The added features in iPadOS have brought the iPad Pro and the less expensive models closer to a laptop substitute, but there are several limitations that Apple needs to scale. For starters, the Magic Keyboard is said to get a major improvement in one area that will make Apple’s tablet family appear and function closer to a notebook. Here are all the details.
‘Revamped’ Magic Keyboard said to launch with a bigger trackpad; possibly improved gestures
Despite having secured the lion’s share of the tablet market, Apple’s iPad lineup has seen one of the lowest revenues in all of the technology giant’s divisions, suggesting that perhaps some notable changes need to be introduced to prop up sales. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that is exactly what is being planned. Aside from the OLED and M3 SoC upgrades that are said to arrive in four models codenamed J717, J718, J720, and J721, the biggest change is a revamped Magic Keyboard, which will reportedly come with a bigger trackpad.
“Something else coming with the new iPad Pro, I’m told, is a revamped Magic Keyboard. The new accessory makes the iPad Pro look even more like a laptop than the current setup and adds a larger trackpad. That addresses a complaint about the current Magic Keyboard, which debuted in 2020.
The new models will likely give iPad sales a boost, but not for some time. They won’t be part of the company’s big launch event next month, when it will focus on the iPhone and Apple Watch, and probably won’t debut until spring or early summer. I’m not anticipating anything other than minor updates to the company’s other tablets before then.”
Like Apple’s MacBook family, we expect the larger trackpad on the Magic Keyboard to be made of glass, delivering a buttery-smooth gliding and tracking of the finger, or fingers, when opening apps or carrying out different commands. With the larger trackpad, we also expect the Magic Keyboard to offer improved gestures, similar to what the MacBook family features so that in addition to the revamped hardware, the software also provides a change.
Gurman states that the new iPad Pro models and the Magic Keyboard will give Apple’s tablet division a sales boost, but that is not expected to happen for a while, because that M3 chip will be found in the MacBook range first. Also, do not expect Apple to be in a generous mood with the new Magic Keyboard because consumers will likely have to purchase this accessory separately, just like what they have to do right now. With these add-ons, the iPad Pro may end up being a costlier purchase than a MacBook, and that is when a customer’s product priority can change after taking a gander at that hefty total.
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