Leaker details supposed iPad Air, iPad specs ahead of 'Time Flies' event
Leaker Evan Blass predicts that Apple will release both an iPad Air and an 8th-generation iPad at its Sept. 15 event, alongside an "Apple Watch Series 6" and "Apple Watch SE."
In a tweet Monday, Blass forecast that Apple will release a successor to both its iPad Air 3 and the seventh-generation iPad at a special event on Tuesday. Consensus has been that Apple plans to release either an iPad successor or iPad Air successor, not both.
Blass added that the so-called "iPad Air 4" will sport an A14X chipset and a USB-C port, while the eighth-generation iPad will stick with an A12X and Lightning. The "iPad Air 4" is also rumored to pack a 10.8-inch display, support for a Magic Keyboard with trackpad, and Touch ID embedded in the power button, according to previous rumors. On Monday, 9to5Mac, citing a "trusted source," said iPad Air will boast a single camera and not include the LiDAR Scanner introduced with Apple's most recent iPad Pro.
