Icon found within iOS 12 beta shows new 2018 iPad Pro
Behold Apple’s redesigned iPad Pro! Ahead of the forthcoming ‘There’s more in the making.’ keynote on Tuesday which is expected to see the arrival of new iPad Pro and Mac models, an icon found within the fifth beta of iOS 12 has uncovered a new, unreleased iPad expected to be the Face ID equipped model launching next week.
9to5mac.com have uncovered the icon which offers a detailed view of the new 2018 iPad Pro, showing a device with no home button or Face ID notch with the addition of rounded corners. The bezels on the icon look quite chunky, but this may not be an accurate representation of the thickness of the bezels on the real device.
The icon shows the device has the sleep/wake button at the top of the device, unlike on the iPhone X which has been relocated to the side. – With the icon being from the fifth beta of iOS 12, it’s possible that the device’s hardware has been changed since then, and that Apple simply didn’t update the image asset.
Asides from the image you can see, no other details have leaked about the 2018 iPad Pro within the discovery today. Apple is said to be bringing USB-C connectivity to the iPad, making it the first iOS device to support this type of connection, allowing iPad Pro to output 4K HDR video to external displays and fast data transfer, not to mention fast charging.
Apple’s new iPad Pro models will likely launch alongside an updated version of the Apple Pencil. The new Apple Pencil will likely be paired with iPad Pro by proximity, much like AirPods or HomePod, meaning switching between devices will be possible without connecting the Apple Pencil to the charging port of the tablet.
Apple’s new iPad models will be the first to see the 3.5mm headphone jack be removed according to reports from supply chain sources. According to reports, Apple will keep the new iPad Pro models using an LCD displays rather than OLED, with production leaks claiming the 10.5-inch iPad Pro will measure in at 247.5mm tall, 178.7mm wide, and 6mm, compared to the current size of 250.6mm x 174.1mm x 6.1mm. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is said to measure 280mm tall, 215mm wide, and 6.4mm thick, compared to the current measurements of 305.7mm x 220.6mm x 6.9mm.
Fingers crossed, Apple is expected to include an 18W power adapter with the new iPad Pro models, which would allow for fast charging. – Apple will likely run the models from an “A11X Bionic” chip, a boost from the A11 Bionic chip that comes with the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus.
Image: 9to5mac.com.