Apple’s largest iPad Pro has a 12.9-inch display. There have been rumors that the company is working on a 14-inch model, but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that there is no such product in Apple’s product pipeline right now.
Gurman says that a 14-inch iPad Pro was considered for a 2023 launch, but it was ultimately scrapped. The reason for this is apparently the transition to OLED displays in the iPad lineup, which could invoke considerably higher costs on larger tablet displays. Instead, the first iPad Pro models with OLED displays are expected to top out at 13 inches and will go on sale in the first half of 2024.
Apple has been rumored to be working on a larger iPad for some time. In January 2022, it was reported that multiple suppliers were converting factories to supply Apple with 15-inch OLED displays for future iPad models. Then, in July 2022, display analyst Ross Young said that Apple had switched to an LCD display for the device.
There were also rumors that Apple was developing a 16-inch iPad that could be released in late 2023. However, these plans seem to have been scrapped.
Despite the conflicting rumors, it’s still possible that Apple will release a larger iPad in the future. The biggest iPads that have been available since 2018 are the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros. These are still smaller than the smallest MacBooks, the M1 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro, which have 13.3-inch displays. Since the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is already similar in size to the 13.3-inch MacBooks, and is rumored to increase to 13 inches next year, it seems likely that Apple will eventually release a significantly larger iPad model.
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