Apple Inc. is set to introduce significant upgrades to its iPad Pro and iPad Air, along with new versions of the tablet’s accessories at its ‘Let Loose’ event on May 7. This event marks the end of an 18-month gap since Apple last updated its iPad line, the longest since the product was first unveiled in 2010.
The star of the event will be a new iPad Pro with an updated design and crisper screen. It will be the first iPad to get an OLED display, the technology used in the iPhone since 2017. This allows for thinner devices, and Apple is expected to slim down the Pro tablet accordingly. The new iPads are poised to come in 11-inch and 12.9-inch screen sizes and may also include Apple’s first M4 processors. These chips will help power artificial intelligence tasks, part of a broader push into AI that Apple will explain further in June.
The iPad Air, Apple’s mid-tier tablet, is also getting updated. The big story there is that Apple will add a second, larger screen option for the first time. The company is delivering the news through an online event dubbed “Let Loose” that’s expected to last a little more than half an hour. In a shift, Apple is making the presentation at 7 a.m. Pacific time, three hours earlier than usual. That will mean the Tuesday event is squarely within business hours for Apple’s European fans, and — perhaps more importantly — something people in Asia can watch before going to bed. Boosting sales in China is a major focus for the company right now.
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