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Extra dialogue from leakers has solid doubt on the potential for a brand new iPad on Tuesday, with the newest declare pointing to a brand new Apple Pencil as a substitute of an iPad replace.
Rumors have claimed Apple is making ready for an occasion within the close to future, probably launching quite a lot of up to date iPads. Nonetheless, if different reviews are to be believed, the probabilities of an iPad introduction throughout an October occasion is now even much less doubtless.
In a Sunday put up, Macotakara chimes in on the weekend’s report from about “choose media personnel” briefings in regards to the iPad, and a doable announcement as early as October 17.
Not lengthy after, Mark Gurman’s publication for Bloomberg supplied skepticism in regards to the Tuesday rumor. Whereas up to date iPad, iPad Air, and iPad mini fashions are all allegedly in improvement with quicker chips, Gurman does not imagine updates of significance are imminent.
Gurman’s doubts comply with alongside the identical likes as TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who mentioned it was “unlikely” for there to be iPad vary modifications earlier than the tip of 2023.
Macotakara added an odd prediction to the put up, that as a substitute of updating the iPad itself, Apple would as a substitute introduce an Apple Pencil 3 outfitted with a replaceable magnetic tip. This was a rumor unfold by leaker Majin Bu earlier within the week.
One different rumor that is not talked about however helps the idea of a brand new Apple pencil could be a report from October 3, claiming there have been code references to a USB-C Apple Pencil. On the similar stroke, it may be a reference to the prevailing Lightning Apple Pencil with a USB-C dongle.
