9to5Mac’s sources have now shared more details about what to expect from Apple’s plans for the iPad in 2024, which include not only a larger iPad Air, but also a thinner iPad Pro.
Filipe Espósito for 9to5Mac:
[T]his will be the first time Apple will offer the iPad Air in two different sizes. And according to our sources, this larger iPad Air will have essentially the same dimensions as the current 12.9-inch iPad Pro, suggesting that the screen size will also be almost identical. The smaller iPad Air is unlikely to have any significant design changes.
The reason why the new iPad Pro will get thinner is the rumored OLED display, which has fewer layers than the LCD display. You can check the estimated dimensions below:
• 11-inch iPad Pro (current): 247.6 mm x 178.5 mm x 5.9 mm
• 11-inch iPad Pro (new): 249.7 mm x 177.5 mm x 5.1 mm
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (current): 280.6 mm x 214.9 mm x 6.4 mm
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (new): 281.5 mm x 215.5 mm x 5.0 mm
• 12.9-inch iPad Air (new): 280.6 mm x 214.9 mm x 6.0 mm
MacDailyNews Take: We’re getting ever closer to that magical sheet of glass that Steve Jobs envisioned!
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
I like to periodically take my 11″ iPad Pro out of the Magic Keyboard or Smart Folio to read or web browse. I always marvel at how thin it is. The thought never occurred to be that it needs to be even thinner. It sounds like another hardware update to “ooh” and “ahh” about while distracting from the perpetually limited software.
The main problem I have with it “naked” is that it’s hard to type on it, especially when you’re reclining. I’d be much more interested in a software update that splits the keyboard so that the two sides are right under your thumbs.