads. Now a new report details the specific models and accessories we’ll be introduced to on Tuesday.
This report comes from well-known Apple tipster Mark Gurman Bloomberg, and it rounds out some of the rumors we’ve already heard. Gurman says we’re getting a new pair of iPad Pro models: the 11-inch and 12.9-inch sizes will be the same as the current iPad Pros, but they’ll be the first Apple tablets to switch to OLED.
They “can” run on M4 chips, Gurman says, something we’ve heard before. That would help differentiate them from the updated iPad Air, which apparently comes in 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch sizes – that larger size would be a first for the iPad Air, so we’d have two versions of both the Pro – as the Air model.
The M2 chip is likely the chip that will be in the iPad Air in 2024, Gurman says. As you can see in our iPad Air 5 review, it was equipped with an M1 chip. The report also predicts that some AI features will be “teased” ahead of a full reveal at WWDC on June 10.
Pencils and keyboards
As for accessories, Gurman says we’ll get a new Apple Pencil with haptic feedback, and a new Magic Keyboard that will “make the iPad look more laptop-like.” We were previously told by the same source to expect these extras alongside the iPads.
While a new entry-level iPad and a new iPad mini are in the works, they apparently won’t be showing up on Tuesday. Apple is working to make its 11th generation iPad significantly cheaper than its 10th generation iPad, the report said.
A few more tidbits: According to Gurman, the event will start earlier than usual (May 7 at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST, and on May 8 at 12pm AEST) so that people in China can watch, and it will “take a while”. just over half an hour”.
It will be the first time Apple has updated its iPad models since 2022, so Tim Cook and the other Apple executives will be hoping there is pent-up demand for these tablets. If you want to see everything as it happens, here’s how to watch along.