Apple’s redesigned iPad and M2 iPad Pro probably coming this week

As the times tick by in October, we’re all questioning the identical factor: When is all that new rumored Apple {hardware} popping out? We could have our reply as Mark Gurman of Bloomberg claims that the primary releases may arrive “in a matter of days.”

In his weekly Power On publication, Gurman experiences Apple is first planning to launch refreshes to its iPad Pro and entry-level iPad traces. The iPad Pro will seem like the present fashions that haven’t modified since 2018 however convey extra efficiency with an M2 chip. There are additionally rumors that the brand new iPad Pros may characteristic wi-fi and MagSafe charging, however the display sizes and different specs are anticipated to stay the identical, together with the display variations between the 11-inch and 12.9-inch fashions, as confirmed in a tweet by Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants.

The Tenth-generation iPad will reportedly see a a lot greater change, with a bigger 10.5-inch show, flat edges, and USB-C. There are conflicting rumors on how dramatic the redesign can be—it might lose the Home button altogether—and Gurman solely says the brand new mannequin can be “probably the most vital replace to that line in a number of years.”

It’s not fully clear what Gurman means by “days.” Presumably meaning the brand new units will pop up on Apple’s web site Tuesday or Wednesday morning—Apple not often releases new merchandise on Mondays. But they may arrive subsequent week as properly, which might nonetheless technically fall below “days.” Gurman does say that iPadOS 16.1 gained’t arrive till the October 24, so even when iPads do land this week, they probably gained’t ship till the next week.

Apple additionally reportedly has a flurry of latest Macs able to launch this month, together with an M2 refreshes of the Mac mini and 14-inch and 16-inch MacE-book Pros.