According to Apple tracker Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple is aiming to ship an iPad Pro with the rumoured M2 chip between September and November of this year. Gurman anticipates Apple to release a significant update for the next generation of iPad Pros, which will reportedly include MagSafe charging capabilities.
As Gurman notes, Apple last updated the iPad Pro in 2018, when the company launched a design with softer corners, an edge-to-edge display, and a USB-C port. This upgrade arrived almost a year and a half after the iPad Pro 10.5 was released in 2017.
Apple is on pace to follow the same trend this year, with the latest generation of M1-equipped iPad Pros scheduled to ship in May 2021. With an anticipated September to November 2022 debut date, Apple will spend between one year and four months and one year and six months preparing for the new model.
Apple showcased its latest iPad Air at its “Peek Performance” presentation earlier this month, but omitted an upgraded iPad Pro. Gurman predicted last year that the iPad Pro would include wireless charging and a glass back. Although 9to5Mac confirms this claim, its sources indicate that Apple may have abandoned the glass back design in favour of an aluminium back with a glass Apple logo.
There has also been little information on the speculated M2 processor, which Apple has yet to confirm. Gurman believes the chip’s CPU will be somewhat quicker than its predecessor and will retain the same eight-core architecture as its predecessor. He also expects Apple to include the M2 in the upcoming iPad Pro, as well as the reported 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, and 24-inch iMac. Predictions regarding the revamped MacBook Air’s M2 chip are divided — Gurman believes it will include the speculated chip, but Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes it will use the M1.
