We already know all the features of Apple‘s iPad 2020, a tablet that was launched at the end of last year and which to this day is still the company’s cheapest model. But what about his successor? In these months, details have been known about the 9th generation iPad , which will also be known as iPad 2021, and the truth is that it will bring interesting changes for those who are not looking for the most advanced tablet model. We go over everything in this article.
First of all, when will it be launched and what would its price be?
Apple had us used to launching its iPad entry range in the first quarter of the year, but in both 2019 and 2020 it set September as its presentation and launch date. If we take into account how advanced the year is, we can assume that the ninth month of the year will once again be the one chosen to launch the device. It will do so, possibly, taking advantage of the special event with which the company will also present the new Apple Watch Series 7 and the expected iPhone this year. And, except for a major surprise, it will be launched on the market at the end of that same month.
Regarding the price, nothing has been leaked, neither that it is going to rise, nor that it is going to fall. While it is true that there is usually no data about it until its launch, nothing suggests that it will increase. The current model starts at 379 euros , which at the moment would also be the starting price of the iPad 9. And we seriously doubt the rise due to the good work achieved by the company making this its most economical tablet and how well it seems to go in sales.
Possible highlights
The two previous data is not that they are not important, in fact they are very important, although it is clear that in the end what will matter most will be how this tablet behaves on a day-to-day basis. Normally Apple does a very curious thing with its tablets and it is to gradually implement improvements in the ‘Pro’ models, which later reach the ‘Air’ range and later inherit the entry iPad such as the ninth generation. This year will not be when the frames are removed and the new design standard is adopted, but that does not mean that there will be no notable changes.
According to some specialists close to Apple, this year they would bet on a design identical to that of the iPad Air of 2019. That is, with a Home button that would again integrate Touch ID, pronounced frames on the front and a Retina IPS screen that would have 10, 5 inches leaving behind the 10.2 that the current eighth generation iPad mounts. It would again be compatible with the Apple Pencil 1 and would also have official accessories at your fingertips as you already have with the Smart Keyboard.
iPad Air 3rd gen. what the 9th gen iPad would look like.
At the performance level, a considerable improvement is expected by introducing the A13 Bionic chip , the same one that the iPhone 11 mounted in its day and which would be an improvement over the current A12 Bionic. It is not that you will notice a barbaric difference at the level of performance, but if in certain tasks you will notice a greater fluidity and will make this iPad more durable than the previous one in terms of years of updates. Other data such as storage capacity remain a mystery, will they bet on starting from a 64 GB base like that iPad Air from 2 years ago or will they continue with the 32 GB of the current ‘cheap’ iPad?
We want to emphasize that in the end all this is leaks and rumors, without having anything official at the moment because Apple does not usually advance anything about its next devices. However, the sources are usually right in these cases and the margin of error that could exist regarding these leaks and what ends up being seems to be minimal. Therefore we can already get an idea of what will be the new iPad super sales of the Californian company.
