Ngokumiliselwa kwe-IP Pro ngo-2018, U-Apple uqale wazisa izibuko le-USB-C kwisixhobo esilawulwa yi-iOS. Enkosi ngokungeniswa kwezibuko le-USB-C, amathuba e-Pro Pro anyukile kangangokuba le modeli ye-iPad ithathwa njengeyona ilungileyo yokutshintsha ilaptop, ukuba nje ukongeza ikhibhodi ye-bluetooth kunye nempuku.
Amarhe okuba i-iPhone itshintshe unxibelelwano lwangoku lokukhanyisa kunxibelelwano lwe-USB-C ibihleli okoko u-Apple wayisebenzisa kwi-2018 iPad Pro, nangona kunjalo kubonakala ngathi isixhobo esilandelayo se-iOS esidibanisa olu nxibelelwano iya kuba yi-iPad Air, ngokweendaba zaseJapan uMac Otakara.
UMac Otakara ubanga ukuba, ecaphula imithombo yabathengisi baseTshayina, isizukulwana esilandelayo se-iPad Air, esihlala phakathi kwe-iPad kunye nePad Pro, siza kuphumeza izibuko le-USB-C kwisizukulwana esilandelayo esikhutshwa yi-Apple kwintengiso kunye iya kusibonisa uyilo olufanayo esinokuyifumana ngoku kwi-11-intshi ye-iPad Pro.
Ekuqaleni konyaka, amarhe awahlukeneyo acebisa ukuba iApple isebenza kwi-11 intshi ye-iPad Air enokufika kwintengiso kwisiqingatha sesibini sonyaka we-2020. Ming-Chi Kuo kutsha nje bathi I-Apple yayisebenza kwi-iPad ye-10,8-intshiUngayichazanga eyokuba yimodeli yomoya, ke olu lwazi luqinisekisa kuphela iinjongo zika-Apple.
Kuninzi okuthethwa malunga nezikrini ezinetekhnoloji ye-mini-LED, isikrini Ekuqaleni yayifumaneka kuphela kwi-Pro ye-iPad ye-12,9-intshi, nangona amanye amarhe sele eqalile ukwandisa inani lezixhobo eziza konwaba kumgangatho weli xesha lesikrini apho iApple kule minyaka idlulileyo.