Apple’s craziest idea for the iPad Pro: charging other devices

Little by little, details of what the new generation of iPadPro. The most professional tablets offered by Apple will be updated before the end of this year it seems. And, the case, is that an interesting detail has just been known because of how disconcerting it is. We tell you what it is.

To begin with, the source of the information indicates that Apple intends to keep design of this device practically without any change (only some small detail that we will talk about later). Therefore, we are talking about the use of a chassis identical to the current one and the use of aluminum as a manufacturing material is maintained. In other words, all very top, but without any improvement over the current generation.

As a result, the new models of the iPad Pro range that are being prepared, which will have 11 and 12.9-inch screens, will include new options in other sections (counting, of course, with an increase in power offered by both the integrated processor and the amount of RAM that will make the iPadOS operating system go like a shot). And, as far as is known, a very curious connection it may be what stands out most in the generation that is close to being a reality.

Connectors, keys in this connection of the iPad Pro

Obviously, we are not talking about the physical port that the tablets will use, since this will be usb type c, because since 2018 it has been present in the product range we are talking about (with a substantial improvement in its use introduced in 2021). We are talking about the one that exists on the sides of the iPad casing and that has several pins to do its job.

This will be duplicated both at the top and at the bottom of the new iPad Pro, as indicated in the source of the information, and it has as an important novelty that it will have four pins (instead of the three of the Smart Connector typical of some peripherals and the five of MagSafe 3 that exists in Macs). We are therefore talking about a new interface that will have advanced functions. These could be the possibility of load accessories that are connected by taking advantage of the new features that exist in iPadOS 16 – an example is DriverKit).

When could these new tablets arrive

Taking into account that we are not talking about a patent acquired by Apple, which then remains to be seen if it is used or not, it is clear that the new external connector for the iPad can be one of the revolutions for Apple tablets. That, it must be said, has more and more competition in the market.

The fact is that it seems that the Cupertino company could present these devices in the month of October in an independent way. In this way, I would give them the weight they deserve now that they have become a more than good choice for users.

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