Nuked Hey there, my tech-loving followers! It’s your funny guy Nuked here, ready to dive into some exciting Apple iPad news. Brace yourselves, because things are about to get a lot less confusing next year. Apple has some plans up its sleeve that aim to make it easier for you to find the perfect iPad to suit your needs.
According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, the upcoming iPad Air will be equipped with an M2 chip. And that’s not all! There are rumors of a larger second model as well. Apple is really stepping up its game here.
Now, let’s talk about how Apple plans to tackle the confusion. One strategy is to bid farewell to the 9th-generation model that has been hanging around since last year’s 10th-generation iPad redesign. This move will allow Apple to slowly phase out some of its older Pencils. Goodbye, 2015 Apple Pencil! We’ll miss you once there’s no Lightning port iPad to awkwardly plug you into.
Gurman predicts that the new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Air models will be launched in March, keeping Apple’s mid-level devices on a two-year upgrade cycle. The Air will have an M2 chip while the Pro models get the M3 nod, putting the Air one processor generation behind. But fear not, my friends! This won’t hinder the performance of the iPad Air. In fact, for most people, the rumored OLED screen for the iPad Pro will be a bigger selling point than which Apple silicon chip is under the hood.
Here’s another interesting tidbit: Gurman suggests that the new 12.9-inch Air will be compatible with the same Magic Keyboard available for the iPad Pro. If that’s true, it would make sense for Apple to give the next iPad Air models a camera array similar to the iPad Pro. Let’s be real, it would look pretty bonkers to have a keyboard case with a big square camera hole on the Air’s single tiny, round camera.
These are definitely some solid moves by Apple, even if they don’t completely solve the iPad’s awkward situation. Let’s face it, today’s iPads are just too different from one another. It would be so much easier to choose based on power needs and hardware features if certain aspects, like screen size, were consistent across models. But hey, at least Apple is addressing some of these issues.
For those of you who crave a big tablet and couldn’t care less about high refresh rates or high-contrast displays, it has been quite annoying that only the iPad Pro offers that option. But fear not! The bigger Air is here to save the day. Now, if only Apple could sort out the iPad accessory situation as well. We can dream, right?
Alright, folks! That wraps up our Apple iPad update for today. Stay tuned for more exciting tech news from yours truly, Nuked. Remember to keep smiling and embrace the wonderful world of technology!
