As February marches us ever closer to, well, March, it’s time to pop our heads once again into the rumor mills to see what’s being churned out.
March is often the time that Apple will make its first big announcements of the year, but they tend to be less cookie-cutter than WWDC or Apple’s annual September shindig. In 2019, we got a Services-focused event that introduced Apple Arcade, Apple Card, Apple News+, and Apple TV+. The year before that there was a 9.7-inch iPad at an education-focused event.
As March grows near, rumors have started to coalesce around one Apple product line that seems poised for a refresh: the iPad Pro. Already speculation has begun over what might be due for Apple’s high-end tablet tablet. While the main iPad was updated last September, the iPad Pro’s most recent revamp was in October of 2018, making it ripe for some new features. Here’s what might be in store.
Camera unobscura
One of the biggest rumors circling a new iPad Pro has been the addition of more rear cameras. The current model features only a single 12-megapixel camera on the back—serviceable, but rather spartan, when you consider the multitude on Apple’s latest iPhone models.
OnLeaks Rumor has it that the new iPad Pro will feature camera upgrades.
Given that, it’s not terribly surprising that some rumors have the iPad Pro sprouting a camera bump that looks remarkably similar to the one on the iPhone 11 Pro. While that may not be great for those trypophobic customers who don’t like the look of the lenses, it’s good news for those who use their iPad to take pictures—and yes, there are many. The addition of more cameras would finally enable the use of computational photography features, including Deep Fusion, that would bring the iPad Pro into line with the most recent iPhones.
The addition of more cameras also could potentially prove beneficial for the augmented reality features that Tim Cook and company are fond of talking up, especially when it comes to the iPad. Some rumors have suggested that upgraded cameras might also include a 3D-sensing feature using lasers, which might also aid with AR capabilities.
More to the point, though, the addition of more cameras would also help ensure that the iPad Pro earns its “Pro” moniker when it comes to taking pictures.
Not so key-bored
Could the iPad Pro be due for a new keyboard? Now that other, cheaper iPad models have gained support for the Smart Keyboard, it’s no longer a significant differentiator for the iPad Pro. Once again, perhaps something more “Pro” is needed.
Michael Simon/IDGApple could offer a new Smart Keyboard for the new iPad Pro, one that’s more fitting of the “Pro” brand.
Rumors of an additional keyboard option have begun to bubble up, with the suggestion that such an accessory may not only feature a scissor-switch mechanism similar to that of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, but also add, for the first time on an iPad keyboard, backlighting. Both of those features would…
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