iPad Pro Why do people think there will be a 2021 iPad Pro?

[Digitalguy]

We have both iPad Air 2 and Pro 9.7 in the household. A lot of folks tend to underrate the CPU improvement and switch to PCI Express SSD. The Air 2 is noticeably laggier compared to the Pro 9.7.

The Pro 9.7 was actually better than the 1st gen Pro 12.9 in some respects (TrueTone, better display, better front and back cameras, 256GB max storage upon release). Only bummer was the 2GB RAM.

Granted, most iPad updates tend to be incremental. The 2020 iPad Pro refresh though felt almost like a non-upgrade compared to 2018 particularly at the 1TB capacity level.

The jump from air 2 to 9.7 pro was huge, bigger than 9.7 pro to 10.5 pro
There were 3 major upgrades, the much faster A9X which has basically double the single core performance, the quad speakers and pencil support (which is taken for granted today but was a big leap back then).
Plus several other upgrades like smart connector, much less reflective screen, truetone, cameras and double the entry storage. And this for just $100 more, since it was $599 vs $499.
It's such a shame that Apple didn't go all the way with 4GB RAM and USB 3.0, but I guess it was in order to hit the lower price point, since it was basically the air 3 at the time (there was no other mid-sized iPad in 2016 other than the old air 2 from 2014)

 

[Jimpilot]

Sure has gone quiet on the new iPad front. Wonder what the deal is.

 

[Digitalguy]

Sure has gone quiet on the new iPad front. Wonder what the deal is.

Yeah, only news is Prosser shaving his eyebrows...?

 

[Jimpilot]

Yeah, only news is Prosser shaving his eyebrows...?

Did he ?

 

[Digitalguy]

Did he ?

yes, half an hour ago, live...

 

[Freida]

So now Apple can do press release? ;-)

yes, half an hour ago, live...

 

[BigMcGuire]

yes, half an hour ago, live...

I don't know why but I picture Tim Cook and others smiling.

 

[Jimpilot]

???????

 

[rgarjr]

Sure has gone quiet on the new iPad front. Wonder what the deal is.

Yeah all I hear is crickets now on that new Pro

 

[AutomaticApple]

Yeah all I hear is crickets now on that new Pro

April?

Yeah, only news is Prosser shaving his eyebrows...😬

I don't know why but I picture Tim Cook and others smiling.

Tim Cook while watching the live stream...

 

[BigMcGuire]

April?

Tim Cook while watching the live stream...
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Just watched it. That was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would have been lol. Good on him to follow up with what he said. lol.

In other news... Microsoft buying Discord? Really? LOL.

 

[Christopher Kim]

Agreed re: Prosser. That was actually the first video I've seen of his, only knew the name from this site beforehand.

Kudos to him for following through, and also aligning with the Wigs for Kids charity.

 

[Digitalguy]

Agreed re: Prosser. That was actually the first video I've seen of his, only knew the name from this site beforehand.

Kudos to him for following through, and also aligning with the Wigs for Kids charity.

I watch him regularly and this video was definitely not one of his best, still funny, but he has done much better, some of his past videos have been really hilarious... Of course you gotta like his humour, if you don't, you won't find them funny at all... I personally really enjoy it....

 

[iamMacPerson]

Ahhheeeemmm...

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[Tsepz]

Sure has gone quiet on the new iPad front. Wonder what the deal is.

Why do you mean? You must have missed the event, Tim Cook came in on a unicorn with friggin laser beams and Craig Federighi showed off the new iPad Pro Max, it’s a little on the large side, first impressions are so-so, they said 12.9 but it looks a little bigger to me

 

[ellenblanks0k]

Am a trader

 

[Homme]

We have both iPad Air 2 and Pro 9.7 in the household. A lot of folks tend to underrate the CPU improvement and switch to PCI Express SSD. The Air 2 is noticeably laggier compared to the Pro 9.7.

The Pro 9.7 was actually better than the 1st gen Pro 12.9 in some respects (TrueTone, better display, better front and back cameras, 256GB max storage upon release). Only bummer was the 2GB RAM.

Granted, most iPad updates tend to be incremental. The 2020 iPad Pro refresh though felt almost like a non-upgrade compared to 2018 particularly at the 1TB capacity level.

ummm 12.9 inch first Gen also has 256GB capacity

also two more bummers you forgot to mention are that 9.7 inch iPad Pro doesn’t have USB 3 and that it doesn’t fast charge

 

[rui no onna]

ummm 12.9 inch first Gen also has 256GB capacity

also two more bummers you forgot to mention are that 9.7 inch iPad Pro doesn’t have USB 3 and that it doesn’t fast charge

Upon launch in Nov 2015, the 1st gen 12.9 only had 32GB and 128GB available. The 256GB model was released later alongside the Pro 9.7.

USB 3 was only useful with the Lightning to USB 3 camera kit. Connection to PC/Mac was still USB 2 so I doubt that makes a difference for majority of iPad users.

Granted, I did forget about fast charge albeit that does require buying both cable and charger which most users probably don't bother with, either.

 

[pdoherty]

WhatHiFi - new iPads coming next month

 

[richpjr]

WhatHiFi - new iPads coming next month

Would not think of WhatHiFi for a very nice summary of the current iPad Pro rumors.

 

[Jimpilot]

Would not think of WhatHiFi for a very nice summary of the current iPad Pro rumors.

Yes he did a good job

 

[yegon]

Still very happy with my 2018 1TB 12.9” LTE, combined with the Magic Keyboard it’s possibly my favourite device I have ever owned. Will likely skip the next one....

...unless there is a 16” (or equivalent), take my money! Thankfully for my bank account, I don’t for one moment think one is incoming.

Assuming I skip, I might consider a new battery, mine is showing its age.

 

[The Game 161]

My guess is we will see invites on 6th April.

 

[AutomaticApple]

My guess is we will see invites on 6th April.

I hope we see invites on March 30. Maybe a press release for less notable products/updates?

 

[iamMacPerson]

I hope we see invites on March 30. Maybe a press release for less notable products/updates?

Yeah it’s worth noting for those that don’t keep up with release cycles that Apple usually releases new Watch bands in March for spring. So far, nothing. This would be the first time in Watch history that new bands were not released in March, if no new ones are announced before Thursday.