Report: Apple will release a 16-inch iPad Pro
Enlarge / The 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon)
Citing a person familiar with the matter, The Information reports Apple plans to release a 16-inch model of the iPad Pro. Apple hopes to launch the product in the fourth quarter of next year-likely around the same time in 2023 that the M2 iPad Pro launched in 2022.
In our estimation, a 16-inch iPad Pro would probably be targeted specifically to creative professionals and would probably not be a mass-market product in the same way as other iPad models are. Think of it like the Mac Pro or Pro Display XDR-a specialized product for a narrow but important audience.
The target buyers might use the new 16-inch tablet with the Apple Pencil for a larger working canvas in apps like Procreate, Affinity Designer, Adobe Illustrator, and so on.