iPad Air 4 Said to launch in March 2021 With A14 processor, iPad Pro update possible next month

Apple will launch the iPad Air 4 in March 2021 with an A14 processor, according to Chinese site MyDrivers.

According to “foreign sources”, the report confirms previous rumors that Apple will bring the ‌iPad‌ Air 4 much closer to the current iPad Pro in terms of design and features. The report ‌iPad‌ Air 4 will presumably have a smart connector on the back to support the new Magic Keyboard. It’s also apparently set to switch from the Lightning Connector to USB-C, and has four stereo speakers.

The report claims that the ‌iPad‌ Air 4 will be equipped with an 11-inch Liquid Retina display, offering storage configurations of 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. It is possible that this speculated screen size of 11 inches is indeed 10.8 inches, as reported by supply chain analyst Ming Chi Kuo. In both cases, the ‌iPad‌ Air 4 seems to have a larger screen size and significantly reduce edges.

Currently, each of these features are reserved for the iPad Pro only. The ‌iPad‌ Air fills the gap at the midmark between the high-end ‌iPad Pro‌ and the entry level ‌iPad‌, but the new device will presumably start at a higher starting price of $ 649, $ 150 more than the current ‌iPad‌ Air 3.

The report also claims that an updated ‌iPad Pro‌ could arrive as soon as next month, likely alongside new iPhones at Apple’s usual fall event. However, rumors are mixed that an updated ‌iPad Pro‌ sporty micro-LED technology may arrive, with the first projections to hit this fall, and the last to be announced in the first half of 2021.