Apple prepares a completely redesigned ipad for 2018

According to information released by Bloomberg, Apple is working on a new high-end iPad for the coming year of 2018 that will adopt many of the design elements of the recently launched iPhone X. According to this medium, the new tablet, which is probably a "Pro" model, will see the classic Start button disappear.

Goodbye Home, Hello Face ID

According to Bloomberg, this new iPad model will feature much thinner frames, a faster processor, a custom Apple GPU and integrated support for Face ID, which will allow users to unlock it with a facial scan similar to the iPhone X Thus, with Face ID, there is no longer a need for a Home button to be tapped to unlock the device.

By removing the home button, Apple plans to dramatically reduce the size of the borders on the top and bottom of the device for the first time since its introduction in 2010, bringing the design closer to the recently launched iPhone X. The version will mark the first renewed appearance for the iPad since the first iPad Pro was released in 2015, ”says Bloomberg.

Although it is said that the new 2018 iPad will adopt many of the characteristics of the current iPhone X, those same sources that have been consulted by Bloomberg do not believe that it will include an OLED screen. Against this, the new tablet will continue to use the traditional LCD screen. This is probably because Apple's suppliers are not yet able to increase production to meet expected demand.

From MacRumors they observe that Samsung continues to be the only screen manufacturer capable of producing the OLED screens suitable for an iPad, however, technical and economic limitations would prevent Apple from adopting OLED technology at this time.

Along with this redesigned iPad, a new version of the Apple Pencil is also being developed, as well as new "software tools" that would allow a better use of the pencil with the tablet.

Regarding the launch date, Bloomberg points out that the new iPad would be renewed "a little over a year" after the last update of the iPad Pro, which places us already after the summer, given that the current line of iPad Pro It was launched in June 2017 during the Worldwide Developers Conference.