Apple Store delivery delays could point to a new iPad (two thousand twenty-one)

Apple Store delivery delays could point to a new iPad (two thousand twenty-one)
Apple finishes announcing the date of its next event on September XNUMX, and we finally get to see details of longstanding gossip about the iPhone XNUMX and Apple Watch XNUMX. However, it would also be said that the event is the beginning of the event. entrance. iPad level (XNUMX), and some believe that the Apple Store gives us one more clue. Some users have appreciated that the iPad (XNUMX) today has long delivery delays on the official Apple website in the US and UK. As we verified for ourselves, the iPad Pro and iPad Mini we wanted to order would arrive tomorrow, but the base iPad wouldn't ship until early October. Adding fuel to the fire Mark Gurman, a Bloomberg writer, tweeted that Apple employees were ordered not to speculate with users about the cause of the delays. Apple's secrecy suggests that it may be trying to hide something that would surely be the launch of a new iPad; The delay could have been caused by production slowing down to make way for the new iPad, or it could be a sacrifice to keep interested customers waiting until the latest model goes on sale. While this is by no means official confirmation, we can't help but put on our tinfoil hats and join the club of people speculating about an iPad announcement coming. Thank goodness, the Apple event is only a week away, so we don't have to wait long to find out.

Analysis: little to do, more to wait

At the moment, we officially know very little about the iPad (13) but that is expected to change on September 4. entry level tablet. Multiple gossip has suggested that the iPad will be powered by the AXNUMX Bionic chipset that we saw in the iPhone XNUMX and has XNUMXGB of RAM. The most affordable version will have XNUMX GB of storage, which is double the XNUMX GB that comes with today's most affordable iPad model. We've also heard that it could be the slimmest iPad ever, with the small form factor built in to market the tablet to students. Otherwise, the design seems unchanged from what we've seen before, with a Touch ID home button and large bezels. Best of all for college students who may be on a budget, this iPad might have the lowest launch cost along the line at just US$XNUMX (about $XNUMX, AU$XNUMX) according to a cost filtering. It's only slightly more affordable than the iPad, which costs $XNUMX / $XNUMX / AU$XNUMX, but you still can't sniff out a $XNUMX price drop.