Apple 2018 iPad Pro to have larger screen, rounded corners and no home button: Report

Apple's 2018 iPad Pro model is expected to be announced at the company's October 30 event in New York

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Apple’s 2018 iPad Pro model, which is expected to be announced at the company’s October 30 event in New York. (Image Source: 9to5Mac)

Apple’s 2018 iPad Pro model, which is expected to be announced at the company’s October 30 event in New York, will have rounded corners, no notch, and no home button. 9to5Mac reports it found a new icon within iOS 12, which reveals a more detailed view of the new iPad Pro. The devices will support a USB Type-C port, a first on any Apple device.

Speculations suggest that the upcoming iPad Pro will sport a design similar to that of the current iPhone X series, though the report notes that bezels seem large when compared to the recent iPhones. “This could be due to how the icon is constructed, sometimes thicker lines are required for it to be “readable” at smaller sizes. A similar effect occurred with the iPhone X glyph found last year,” the report reads.

Apple will continue with a sleep/wake button at the top for 2018 iPad Pro, while iPhone models have this button on the side. However, the report notes that this could be an “unfinished asset” and the button could be present on the side on the final product that Apple will unveil on October 30. The volume buttons will be on the side.

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According to a Bloomberg report, the update to the iPad Pro will be the most significant in the product’s history since it was launched in 2015. Apart from a larger screen, the 2018 iPad Pro will have better cameras and faster processors. Instead of a physical fingerprint sensor, users will be able to unlock the device with Face ID that was introduced on iPhone X. The feature will work with both portrait and landscape orientations.

Unlike more expensive OLED screens on iPhone XS, 2018 iPad Pro will sport LCD panels. A variant of A12 Bionic chip that Apple introduced for iPhone XS, iPhone XR will be included on the tablet for a faster performance. The Bloomberg report adds that a custom Apple graphics chip could be used in iPad for the first time. Finally, the new iPad Pro will launch with an updated Apple Pencil that will succeed the original 2015’s Apple Pencil.

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Apple October 30 event in New York will begin 10am local time, which is 7:30pm IST. The livestream will be accessible on iPhones, iPads, Macs, or iPods from the Safari browser. People who do not own Apple devices can view the event on Windows 10 by entering Apple website via the Edge browser. In addition to 2018 iPad Pro, Apple is also expected to launch its new MacBook Air and Mac Pro at the event.

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