A new rumor has emerged about possible new Apple products, and I'm not talking about the Apple Vision Pro; We could be receiving new iPad and MacBook Air models as early as April, with each product receiving a decent spec bump and (hopefully) a slightly refreshed look.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (a journalist who has a good track record when it comes to accurate Apple leaks) notes in his Power On newsletter (in a Q&A section behind a paywall) that “in terms of new products , Apple aims to launch new iPad Airs, including a larger model, refreshed iPad Pros, and MacBook Air M3 in the spring.”
If Gurman is right, we could see refreshed 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops equipped with the incredibly powerful M3 chip. It hints that the new releases will come out all at once in April, rather than having separate release dates for MacBook and iPad. This potential update to the MacBook Air follows last year's launch of the MacBook Pro line and the much-needed update to the 24-inch iMac, which debuted the new M3 chip.
However, the M3-equipped MacBook Air was notable by its absence. The MacBook Air is Apple's most popular laptop and the company released new models to show off the M1 and M2 chips when they were revealed, leaving many of us wondering what happened to the M3 version.
With the M3, potential new MacBook Air laptops will have major improvements to their CPU performance, including better power efficiency, as well as accelerated ray tracing and a better gaming experience. The proposed April launch for the new MacBooks would make sense considering the MacBook Air M2 is two years old, so it's about time for Apple's thin and light laptop to get an upgrade.
iPads as powerful as MacBooks?
Regarding iPads, we may see them getting closer to MacBooks in terms of performance with these rumored updates.
The 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models could be the first iPads equipped with OLED displays, immediately improving brightness, contrast ratio, power consumption, and of course image quality compared to previous models. existing with LCD panels.
Apple already uses OLED displays for the latest iPhones and Apple Watches, so it's about time we got a fully featured iPad Pro for artists and designers who would appreciate the boost an OLED display will bring. We could also see the launch of the iPad Pro with M3 chips, considering that the current models available to buy from Apple were launched two years ago and still have the M2 chip.
According to rumors, the iPad Air appears to receive a minor update compared to the iPad Pro and MacBook Air, with a larger size of 12.9 inches, as well as a possible redesign of the top of the camera. The larger size makes sense if you're looking for an iPad that offers more workspace without having to spend money on an iPad Pro.
If all this is true, we are looking at an exciting start to the new year from Apple. With the release of the Apple Vision Pro headphones just days away and the potential of these new product updates on the horizon, this could be a big year for Apple fans.
