After a year 2023 without anything new (except for a strange third Pencil), Apple is preparing to pull out all the stops in 2024 to turn around the ailing sales of the iPad. And this involves new tablet models, in particular a completely revised iPad Pro range… and undoubtedly much more expensive.
No one will really be surprised that Apple launches new iPad Pros with OLED screens: such tablets have been rumored for years. OLED models are (more or less) planned for the first half of the year, along with a 13-inch iPad Air, among other new features.
The wallet will be expensive
But Apple remaining Apple, we should expect much higher prices for these new iPad Pros. A rumor coming from the Korean rumor aggregator eyes1122 indeed announces bad news for the wallet: the 11-inch model would thus be offered from $1,500, or almost 90% more than the current entry-level at $799 (€1,069 here)!
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As for the future 13-inch version, it could be marketed between $1,800 and $2,000, compared to the current bill of $1,099 (+60%). These stratospheric prices far exceed those of the MacBook Air, the 13-inch version of which starts at $1,199. To pass this big price pill, Apple would first highlight the qualities of OLED.
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The mini-LED screen currently used on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro has nothing to complain about, but OLED is still a cut above with superior contrast, perfect blacks and better power consumption. 'energy. Future tablets would also benefit from a new refined design and a reduction in weight. The manufacturer would add more storage, and why not support for MagSafe.
Will all this be enough to justify such prices? Budgets cannot be extended infinitely! However, the possible presence of a 13-inch iPad Air in the catalog (with a probably LCD screen) would allow Apple to redirect penniless customers towards this large tablet.
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