Currently, there is nothing that comes even close to what the M1 chip is capable of undertaking. Apple says the iPadOS was already optimized well enough to make this transition as the M1 chip shares fundamentally the same architecture as the A-series processors. So everything here should feel like an even more delightful and surreal experience now.

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Noteworthily, the 12.9″ gets the all-new mini-LED display dubbed Liquid Retina XDR. This display employs 10,000 mini-LEDs for exceptional contrast ratio, incredible peak brightness, and amazing picture quality. The display has 2,500 local dimming zones to achieve great contrast.

Moving on, across the 2021 iPad Pro line, we get 5G connectivity with mmWave technology. Storage-wise, we have an impressive up to 2TB capacity. Memory now tanks up to 16GB of RAM. The display on both variants supports the usual ProMotion refresh rate, P3 wide color, HDR and Dolby Vision. Apple has taken the USB-C port game a notch higher with their Thunderbolt technology in addition to USB 4 connectivity for super-fast transfer and read/write speeds.

The front camera is now a new 12MP unit for better clarity and brings in Center Stage mode. This mode uses AI to keep the subjects in the camera always in the frame regardless by making fine adjustments such as panning and zooming accordingly. Speaking of the camera, the rear camera and sensors remain unchanged and are a carry-over from the previous generation.

Pricing starts from $799 for the 11″ model and the 12.9″ variant will set you back $1,099. The 2021 iPad Pro lineup will be available for pre-order starting April 30 and begin shipping in the third week of May.

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The case is Speck’s Balance FOLIO. Anyways, as you all know, Apple has an 11″ iPad Pro (2018 and 2020) currently in the lineup and also the iPad Air 2020 with a 10.9″ screen. So, quite naturally, the folio cover will definitely fit the two iPad models, and that’s mentioned on the box, which isn’t the thing here.

The cherry on the cake, to top it all up, is that it is also explicitly mentioned on the very same box that the cover fits a “NEW iPAD 11″ (2021)”. Which means, we may get to witness a new 9th Gen 2021 iPad with an 11-inch display this year (March 23, perhaps? more on that below). Take a look at the sales package of the 11″ iPad folio cover for yourself.

Apple iPad 2021 is in the works, probably! | Source: @nanosplitter21

March 23 Apple event, likely to happen?

Strangely, also as per the user on Reddit, when he apparently had attempted to buy the cover, the system threw an error back at him. The error goes like “This item can’t be sold until 4/06”. And that clears the picture here and cements the fact (not really, or does it so? who knows!) that Apple may be preparing an update to the current vanilla iPad and a March launch (we’ll get to it in a bit) may be in cards.

To further back this, he claims that an employee over at Target had told him that the product wasn’t intended or supposed to be on the shelves yet. Also, we expect Apple to release the final version of iOS 14.5 on the same day as the March event or a day earlier. On that note, Apple outed iOS 14.4.1 on Monday with a critical and very important security patch and we urge our viewers to update their eligible devices immediately.

Apple iPad Pro 2020 | Source: Apple

Anyways, speaking of this very information, we on the other hand are expecting Apple to conduct an event on March 23. As reported by renowned Apple leaker, Jon Prosser, the Cupertino giant is expected to introduce a myriad of products later this month. From the likes of an iPad Pro 2021, AirPods, a new Apple TV, and a 3rd gen AirPods or an update to the AirPods Pro.

Speaking of which, OnePlus is scheduled to launch the OnePlus 9 series on March 23 and so if we can take all of the speculations, we may get to see a clash here. That said, which of the two events are you all planning to watch? Let us know in the comments below. Thank you for reading, PhoneGliders!

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