M2-equipped iPad Pro with MagSafe charging expected in the fall

Apple's updates to the iPad Pro line will probably happen this fall, a report claims, with the premium tablet line also expected to be boosted to the M2 chip.

Following the introduction of the M1-equipped iPad Air during Apple's "Peek Performance" special event, the iPad Pro lineup has become more of a target for speculation regarding its next update. However, there will be quite a few months to wait for Apple to upgrade the high-end tablets.

After not appearing during the March event, Mark Gurman in Bloomberg's "Power On" newsletter offers the expectation that an update to the line could occur in the fall, between September and November 2022.

This forecast isn't a difficult one to make, as the fall release schedule usually plays host to a large number of product updates. Given that updates to the iPad Pro lineup usually occur between 14 and 16 months apart, a fall update would be a very long gap between updates, but still reasonable to expect given the usual cadence.

Whenever it arrives, Gurman believes the models will run a new M2 chip, updating the existing M1 being used with a new desktop-class SoC. This too is easy to speculate, since rumors point to Apple making a large number of updates throughout the Mac lineup to use the new M2, something Gurman has previously proposed.

MagSafe charging is also anticipated for the next iPad Pro update, bringing wireless charging to the tablet family for the first time.

Other expected design changes include a glass back as well as the introduction of mini LED backlighting for the 11-inch iPad Pro.

8 Comments

tht 5594 comments · 23 Years

About 2 years ago

This is probably the one that replaces my iPP10.5. Can’t believe I held out for 5 years.

AniMill 192 comments · 4 Years

Please, Apple - I’d really like a 14~15” iPad Pro in the same aspect ratio as the 11”

that’s all.

entropys 4302 comments · 13 Years

tht said:

This is probably the one that replaces my iPP10.5. Can’t believe I held out for 5 years.

Same here. The battery ain’t what it used to be, the stagelight above the Touch ID button is slowly getting worse, and things don’t always work so well at the lightning port. I would have replaced it earlier but waiting for the M2.

But apart from those complaints it is still a great little machine. My daughter just got an iPad Air 5th gen and it is nice and bright and noticeably larger screen, but you can really see the absence of ProMotion.

what all iPads really need of course is serious work on iPadOS: decent file system management, better multitasking and windowing, multiuser support. Oh and full integration with MS Server in the file manager.

aderutter 622 comments · 17 Years

AniMill said:

Please, Apple - I’d really like a 14~15” iPad Pro in the same aspect ratio as the 11”

that’s all.

I use an 11 inch iPad Pro as I decided it was better for carrying around and using on my knee.

Now, however, I’m using mine alot for ZBrush and so am tempted to purloin the 12.9 inch I got the missus - I’d love a 15 inch for sculpting on :D

urahara 733 comments · 13 Years

So what is the big difference between MagSafe (wireless for the first time) and charging through Magic Keyboard? From user experience point of view.

Both seem to charge without requiring me every time to Blut in the cable. What am I missing? Is it just for those who do not need the keyboard? To save a couple bucks? Those who worried about saving could just by a non Pro version.

What’s the business case for that?