During the Let loose Special Event Apple made couple of announcements.
M4
M4 will currently be available only in iPad Pro. Chip supports up to 10 CPU cores with 4 efficiency and 6 performance cores. GPU has 10 cores. Updates included new Neural Engine cores. Media Engine gets AV1 hardware acceleration.
Apple claims that M4 could deliver M2 performance with half of energy use.
iPad Air
New iPad Air has M2 chip, new landscape FaceTime camera position. New iPad Air supports either Apple Pencil USB-C or new Apple Pencil Pro. iPad Air now comes in 11" and 13" configurations and four colors.
iPad Air supports WiFi 6E and 5G.
iPad Pro
iPad Pro now has OLED screen – Ultra Retina XDR – with brightness of 1000 nits for SDR and HDR content with peak HDR brightness up to 1600 nits. New iPad Pro also got landscape camera position and also supports either Apple Pencil USB-C or Apple Pencil Pro. For higher storage tiers Apple also offers nano-textured glass option to reduce glare effects.
New iPad Pro displays support lower refresh rates, but lack always-on display mode.
iPad Pro is now powered by M4 chip. USB-C ports supports Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 modes. iPad Pro supports WiFi 6E and 5G.
RAM depends on storage size, 1TB model gets 16GB and others get 8GB.
Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard
New Apple Pencil Pro has sensors for squeeze to trigger context menu, rotation to adjust brush position and haptic feedback. Apple Pencil Pro now supports Find My.
Both new iPad Air and iPad Pro support new Apple Pencil Pro.
New Magic Keyboard now has function keys allowing easier use in Universal Control environment.
Apple also updated its Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps on both Mac and iPad.
Apple Newsroom:
- Apple introduces M4 chip
- Apple unveils the redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air with M2
- Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro
- Final Cut Pro transforms video creation with Live Multicam on iPad and new AI features on Mac
- Logic Pro takes music-making to the next level with new AI features
References and further reading:
- iPad Air 6: Redesigned model available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, landscape front camera, more
- Apple Announces New M2 iPad Air Models in 11-Inch and 13-Inch Sizes From $599
- Apple announces new iPad Pro: OLED display, M4 chip, thinner redesigned chassis
- Apple Announces New iPad Pro With M4 Chip, OLED Display, and More
- Apple unveils M4: Its first chip made for AI from the ground up
- New versions of Final Cut and Logic Pro for iPad take advantage of the power of the M4 chip
- Apple debuts Magic Keyboard for M4 iPad Pro with larger trackpad, function row, aluminum palm rest
- Apple Pencil Pro Unveiled With New Squeeze Gesture, Haptic Feedback, Find My, and More
- Apple Pencil Pro launches, with squeeze gesture and roll, plus Find My support
- Nano-texture glass for M4 iPad Pro only available on 1TB and 2TB models
- Apple Introduces Logic Pro 2 With New AI Features
- Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event was shot on iPhone and edited on Mac… and iPad
- iPad Air gets a faster processor and a supersized 13-inch option
- iPad Pro With 1TB+ Storage Has 16GB RAM, Other Models Have 8GB
- New iPad Pro and iPad Air remove SIM slots to go eSIM-only
- Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 for iPad
- What Apple didn’t mention in its iPad keynote
- Apple's New iPad Pro Models Weigh Less Than iPad Air Models
- The 'Let Loose' event was the first to be edited on iPad using Final Cut Pro
- Brand new Final Cut Camera app for iPhone and iPad enables pro recording workflows
- Apple Announces New 11” and 13” iPad Pros
- Apple Pencil Pro vs USB-C, 2, and 1: What’s different?
- Roundup: Hands-on with the new M4 iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard
- New iPad Pro drops 5G mmWave support as carrier rollout stumbles
- Hands-On With iPad Pro in Space Black: Apple's Thinnest Product Ever
- PSA: New iPad Pro and iPad Air no longer include a charger in the box in some countries
- Apple’s May 2024 Let Loose Event: By the Numbers
- New 2024 iPads Still Have 10 Hours of Battery Life
- Apple doubles down on AI virtual musicians, adds intelligent stem splitting, more in new Logic Pro for iPad and Mac
- New iPad Pros Support Lower Refresh Rate, But Lack Always-On Display
- Everything Announced at Today's Apple Event
- Here’s everything Apple announced at its iPad-focused ‘Let loose’ event
- Thoughts and First Impressions on the New iPad Pros from Apple’s Event in London