Now that the iPhones have been launched, it’s time for Apple to showcase its latest range of iPad and probably the new MacBooks.
The company is holding a media event on 30 October to unveil the products, and many people expect Apple to reveal a new-look iPad with Face ID technology and make the long over due announcement for a new version of the MacBook Air.
The agenda of the event was revealed in a Bloomberg report on Thursday and the world will now wait for Tim Cook and Co. to get on the stage and make a slew of launches.
Unlike the iPhone event which takes place at the Steve Jobs Theater in California, Apple’s second event in the past few months will be hosted in Brooklyn.
As for the products expected to be revealed, experts believe that Apple will launch the iPad Pro with smaller bezels and powered by the A12 bionic processor which runs on the iPhone XS series this year.
The use of Face ID on the iPad has been long mooted, and this event is likely to make it happen. Some reports also suggest that the iPad Pro series could be the first to ditch the lightning connector, going for the USB Type C port instead.
The MacBooks have already been refreshed this year but somehow people believe that the company has one more thing lined up for the event, which could be the upgraded MacBook Air.
Looking at how the prices of MacBook have touched the sky (starting at Rs 1.5 lakh in India), there’s a strong case for Apple to bring out a MacBook which is significantly affordable than the Pro series.
It’s also worth nothing that Apple and OnePlus have decided to hold their respective events on the same day. While Apple debuts its new iPad and MacBook range, OnePlus will globally showcase its much discussed OnePlus 6T smartphone, the first to come with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
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