Except for the M4’s modest efficiency enhancements over the M3, it appears seemingly that Apple will add a brand new webcam to match those added to the iMac and MacBook Professionals. The M4 also can assist as much as three shows concurrently—two exterior, plus a Mac’s inside show. The M3 supported two exterior shows, however provided that the Mac’s built-in display screen was turned off.
Gurman additionally signifies that refreshes for the essential 10.9-inch iPad and the iPad Air are coming quickly, although they’re apparently not as imminent because the M4 MacBook Airs. The report would not point out which processors both of these refreshes will embody; the present iPad Air lineup makes use of the M2, so both the M3 or M4 can be an improve. If Apple needs to carry Apple Intelligence to the ten.9-inch iPad, that might restrict it to both the A17 Professional (just like the Seventh-gen iPad mini) or a variant of the Apple A18 (just like the iPhone 16e). Apple Intelligence requires a chip with at the very least 8GB of RAM.
The iPad Air was refreshed rather less than a yr in the past, however the 10.9-inch iPad is due for an replace. Apple gave it a worth reduce in 2024, however its {hardware} has been the identical since October of 2022.
