In a week or so, Apple's new product launch conference will be held. According to Apple's official poster and related leaks, the focus of this conference is on iPad products, and the new iPad Pro and iPad Air will be launched, and the accessory Apple Pencil will also usher in an update.
The 2022 iPad Pro currently on sale is powered by the M2 chip, and as is customary, this new model should be upgraded to the M3. However, according to the latest news from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, the new iPad Pro has a high probability of being the first to be equipped with the M4 chip.
The first M-series chip on mobile has not been the case before. According to previous revelations, the M4 chip will use TSMC's improved 3nm process to improve performance and energy efficiency. At the same time, the M4 chip will also be equipped with a new neural network engine.
The "all-new Neural Engine" is probably the key reason why the new iPad Pro debuts on M4, as iPadOS 18, which will be released in June, focuses on AI. When iPad Pro is equipped with the M4 chip, it can improve the performance of related AI tasks.
So if nothing else, there's a good chance that the new iPad Pro will also be Apple's first truly AI-powered device. And AI capabilities will also be one of its core selling points.
In addition, it has been revealed that the new iPad Pro will be upgraded with 24GB of unified memory, which will make it easier for tablet users to handle multitasking and complex applications. But then again, the iPad Pro has 24GB of RAM, and the MacBook Air and entry-level MacBook Pro still start at 8GB, Apple do you really ......
In the previous 11-inch and 12.9-inch versions, one was an LCD screen and the other was a Mini-LED screen. This time, OLED displays will be used, which have the advantage of being more delicate than LCDs, and can be lighter, narrower, and thinner than Mini-LEDs.
So the new iPad Pro will not only have a better display, but also a narrower bezel. According to the leaks, the new iPad Pro 11-inch bezel width is 7.12mm, and the 12.9-inch is 7.08mm, which is 10%-15% narrower than the previous generation.
In addition to this, the new iPad Pro will also follow the design of the iPad 10 by moving the front camera and Face ID components to the landscape bezel. In this way, it is more suitable for horizontal use. I just don't know if it will follow the eSIM version of the iPad 10.
There's also MagSafe Magnetic Charging, a feature that could change the design of the back cover of the new iPad Pro.
Finally, in terms of price, it was revealed that the starting price of the new iPad Pro 11-inch has increased from the original $799 to $959, which is currently about 6949 yuan. The 12.9-inch version has risen from $1,099 to $1,259, which is currently about $9,122, and it will cost more than 10,000 yuan if you include taxes.
The iPad Pro has a slogan of "your next computer, why a computer", although this generation of performance has caught up with the entry-level MacBook, but after seeing the price, your next computer really has to be a computer......