The 2024 iPad Air will be powered by Apple’s M2 chip which is made on TSMC’s second-generation 5nm process node. The current version of the iPad Air sports the M1 chip. The M2, just in case you’re curious, is the SoC that currently runs the iPad Pro (2022) line.
Speaking about the iPad Pro, Apple’s top-of-the-line tablets are getting something new this year that has never been seen on any iPad before-OLED panels. And while we still aren’t certain whether the larger model will feature a 12.9-inch screen or get a slight increase to 13 inches, the leaker tells us that the 2024 iPad Pro units will be equipped with the 3nm M3 SoC.
Speculation calls for the iPhone 16 series to use two different versions of the same 3nm chip
But there will be a difference in performance. The A18 chip used with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will have fewer CPU or performance cores compared with the fully functional version that will be found powering the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
We should see the 2024 iPad Air and iPad Pro models unveiled and released as soon as this month (I almost forgot the calendar turned today) while the schedule for the iPad mini is unknown. As for the iPhone 16 series, we see nothing that would take Apple off its traditional September unveiling and release.
