As Gurman points out, Apple last gave the iPad Pro a major update in 2018, when Apple introduced a design with tougher corners, an edge-to-edge display and a USB-C port. This update came about a year and a half after the release of the iPad Pro 10.5 in 2017. The new iPad Pro is also rumored to have a glass lining Apple is well on its way to repeating the same pattern this year, launching the latest generation iPad Pro equipped with the M1 in May 2021. A rumored release date between September and November 2022 means that Apple will spend anywhere between a year and four months and a year and six months preparation of the new model. During Apple’s “Peek Performance” event earlier this month, the company unveiled its latest iPad Air, but left out an updated model of the iPad Pro. Last year, Gurman predicted that the iPad Pro would come with wireless charging capabilities and a glass base. A report from 9to5Mac confirms this claim, but its sources say that Apple may have abandoned the glass back design, possibly opting for an aluminum back with an Apple glass logo. There has not been much information about the rumored M2 chip either, as it has not yet been confirmed by Apple. Gurman believes the chip’s CPU will be slightly faster than its predecessor and will have the same eight-core architecture. Apple also expects to add the M2 to both the new iPad Pro and the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and 24-inch iMac, which are rumored to be released later this year. Predictions for an M2 chip that powers the redesigned MacBook Air are divided – Gurman says it will include the rumored chip, while Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes it will come with the M1.
