IT Home September 12th news, following the release of new products of iPhone 14 and Apple Watch in September, Apple is expected to hold another launch event in October to focus on releasing new iPad and Mac models.
According to previous years, we are about three weeks away from the October press conference, but judging from some previous revelations, we no longer know anything about some products that may appear in the next month's launch event.
For the October launch event, there are rumors that Apple is preparing to launch a new iPad Pro equipped with M2 chips, a redesigned entry-level iPad 10. At the same time, we may also see Apple launch several new Mac computers with M2 series chips, perhaps including some products in 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini and/or Mac Pro.
iPad Pro
, equipped with M2 chip, according to Bloomberg Mark Gurman, Apple plans to release a new iPad Pro model equipped with M2 chip and supports MagSafe wireless charging in October. This possibility is more than 90%. It is expected that the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be updated iteratively, but the 11-inch version may still not have a mini LED display.
According to Mac Otakara, the next generation of iPad Pro models will adopt a similar appearance design to the current generation, but with a "4pin connector" on the top and bottom, which may replace the existing 3pin smart connector on the iPad Pro.
IT Home learned that Apple last updated the iPad Pro in April 2021. The selling points include M1 chip , Thunderbolt port, 5G support, 12.9-inch mini LED display, as well as an upgraded 12-megapixel front camera, supporting the "Center Stage" function, etc.
10th-generation iPad
Apple is expected to launch a redesigned entry-level iPad in October, with a larger 10.5-inch display, USB-C port and a rear camera with a noticeably raised rear camera and a flat body, among other things, it may also have A14 Bionic chip and 5G support.
While the iPad 10 is expected to retain the Touch ID button, there are rumors that the device will no longer retain the headphone jack.
Mac Otakara reports that the tenth-generation iPad will actually design a Touch ID button on the top of the body, just like the latest iPad Air or iPad mini. The report also notes that the FaceTime camera may be placed on the right bezel of the device for use on the side of the user.
IT Home reminds that Apple released the ninth generation iPad in September 2021, with its main selling points including a 10.2-inch display, A13 bionic chip, an upgraded 12-megapixel front camera, supporting character centering, original color display functions, and large-capacity storage.
More Mac
html equipped with M2 chips At the end of August, Gulman revealed that Apple has been developing models of Mac mini, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro based on M2 chips, adding that we "could see at least a pair of new machines in two months", which is consistent with rumors from the October launch conference. However, he is not sure which of these Macs will appear later, so it can only be guaranteed to be there.As one of its first three Apple chips, Apple released the Mac mini with the M1 chip in November 2020. Gulman said that in two years, a new version of the Mac mini with the M2 chip will also be released.
Currently Apple is still selling the Intel processor version of the Mac mini, but Gulman said it will be replaced by the M2 Pro model.
According to Gurman, Apple will arm the next generation of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, which are currently “entered to development and testing” and are scheduled to be released “as early as this fall.”
As in recent years, due to supply chain or other factors, some new products may be postponed and released/sold.
Although some people think that the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips may be Apple's first 3nm chips, the most likely thing is to keep it at 5nm.Similar to the A16 chip in the iPhone 14 Pro series, the new M2 Pro/Max chip will also have a certain performance improvement compared with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and may also increase the number of cores. After
brought Mac Studio at the launch event in March 2022, Apple revealed that Mac Pro desktops equipped with their own chip version will also arrive.
It is worth mentioning that Apple stated as early as 2020 that the transition from fully switching to Apple silicon from Intel processors to Apple silicon will take about two years to complete, so the new Mac Pro will inevitably be released in 2022, which is also the biggest highlight of the last press conference this year.
According to Gurman, the new Mac Pro will be equipped with "M2 Ultra" and "M2 Extreme" chips, and it may be smaller, but it is unclear whether there will be any major design changes for this desktop compared to the Intel model released in December 2019.
The only thing that is certain is that the new Mac Pro will become the most performing Mac ever, and regardless of whether the number of cores doubles, the performance will inevitably surpass the Mac Studio on the M1 Ultra chip.
Apple TV
Kuo Mingchi previously stated that Apple plans to launch a new Apple TV with "improved cost structure" in the second half of 2022, but it is not clear whether the device will be released during the October event or at other times.
Gurman said that the new Apple TV that Apple is developing is equipped with A14 chip and 4GB of RAM, which will bring stronger performance compared to the previous generation (equipped with A12 chip and 3GB of RAM).
The current version of Apple TV 4K was released in April 2021 and starts at $179 with 32GB of storage, while Apple TV HD is $149. By comparison, many streaming sticks from brands like Chromecasttml2 and Roku mostly range between $25 and $100.
iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura
Apple has stated that iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura will officially arrive in October, and the exact release date may be announced at the event. At the same time, the above new products are expected to be launched with a new version of the system for the first time.
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