Based on the rumor mill, Apple was purported to launch a brand new Eleventh-gen iPad on Tuesday. As an alternative, all we received was a new $79/£79 Apple Pencil with a USB-C port and nothing else. Nevertheless it seems that Apple did ship a brand new iPad on Tuesday–kinda, sorta.
As identified by 9to5Mac, Apple introduced that in China, the Tenth-gen iPad has been up to date with eSIM assist. Because the Apple Pencil (USB-C) press launch on the Apple China web site says (translated), “The up to date iPad (Tenth technology) wi-fi LAN + mobile mannequin will assist the eSIM mobile community information plan in mainland China, enabling quick, clean, and safe mobile information connections with out the necessity for a bodily SIM card.”
So that was the brand new iPad that every one the leakers and analysts had been speaking about. Nevertheless it’s not a complete new iPad, it’s only a spec replace particular solely to China. Ho hum. U.S. iPads have already got eSim assist, so there’s no want for an replace right here.
So, if you’re out there for a brand new iPad and had been ready for the rumored Eleventh-gen iPad to reach this month, effectively, you possibly can most likely cease ready. That new iPad isn’t coming–if it was, Apple would’ve launched it alongside the brand new Apple Pencil (USB-C) and had no motive to replace the Tenth-gen iPad with eSIM in China.
Go forward and purchase one (it’s really on sale at Amazon in the present day for $50 off in the present day). Oh, and good luck with determining which Apple Pencil to get.