Apple’s subsequent iPad Pro has wi-fi charging and a glass again: report

Apple is engaged on a brand new model of the iPad Pro with wi-fi charging, in accordance with a new report in Bloomberg. To accommodate the know-how, Apple will reportedly swap to a glass again for the brand new fashions, as an alternative of the aluminum discovered on the rear of each iPad launched to this point.

Apple is claimed to be testing a magnetic charging system for the brand new iPad Pro just like the MagSafe connector launched with the iPhone 12 vary of telephones final yr. Apple may additionally embody reverse wi-fi charging within the new iPad Pro, in accordance with the report, which might enable the iPad to function a wi-fi charging level itself.

Apple solely simply launched the new M1 iPad Pro with its Mini LED display, and the wi-fi charging mannequin reportedly received’t be prepared till subsequent yr. However, Bloomberg additionally says that Apple will launch a redesigned iPad Mini in 2021 with narrower display bezels. It’s not clear whether or not it’ll swap to Face ID just like the iPad Pro or Touch ID on the facility button just like the iPad Air — Bloomberg’s report solely says that “the removal of its home button has also been tested.”

Alongside the brand new iPad Mini, Apple can also be stated to be planning to launch a thinner model of the ten.2-inch iPad. Both merchandise are prone to be launched across the finish of the yr.