The new iPad models are not only equipped with larger OLED screens but also equipped with the latest processor chips.
Last year, Apple did something they have not done since 2009, that is, in 2023, no new iPad models will be released.
However, Apple returned to its tradition earlier this year when it released the new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro tablets, the first iPad tablets to feature OLED displays.
These high-end tablet models not only have OLED screens but are also equipped with stacked parallel screens creating a brighter and more durable display.
According to Phone Arena, Apple is also introducing the latest version of the iPad Air model and even introduced a new 13-inch iPad model to give consumers the opportunity to own a large-screen tablet at a lower price. Cheaper than a 13-inch iPad Pro with OLED screen. Experts expect Apple to upgrade the iPad mini and standard iPad model later this year.
Now we can get a better idea of what to expect from Apple's new iPad models later this year thanks to a post on the "X" social network by account @aaronp613. The post about iPad identifiers was discovered by another account named @nicolas09F9.
As for connecting each identifier to a specific iPad, it's all just guesswork, and of the 14 discovered, five are for iPad models that have been removed by Apple:
iPad13,20 - Basic Wi-Fi model A14 (removed)
iPad13,21 - Mobile network model A14 (removed)
iPad15.3 - M3 11-inch Pro Wi-Fi (removed)
iPad15,4 - M3 11-inch Pro cellular (removed)
iPad15.5 - M3 13-inch Pro Wi-Fi (removed)
iPad15.6 - M3 13-inch Pro cellular (removed)
iPad15,7 - A16 iPad 11th generation Wi-Fi
iPad15,8 - A16 iPad 11th generation
iPad16,1 - A17 iPad mini-Wi-Fi 7th generation
iPad16,2 - A17 iPad mini 7th generation mobile network
iPad17,1 - M5 11-inch Professional Wi-Fi
iPad17,2 - M5 11-inch Pro mobile network
iPad17,3 - M5 13-inch Professional Wi-Fi
iPad17,4 - M5 13-inch Pro mobile network
Leaked information also shows that Apple may have considered an iPad Pro version equipped with an M3 processor chip before releasing a new version equipped with an M4 chip. Information also indicates that the seventh-generation iPad mini will be equipped with a 3nm A17 Pro application processor, the same chipset that runs on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The next standard iPad model, the 11th generation, will feature the A16 Bionic chipset currently found on the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The next generation of iPad Pro will retain the same 11-inch and 13-inch screen sizes and will feature the yet-to-be-announced M5 chip, which may be manufactured using TSMC's 2nm process and will begin mass production in next year.