The iPad Pro 2024 has reportedly been pushed back multiple times. DigiTimesAlong with the next generation iPad Air.

Citing Apple's suppliers as its sources, the Taiwan-based publication claims that the iPad Pro 2024 was slated for a March 2024 release (perhaps with a new M3 MacBook Air). However, its release has reportedly been postponed several times.

Fortunately, according to Mark Gorman, BloombergApple's famous prognosticator, Apple allegedly Finally The release date is set. Curious about what new features will come with the new iPad Pro? Based on leaks and rumours, we've got the scoop.

iPad Pro 2024 Release Date

The iPad Pro will likely drop on May 7. On Tuesday, April 23, Apple announced that it will launch a Live stream on 7th May. It's during this event that you'll likely see the new iPad Pro as well as other low-end tablets.

It is consistent with this. Grumman's reportingwho said the iPad Pro would be announced during the week of May 6.

per DigiTimes, the iPad Pro 2024 has been repeatedly delayed from March to April. However, it looks like Apple has finally settled on an early May release date.

iPad Pro 2024 Price

The iPad Pro 2024 will reportedly sport an OLED display, which will likely make the price tag significantly more expensive.

According to yeux1122, an X that Macworld claims is a “Stained Record” The iPad Pro will have a starting price of around $1,499. For reference, here are the starting prices for the current generation iPad Pro models:

• 11 inches – $799

• 12.9 inches – $1,099

If this leaker is to be believed, that means Apple has nearly doubled the starting price of the iPad Pro 2024. If you ask me, I'm pretty sure the price of the next iPad Pro will go up. Not sure if it will That Expensive

Adding salt to the wound, yeux1122 also predicted a jump from $1,099 to between $1,799 and $1,999 for the 12.9-inch model. Again, I'm skeptical.

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DigiTimes Forecast (Shared by Macromers) is much more reliable, claiming that iPad Pro 2024 models will increase in price by $160. Based on this rumor, the new prices should be as follows, give or take:

• 11 inches – $999

• 13 inches – $1,199

Still expensive, but far more reliable than yeux1122's exotic forecast.

iPad Pro 2024: 6 new features

Brand Spankin's new display for the new iPad Pro 2024 is the talk of the town. In addition to a new screen, six new features coming to the next-generation iPad Pro 2024 are:

• New OLED panel for a sharper, brighter display

• The 12.9-inch variant is upgraded to 13-inch.

• Changed the webcam.

• The M4 chip

• Thin chassis

• Thin bezels

To dive deeper, the iPad Pro 2024 ditches its current-generation mini-LED display. A new OLED panelwhich brings deeper blacks and better contrast to the screen.

OLED displays are also known to have better power than mini-LED screens, so there's a good chance that the iPad Pro 2024 will have better battery life than its predecessor.

According to 9to5Macof Apple Your software Confirms its rumored move to an OLED display. The code, seen in iPadOS 17.5 beta, was also dropped in early April. iOS 17.5 beta For developers, suggests that the next-generation iPad Pro will, in fact, feature an OLED panel.

The iPad Pro will also be slightly larger, per Gorman. The 12.9-inch variant will get a slight bump to 13 inches.

According to “Instant Digital”Taking a cue from Weibo (the China-based social media platform), the new iPad Pro 2024 will have its camera moved from the top bezel (when it's in portrait mode) to the side for a “landscape webcam.” (We're also seeing a similar rumor for the iPad Air 2024.)

Next, the iPad Pro 2024 could get an AI upgrade, thanks to the new M4 chip. Previously, we thought that the iPad Pro 2024 was going to be equipped with the M3 chip that was revealed late last year. However, according to a new forecast form Gorman, Will be packaged with the iPad Pro M4 Instead, shut up.

what is the meaning of this? According to Gorman, the M4 chip is an AI-focused processor. Thus, we are expecting a new suite of AI-focused features to come to the high-end tablet.

According to 9to5MacThe iPad Pro 2024 will also have thinner dimensions. For context, the current 12.9-inch iPad Pro is 6.4mm thick, but the new one will reportedly be 5mm thicker. The thickness of the 11-inch variant is currently 5.9mm, but its successor will reportedly be thinner at 5.1mm.

And again, from Instant Digital, the iPad Pro 2024 will reportedly have thinner bezels, allowing users to enjoy more screen real estate. (D The iPhone 16 is tipped to have thinner borders.too.)

According to the rumor mill, Apple is also reportedly releasing one Apple Pencil with a new squeeze tip And possibly A new benefit of erasure. On top of that, we might also get a new Apple Pencil tier: Apple Pencil Pro.. Finally, we are expecting a New magic keyboard.

As I said at the beginning, the new iPad Pro 2024 is expected to arrive on May 7. Stay tuned for Mashable's coverage on the new tablets.