you may add up one more gimmick to theavalanche of new productsexpected from Apple this autumn . Along with a newiPad mini , MacBook Pro , Apple Watch , and , of course of study , theiPhone 13 , Apple is also expected to give the entry - spirit level iPad a underage refresh .
concord to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg , the 9th - generation iPad will have a design that ’s similar to the current model , whicharrived in 2020 with an A12 Bionic processor . Along with the common central processor extrusion ( likely to the A14 Bionic ) , Gurman says the new iPad will feature a “ fragile form factor ” but likely retain the menage button . The current iPad is 0.29 inches ( 7.5 mm ) thick while the sparse iPad ever made , the iPad Air 2 , was 0.24 inches ( 6.1 mm ) blockheaded .
Last year ’s tame redesign followeda bigger upgrade in 2019that land a larger 10.2 - in video display ( versus 9.7 inches ) as well as Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard support . Gurman sound out the new iPad will be “ geared toward bookman , ” which has been Apple ’s object hearing with the entry - level iPad for the past few years .
The new iPad will reportedly keep the Lightning port , despite the iPad Pro and iPad Air motivate to USB - C. The iPad mini is also rumored to adopt USB - C with its upcoming revision .
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The new iPad is expected to be released this fall , but the timing is n’t certain . Apple has legion product on deck to launch between September and November . The new iPad could get in alongside the iPhone 13 , M1X MacBook Pro , or at its own result . Apple is also look to plunge a redesign iPad mini that looks like a smaller iPad Air , with a Touch ID - enabled power button and a Liquid Retina display .
