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Apple will quickly debut the M3 iPad Execs with OLED screens. A brand new rumor suggests the smaller 11.1-inch mannequin may very well be briefly provide at launch.
That is as a result of panels being in restricted provide initially. The 12.9-inch iPad Professional apparently received’t have any provide points.
Apple to quickly get a second OLED iPad Professional provider
Apple’s upcoming M3 iPad Execs will supposedly use 11.1-inch and 12.9-inch OLED shows. This could be a giant improve from the present gen fashions’ LCD and mini LED panels.
Show analyst Ross Younger, in an X submit, claims the 11.1-inch iPad Professional’s panel manufacturing is considerably behind the 12.9-inch mannequin. Samsung Show is presently the only real provider of the display screen. LG Show will begin manufacturing of the 11.1-inch OLED panels later this month, which ought to ease provide points.
So, the 11.1-inch iPad Professional is perhaps briefly provide initially, however its availability ought to enhance within the following weeks. LG is already the secondary provider of 12.9-inch OLED screens for Apple, so the larger iPad Professional ought to have higher availability at launch.
M3 iPad Professional received’t begin transport earlier than April
Earlier experiences point out Apple might launch the M3 iPad Professional in late March or early April. Ross reaffirmed this, saying the panel shipments began in February, and the brand new iPads received’t begin transport till April.
Aside from an OLED display screen, a sooner M3 chip, and a thinner chassis, Apple’s 2024 iPad Professional lineup is unlikely to sport different vital modifications. We want Apple would enhance the battery life or add further ports to the pill, however the probabilities seem slim.
Alongside new M3 iPad Execs, Apple will purportedly additionally refresh its iPad Air lineup. Moreover an inside spec bump, the corporate will add a 12.9-inch iPad Air to the lineup, whose design lately leaked in CAD renders. A brand new revamped Magic Keyboard ought to debut alongside the brand new tablets with an aluminum casing.
