The redesign of the iPad Pro 2018 will look a bit like the iPhone 5: report

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Apple hopes to announce the new iPads on October 30 and we now have an idea of ​​what it will look like.

In Bloomberg's report on what to expect from the Apple event, hides a detail claiming that the new iPad Pro will give up rounded edges for a more square look resembling older iOS devices like the iPhone. iPhone 5.

"This will include more discreet elements like the iPhone 5, 5S and SE from a few years ago," said Mark Gurman, who has a reliable history of detailed information on new products. Apple before their announcement.

The report corroborates a leak earlier this month suggesting the same thing. You can see the rendering of the model of the previous leak below.

If that's exactly what Apple did or Tuesday, it will be the biggest overhaul of the tablet in years.

Here is a brief history of the iPad:

• 2010: iPad launches with big bulge

• 2011: iPad 2 arrives and reduces the thickness of 32 percent

• 2012: The iPad 3 adds the Retina display, the volumes are a bit thicker, but they still look like an iPad 2

• 2013: iPad Air is the first redesign since the iPad 2 and comes with thinner glasses and softer, rounder edges

• 2014: iPad Air 2 reiterates its predecessor by losing more weight and losing weight

• 2015: Apple introduces the iPad 12.9-inch Pro with Apple Pencil support. It's really just a big iPad Air 2 with more power

• 2016: Introduction of the 9.7 inch iPad Pro. This is an iPad Pro 12.9 inches smaller

• 2017: IPad Pro 10.5 inches with the thinnest side edges on an iPad launched today

• 2018 Time for a refresh of the design!

We will know about Apple's plans for the iPad Pro Tuesday, but rumors suggest that the 12.9-inch iPad and the 10.5-inch iPad will have reduced borders on all four sides, the smallest can be as thin as 5.8 mm. support face recognition in portrait and landscape orientations.

The iPad Pro could also be the first iPad to empty the 3.5mm headphone jack, which could also mean that AirPods with Siri Handsfree would also be announced. The tablet should also replace the Lightning port with USB-C, which could make it a more versatile laptop replacement tool. An improved second-generation Apple Pencil should also arrive.

Aside from these supposed changes, the iPad Pro would have a version of Apple's A12 Bionic chip that currently powers the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR.

Apple will also likely announce a new 13-inch MacBook with Retina display to replace the MacBook Air, a new obsolete Mac Mini, and iMac specification updates. But the new iPad will undoubtedly be the star of the product announcement.

Stay tuned. Mashable will be live at the Apple event Tuesday to bring you all the news. It's the season of new gadgets!