Apple will start selling the 2024 iPad Pro tablets in April, a report says, without providing a firm release date — what you need to know.
There’s been a lot of talk about the 2024 iPad Pro refresh that Apple has been planning. If rumors are accurate, the tablets will be significantly more expensive than their predecessors. The 11-inch iPad Pro might start at $1,500. The base price of the 13-inch variant might be $300 more expensive, so it would start at $1,800. That’s all according to a leak from Korea a few days ago.
Separately, Samsung has been showing off new display tech at CES 2024, including new OLED panels that are slimmer than ever. I speculated last week that Samsung might have unveiled the OLED screens going into the iPad Pro models this year without naming Apple or any other potential customers.
The OLED screen is believed to be the main reason Apple will increase iPad Pro prices this year. OLED screens are costly parts for any device, whether it’s the iPhone, a tablet, or a laptop.
It looks like Apple partners are already mass-producing the OLED panels it needs for the 2024 iPad Pros. A new report from Korea says the current schedule puts the OLED iPad Pro on a production trajectory that could lead to an April release date.
