Apple will equip next-generation iPad Pro with A11X Bionic processors

16 November 2017
It hasn't been that long since the launch of the long-awaited iPhone X. Now, perhaps the most anticipated novelty of Apple will be the iPad Pro, which will be released in 2018. Despite the rather long time before the expected release, some details about the gadget have already leaked into the public domain.Chinese resource MyDrivers, citing sources in the production chain of Apple, published interesting information about the iPad Pro tablet of the new generation. If we believe the published data, the device will get the first processor with 7-nanometer technology - the eight-core A11X Bionic. It will be divided into two clusters: three high-performance cores Monsoon in one and five energy-efficient cores Mistral in the second. MacRumors also reports that the processor is likely to get an additional Apple M11 chip for neural networks and artificial intelligence. This, among other things, hints at support for facial recognition technology - Face ID. In addition, it is expected that the iPad Pro will get a completely redesigned with thin bezels, will lose the home button and fingerprint scanner. If we believe the rumors, the tablet will not be able to boast of OLED-screen. And to make the work with the device as convenient as possible will help the updated Apple Pencil stylus, the release of which will be held together with the iPad Pro. Perhaps this is not all the surprises that Apple is preparing for its fans. More details about new gadgets we will know only later. In the meantime we just have to wait for the official information or new leaks.