New rumors about Apple iPad: glasses, notch, USB-C

There are only a few days left until the next Apple event in the fall. Although it's a little less clear than what will be announced in relation to the September iPhone event, the show's star should be an up-to-date iPad Pro, which will see updated flagship tablet with a new design – including a refined screen, without glasses with Face ID.

You can not wait until October 30? Here are the five biggest rumors regarding Apple's new iPad:

New, reduced bezel displays – but not notch

The most important change for this year's new iPads should be a new reduced-frame screen. New screens are expected to significantly reduce iPad screens – a trend similar to that seen on phones and laptops this year. In the case of the 10.5-inch model, rumors are running that the new design should not exceed 11 inches, while the iPad Pro 12.9 inches should retain the same screen size.

Apple should expand the usable screen area to the point where the iconic home button will disappear completely. Instead, the new iPads should use a scan-style navigation system similar to that of the iPhone XS and XR – which Apple had already added by coincidence with iOS 12.

That said, do not expect the same frameless look, as for example, the iPhone XS – the new iPads should keep some of their edges, probably because the LCD still needs to be used. external lighting (similar to the iPhone XR) and it is quite difficult to hold a giant iPad without a place to put your fingers. But it also has an advantage: the new devices will probably not have a cutout for a notch at the top.

In addition to the updated screens and designs, expect the usual specification that comes with the new iPads – probably a variant of the recently released Apple Bionic A12 chipset.

The facial identity comes to the iPad

Notch or not, however, the new iPads should benefit from an upgrade of Apple's face identification system for unlocking tablets, as well as all face identification features, including Animoji and Memoji. IOS 12.1 Beta also supports Face ID support when a device is held horizontally, which may seem useful for a tablet that is frequently used in landscape mode (especially with a keyboard docking station).

USB-C

The most unlikely rumor on this list is undoubtedly this: Apple would consider transferring the Lightning Port iPad (used for each of its tablets since the release of the fourth-generation iPad in 2012) to The USB-C, the next generation universal port standard that Apple uses as an exclusive port option on its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. Rumor has it that Apple will also support 4K HDR video output over USB-C on new iPads.

The move to USB-C would represent a huge change for Apple, which tends to cling to its own standard port for mobile devices since the launch of the original 30-pin connector of the iPod . More importantly, this would represent a fundamental change in the way Apple views the iPad: as an office device, more compatible with its laptops than the iPhone.

Apple Pencil updated

Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple supply chain analyst, predicted an update of the Apple pencil for the event – which would make sense, given that Apple has not updated the Stylus accessory since its first announcement in 2015. Add in the rather colorful logos that Apple uses to announce the event and it's easy to imagine that the company could show how these logos were created using a new and improved pencil.

And, taken with rumors that Apple is turning to USB-C for this year's iPad Pro, it would make sense to add it to a new Apple Pencil.

RIP headphone jack?

Apple gives and Apple removes. Even though Apple may be adding a USB-C port to the new iPads, this may be at the expense of another beloved port: the 3.5mm headphone jack, which Apple had already excised of his phones years ago. If Apple Is Leave only a USB-C port and get ready for a dongle worthy of what we've seen yet. You may need to separate the USB-C and Lighting sticks to the 3.5mm dongle to simply use your classic headphones with your iPad and iPhone. (Or just buy a Bluetooth headset, I guess.)