Apple M4, new batch processor developed in-house by the Cupertino firm, it would be the main hardware engine of the new iPad Pro, Bloomberg says.

Apple will hold its “Spring Event” on May 7. Everything indicates that it will serve as an official presentation the new generation of iPad electronic tabletsboth the Pro and Air models, and to advance some of the outlines of the new AI capabilities we’ll see in detail at WWDC 2024.

iPad Pro OLED with Apple M4?

We’ve been talking for months about the launch of the iPad Pro OLED in what will be the biggest refresh of Apple’s electronic tablet lineup since 2018. Although we thought the big star of the device would be its OLED screen (absolutely new on the iPad), a Bloomberg editor points to another component.

And all the rumors pointed to the M3 as the engine behind the iPad Pro and the lighter iPad Air, which we also expect to see a refresh next month. However, they are now pointing to the new Apple M4 chipset, which would improve both performance and energy efficiency while keeping the manufacturing node at 3nm.

However, it would not be the most remarkable points of the SoC, but rather its novelty neural processor that “would pave the way for new AI capabilities”says Gurman, as he would be in charge of hardware acceleration of the artificial intelligence features that Apple is developing for the next version of its iOS 18 operating system.

Considering that the current iPad Pro has the M2 as its main engine, if the arrival of the Apple M4 eventually materializes, it would mark two generational jumps, something unusual. Rumor has it that Apple’s “delay” in anything that smacks of artificial intelligence, and we’re quoting it because all this AI stuff is more marketing than actual benefits for regular users these days, would prompt the Cupertino firm to launch a new chip now, the location iPad. For as “the first device truly powered by artificial intelligence” from Apple.

In addition to the M4 chip and OLED displays, the new iPad Pro could enable machine learning tools for content creators, designers and others. The upgraded tablets are also expected to support the next-generation Apple Pencil, which could introduce haptic feedback to simulate the feeling of writing on paper for the first time on these styluses.

If expectations for new tablets from Apple were already high, and knowing the company’s great ability to design the best ARM engines on the market, the Apple M4 increases interest in the company’s next event. The SoC is not officially confirmed, we will see it on May 7.