Apple event preview: new Macs, iPads expected

Stephen Lam | Reuters

Tim Cook, CEO, holds an iPad Pro after his keynote address to Apple’s annual world wide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017.

Apple is expected to announce at least one new iPad Pro on Tuesday. The standard 9.7-inch iPad was refreshed back in March of this year, but Apple so far hasn’t updated last year’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro or the 10.5-inch iPad Pro.

According to well-sourced TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who correctly predicted this year’s iPhone lineup, Apple will launch a new iPad Pro with an 11-inch screen to replace the 10.5-inch model. Bloomberg said in August that Apple has multiple iPad Pros in the works, so it’s possible a new 12.9-inch model is in the works too.

The new iPads are expected to offer Face ID, which lets you unlock the iPad by looking at it, instead of a home button with a fingerprint sensor. This should allow for a larger display that covers almost the entire face of the iPad.