Mass production of the iPad 7 is expected to begin this month, followed by the 16-inch MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter

Mass production of a new iPad will begin in July, followed by mass production of a new 16-inch MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report from the Taiwanese supply chain . Daily economic news aujourd & # 39; hui.

The report, relayed by the Japanese blog Mac Otakara, says Taiwan-based manufacturer Radiant Opto-Electronics will be the exclusive supplier of backlighting modules for the new iPad and the 16 inches Macbook Pro. No other details have been provided.

New iPad probably refers to the 10.2-inch model, which would have succeeded the low-cost version of 9.7 inches iPad. Apple introduced the low-cost iPad in March 2017 and updated in March 2018, but March 2019 came and remained without update, Apple having instead launched the iPad Air 10.5 inches and a new iPad mini.

Both iPad 7 (10.2 ") and the" new " iPad (10.5 ", non-Pro) are coming. But not at the same time.

– CoinX (@coiiiiiiiin) March 13, 2019

The source of the 10.2 inches iPad rumor, CoinX, has a precise record. The mystery account had previously tweeted the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR names iPhones 2018 before everyone, and was also accurate on the 10.5-inch iPad Air, the iPad Pro 2018 having a thickness of 5.9 mm and more.

If the mass production of the new iPad starts this month, an outing is probably on the horizon, but it is unclear whether it will be a product of summer or fall.

16 inches Macbook Pro the rumors started with the famous Ming-Chi Kuo analyst. Last February, he announced that the laptop would be launched at some point in 2019 with a "brand new design". Last month, Jeff Lin, an analyst at IHS Markit, said the notebook will be launched in September with a display resolution of 3,072 × 1,920 pixels.