Apple Spring event is coming — but when will we see new iPad Pro, iPad mini 6 and AirTags?

Apple Bound event is coming — but when will we see new iPad Pro, iPad mini 6 and AirTags?

(Image credit: Pigtou)

An Apple Spring result is happening, where nosotros could see a new iPad Pro 2021, the AirTags and more. Just the engagement seems to exist upwards in the air.

Taiwan's Economic Daily News reports that Apple's next big event will take place on Tuesday March 16. Suffice it to say that translation engines aren't much help on the nature of its sources, but the article does cite two Twitter accounts — @LeaksApplePro and @FrontTron — as independently coming up with the same date.

The best tablets
iPad Pro vs. iPad: Which tablet is right for yous?
Just in: Malware infects 30,000 Macs, including M1 MacBooks — what to exercise now

Not and then fast, though. One of the most reliable Apple reporters around, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, says in no uncertain terms that said date is off the table.

Information technology gets more than interesting. @LeaksApplePro responded, saying he would "investigate a bit more" before tweeting later that there would definitely be an issue in March, albeit with no confirmation of the 16th.

Seeing y'all guys a chip lost.There *is* a March event.Now we all thought it was the 16th merely Mark seems to have heard a different appointment, but that's it.Don't worry, y'all volition have an event.February xx, 2021

Run into more

So while y'all should certainly take the March 16 date with a whole shaker of salt, something is coming. Leap events have long been a characteristic in the Apple calendar, with the 2020 iPad Pro debuting on March xviii. In 2019, it was March 25 and in 2018 it vicious on March 27, then later is certainly possible.

There's a long list of things nosotros might see at the Apple tree Jump 2021 event, but the report keeps the list of likely candidates to three: a new iPad Pro, a refreshed iPad mini and the long awaited AirTags.

The star of the show will undoubtedly be the 2021 iPad Pro. While information technology's non expected to exist a dramatic redesign, the tablet is tipped to receive an upgraded mini-LED display, new built-in magnets to up its accessory game and 5G for those prepared to pay extra for a cellular model.

Side by side up is the iPad mini 6, which hasn't seen a refresh since 2019. That may seem a long time in Apple terms, just information technology'south worth remembering that before that the company hadn't released a new mini tablet since 2015. In whatever example, this could be more of a dramatic redesign, given the 2019 version looked a lot similar its 2015 predecessor. The rumors point to smaller bezels, which could stretch the display to viii.4 inches.

Finally, at that place'due south the AirTags. The product finder will reportedly sync with other devices via the U1 Ultra Wideband sensor, making it a rival for Tile. While AirTags has been apparently finished for some time, information technology's been a no-show for the last few events. This time, perchance? Leaker Jon Prosser seems to think so, tweeting last calendar week that they're "however on for March" and that he hasn't "heard of whatever further delays this time."

Other possibilities not mentioned include AirPods 3, AirPods Pro 2 and refreshed 2021 iMacs – possibly with Apple Silicon within – simply in that location'southward only so much that can be covered in a unmarried consequence, and Prosser doesn't seem to think these are likely this time around.

iPadsAirTagsThat's all I've heard of happening in MarchHaven't heard of iMac or AirPodsFebruary 20, 2021

Encounter more than

We should (hopefully) know for sure side by side calendar month.

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing most tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are establish all over the web and in the occasional magazine also. When not weighing upwardly the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably notice him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.