Apple in October: New MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and more expected [Updated] - 9to5Mac

Even though 2022 is rapidly coming to an end, determination are inactive immoderate different announcements we expect from Apple earlier then. While it’s improbable that Apple volition clasp different peculiar lawsuit successful October, it tin inactive marque announcements via property releases. This month, we’re expecting updates to the MacBook Pro, caller iPad hardware, and more.

October 17, 2022 update:

We’re inactive expecting caller iPad models to beryllium announced successful conscionable a substance of a fewer days. New MacBook Pro and Mac mini updates, however, could beryllium a spot further off. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting that portion caller iPad are coming “very soon,” the Macs could beryllium saved for an announcement successful October.

Will determination beryllium an Apple lawsuit successful October?

Apple held a peculiar lawsuit successful September focused connected the iPhone 14 lineup and the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra, and Apple Watch SE. At the time, determination was an anticipation that Apple would besides clasp an lawsuit successful October focused connected the Mac and iPad.

October events focused connected the Mac and iPad person been scattered implicit the years. In October of 2021, for instance, the institution held an lawsuit focused connected the caller MacBook Pro and their M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. In October 2020, determination was an lawsuit focused connected the iPhone 12, which was delayed owed to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2020, Apple held a Mac-focused lawsuit for the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini.

This year, however, Apple is reportedly not readying different event. According to Bloomberg, Apple is likelier to marque immoderate remaining announcements via property releases alternatively than an existent event. In this scenario, we would spot property releases published connected Apple’s website portion definite members of the property would person backstage briefings and reappraisal opportunities.

New MacBook Pro

Following the all-new MacBook Pro lineup announced past year, Apple is preparing iterative updates for this year. The wide plan and signifier origin is expected to stay the same, with Apple focused connected interior show boosts, acknowledgment to caller M2 Pro and M2 Max chips.

In June, Apple launched its archetypal M2-powered Mac models with the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Benchmarks and reviews for these machines showcased that the show leap is notable compared to the M1 but not astir arsenic drastic arsenic from the previous-generation Intel chips to the M1.

Bloomberg has emphasized that the caller M2 Pro and M2 Max chips volition absorption connected improved graphics performance. Recent predictions from Macworld besides amusement what we could expect from the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips:

• M2 Pro (predicted): up to 10-core CPU, up to 20-core GPU, up to 48GB RAM
• M2 Max (predicted): up to 10-core CPU, 40-core GPU, up to 96GB RAM

You tin larn much astir what to expect from the caller MacBook Pro hardware successful our afloat roundup close here.

M2 Mac mini

Continuing with the absorption connected the Mac, Apple is besides processing a caller mentation of the Mac mini with the M2 spot inside. This caller Mac mini volition reportedly diagnostic the aforesaid plan arsenic the existent model.

9to5Mac has reported that the caller M2 Mac mini is internally code-named J473. There’s besides a Mac mini successful improvement with the M2 Pro chip, code-named J474 with 8 show cores and 4 ratio cores. These Mac mini models would beryllium the archetypal updates to the astir affordable Mac since the M1 Mac mini successful November 2020.

New iPad Pro

Next up, Apple has immoderate updates to the iPad lineup successful the works. There’s a caller iPad Pro iteration successful development, featuring upgraded show with the M2 spot inside. These caller iPad Pro models could besides diagnostic a caller design, oregon astatine slightest immoderate plan tweaks.

Bloomberg initially reported that Apple has tested a redesigned iPad Pro with a solid back. This would let the iPad Pro to enactment wireless charging for the archetypal time, arsenic good arsenic reverse wireless charging. Reverse wireless charging would let you to spot a wireless charging-compatible device, specified arsenic an iPhone oregon AirPods, connected the backmost of the iPad Pro to recharge that device. The powerfulness would beryllium shared from the iPad Pro to the different device.

More recently, however, 9to5Mac learned that Apple has scaled backmost its plans for an iPad Pro redesign. Instead of a wholly solid back, the institution is readying a larger solid Apple logo that would enactment wireless charging.

Learn much astir what to expect from these caller iPad Pro models successful our elaborate roundup close here.

iPad 10

Perhaps much absorbing than the caller iPad Pro, however, is simply a caller mentation of the entry-level iPad. This is the past iPad successful Apple’s lineup that features a plan with a Home button, ample apical and bottommost bezels, and a Lightning port. All of this is acceptable to alteration this year, arsenic agelong arsenic the rumors travel to fruition.

Recent proviso concatenation reporting has painted a precise absorbing representation of what to expect from the 10th-generation iPad:

• A caller flat-edged plan with nary Home fastener and smaller bezels
• Touch ID successful the powerfulness button, akin to the iPad Air and iPad mini
• A repositioned FaceTime camera, located connected the close broadside alternatively than connected the top
• Lightning larboard is replaced with USB-C for charging and information transfer
• 5G enactment for cellular connectivity

This would bring the iPad 10 overmuch person successful plan and features to the iPad Air. The biggest differentiator would beryllium the quality successful performance. The iPad Air is powered by the M1 chip, portion the caller iPad 10 will reportedly usage the A14 chip.

Some of these rumors should beryllium treated with skepticism for the clip being; peculiarly regarding the relocated FaceTime camera.

New Apple TV

There person been scattered reports regarding a caller Apple TV passim 2022. We’ve heard a fewer antithetic things astir what to expect. In May, expert Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple was readying a cheaper Apple TV to “close the spread with competitors,” with the absorption of this caller exemplary being connected improving the “cost operation of the Apple TV.”

Bloomberg has besides reported that Apple is processing a caller Apple TV, code-named J255, with the A14 spot inside. These look to beryllium 2 abstracted products; 1 a wholly new, lower-cost exemplary and the different an update to the existing Apple TV 4K that starts astatine $179.

Learn much astir the latest Apple TV rumors successful our afloat usher close here.

Mac Pro?

Last but not least, we’re inactive waiting connected the caller Mac Pro powered by Apple Silicon. When Apple started its modulation to Apple Silicon successful November 2020, the institution said that it would implicit the modulation wrong 2 years. That puts the deadline astatine November 2022, and the Mac Pro is the lone Mac that’s not disposable with an Apple Silicon option.

Apple teased its Mac Pro powered by Apple Silicon astatine the extremity of its lawsuit successful March, which besides saw the instauration of the Mac Studio. Following that Mac Studio introduction, Apple VP John Ternus said: “That leaves conscionable 1 much merchandise to go: Mac Pro, but that’s for different day.”

The caller Mac Pro is expected to amusement conscionable however aggravated Apple Silicon show tin be. Bloomberg has reported that this redesigned Mac Pro volition travel successful 20 oregon 40 computing halfway variations, comprised of 16 high-performance oregon 32 high-performance cores and 4 oregon 8 high-efficiency cores.

The question is whether this Mac Pro volition beryllium disposable oregon announced this year. Most recently, Mark Gurman has said that the caller Mac Pro is apt not coming until 2023. This, however, doesn’t mean that Apple won’t pre-announce it this twelvemonth arsenic a mode to fulfill those buyers waiting connected the release.

Wrap up

As you tin see, determination are inactive a ton of caller products successful the works by Apple for this twelvemonth and apt this month. Even if determination is nary dedicated October event, a drawstring of property releases announcing these updates volition make buzz and hype arsenic we caput into the vacation buying season.

There’s besides inactive caller bundle connected the way: iPadOS 16 is slated for a merchandise sometime toward the end of this month, arsenic is macOS Ventura. Apple is also beta investigating iOS 16.1 with caller features and improvements.

What are you astir excited to spot from Apple successful October?

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