iPad Pro 2021 & iPad mini 6 models leak! Did Apple make the 2018 iPad Pro Too Good? By Brian Tong

What's good Brian tong here and welcome to the apple bits for everything, good and bad inside the world of apple, and we still don't know if apple's going to drop anything in April or not I mean you can notice how everyone is pretty much cooled off on that now, but all eyes are still on the new iPad pros and yeah air tags, because Apple just made an official announcement about their find my platform, and we will get to that. But first, let's talk all about the new iPad pros and iPad Mini after apple leaker, sunny Dixon has revealed the first images of dummy models for what's believed to be the new 2021 iPad pros and an iPad Mini 6. Now at first glance they sure do look a lot like the 2020 iPad pros. These dummy models are based off of cad designs, leaked from the Chinese supply chain and help case makers get their accessories in production before apple officially reveals a product. Now the iPad pros still look to have that dual camera design with the LIDAR sensor and flash and the same body and bezel from what we can tell there's been a lot of buzz from apple followers that they just want to see a redesigned iPad Mini that has the same design language as the pros, but that doesn't look like it's happening with the same home button on the front, and then you got the thick bezels on top and bottom. If these are correct, then it would just mean a speed bump, but rumor reports have claimed we'd get a larger iPad Mini display somewhere around eight and a half to nine inches compared to its current 7.9 inch display these images don't make it clear if we'll get that size increase, and sometimes it depends on how close you hold your phone up to it. But let's jump back to the iPad pros and as a die, hard fan of the product.

I kind of look at this and think: okay, what's really going to change we're expecting apple to put in a new a14x processor that reportedly will be close to performance with the current m1 chips. Then, if the 12.9 inch model gets, the rumored mini LED display how much better performance are we getting for the general iPad Pro user? And how much will we actually be able to see like what difference? Can we tell I've, told you all before I didn't upgrade from the 2018 to the 2020 iPad Pro, but now you know, after looking at the form factor and knowing what to expect spec wise, I'm wondering to myself did apple, make the 2018 iPad Pro too good? I know it sounds silly to throw that out there, but think about this right. The iPad Pro 2018 as time has gone on it hasn't aged or skipped a beat. I have never felt like. I was missing a single thing that really mattered to me compared to the 2020 edition.

It has more than enough processing power that apple has still yet to fully exploit. You got the battery life, that's still stellar and cosmetically. It still has the current and most modern iPad design. What am I missing with the 2018 iPad Pro? That is a must-have for me to even upgrade to 2021. I don't know really like as a tech, reviewer look I'll get the new iPad Pro for review.

I know that, but I could easily see myself not keeping the 2021 version and, if I'm a general consumer, the only reason that I'm upgrading to a new iPad Pro this year is because I have an older one with maybe the earlier form factor from three plus years ago. That's feeling a little slow, and even at that we got web surfing, watching YouTube and watching movies playing some games. That's what most people are doing, and the new 2021 model won't change. Those experiences drastically. That's why I legitimately threw out the question: did apple actually make the 2018 iPad Pro too good and look? We always want to get the latest and greatest tech, so I don't blame them there, but what we want more than anything from the iPad Pro lineup now is new functionality.

With software updates, we got the magic keyboard. That was really nice, but we don't all need it. I also still want apps that are specific to a pro that can't be used anywhere else with the performance and efficiency it has. But let's take a step back and imagine for a moment- and I could see that happen this year, what if apple's offering maybe some new features- and maybe they finally offer some pro apps, and then they say they're only working for the 2021 iPad pros because of the latest a14x processor. I wouldn't really be surprised if they did this because look you have to remember, they have cut off software features on the iPhone in the past that they only made available to newer models, and I don't think that they will do this, but they could, I'm just throwing the idea out there, so they might release a new magic keyboard with the new functionality for this year's iPad pros and do the same thing by saying: hey, it's only going to work on the 2021 iPad pros and that would work on me as like a hardcore iPad, pro user.

To really say I have to upgrade, they would have to limit capabilities to the newest models, but even if they do that, that's not enough to make the entire group of general iPad users feel like they need to upgrade like we saw how good they've made the entry level iPad Air. This is to me the perfect iPad for most people today, and it should be really the first iPad someone considers before even looking at an iPad Pro unless you want a bigger screen and today, if someone asked me hey which iPad Pro should I get, and they don't want an error, I would still recommend that they try to find a cheaper 2018 iPad Pro if they can, because look that's how good it is. So I'm going to throw the question right back to you all in the comments did apple make the 2018 iPad Pro too good. What do you think? Are you planning to upgrade your iPad this year and maybe why I'd really love to see what you're thinking and if you think that this is a stupid question, you can also tell me that too, like I'm always in the comments, and if you say it's stupid, I'm going to send you back an eggplant all right, we're still going to talk about new developments from apple relating to air tags, but before we do that, let's take a moment to thank the sponsor of this video story blocks. Now, if you're creating content like me, you can use story blocks for your own YouTube channel or for clients and video pitches.

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com Brian tong, to learn more about story blocks, alright, let's get back to the show, and even though we talked about iPads, we might not be seeing iPads and even MacBook pros as early as you hope, because of a global chip shortage that is affecting both production of mac books and iPads. Now, Nikkei Asia reports mac books have a shortage of chips that are normally mounted onto the circuit board before its final assembly. iPads are also being affected with display and display component shortages. Now reports still say: new iPad pros are just weeks away from being announced, so we're going to see if this has any impact or not. The report says iPhone components that are limited as well, but have not been affected by the supply shortage.

Yet so I'm sorry that you might have to hold on to that piece of modern technology that you've only owned for maybe a year or two, maybe and then have to hold on to it for a few extra months because of these delays, if that is not a first world problem, I don't know what is alright. Now apple recently announced the official launch of its find my network accessory program. This new program allows compatible third-party accessories to be tracked by Apple's find my app alongside of Apple devices, so the first three companies that are on board are welkin, with their new sound form. Wireless earbuds van moves, s3 and e3 electric bikes that look really slick and then an item tracker from chi Poco or is it chi polo? They have to have fun with that now there is no mention of tile as one of the official partners yet and if you check your find my app today, and you're running iOS, 14.3 or later there's a new item, tab that has been added to the app for these devices, so we didn't have to wait for our 14.5 to be rolled out. It's out now these are initially Bluetooth devices, but according to apple third-party accessories that have ultra-wideband support for apple's u1 chip will also be compatible, making tracking more accurate and precise with those devices.

Now the u1 chip access will be open to other companies later this spring according to apple, and I honestly didn't expect them to open up the u1 chip for third-party companies, and this will now give apple, really no major competitive advantage over companies with tracking tags or capabilities, like that, really, the only advantage that they have is likely getting their air tags out before others to connect to their u1 chip, but functionality wise. It's going to be the same, and these changes were also made as apple. You know, they're still in a legal battle overseas with multiple companies claiming apple's behavior is anti-competitive. Tile even complained to the U. S.

House of Representatives earlier this year about how apple's behavior changed once they started working on their own tiles' tracker that will reportedly be called the air tags recently. Rumors claim that the new air tags will be slightly larger than a 50 cent coin and then retail for around 39. You also have Samsung, who just announced their own ultra-wideband tracking tag called the smart tag, plus that's going to launch on April the 16th for 39.99. So what if Samsung signed up to make their tags compatible on Apple devices? Well, uh. That idea has already been squashed because they're going to be using their own galaxy fine network and will not be compatible with apple at all.

So congratulations on Samsung's launch, making a rumored apple product and releasing it before Apple did from those rumors. Oh yeah, and one more nugget before we wrap up there's still a lot of Apple TV people out there, and I don't know if this would make a difference for you. But, according to evidence found on the tv OS 14.5 beta code by nine to five mac, the upcoming Apple TV could support 120 hertz refresh rate. There were multiple references, in fact to it, 120 hertz and supports 120 hertz in the code, and this would really only make a difference when we're talking about navigating through the menus or with gaming, on the Apple TV which I'm doing none of even after using Apple Arcade. So it wouldn't make a difference for me, but there have been rumors that apple was potentially planning for an Apple TV that offered a console, gaming-like experience and 4k and 120 hertz would absolutely help with that.

Plus. You would need a TV from about the past couple years to even support that refresh rate unless you're, using a monitor as your primary display for content with an Apple TV connected to it. I don't know a single person doing that, but hey there's, always someone out there now the Apple TV also is rumored to be getting a faster processor and a redesigned remote, and we're expecting to see it by the end of this year. All right, everybody, that's gonna! Do it for this video. If you like what you see, you know, the drill give me that thumbs up subs and hit that notification bell ding to get all my latest videos when they drop, and if you want more of that apple goodness, you can check out my apple bits, XL audio podcast, to get the latest deep dive with all these stories and new ones every week with special guests.

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Source : Brian Tong