Ngokwethulwa kwe-iPad Pro ngo-2018, U-Apple uqale wethula imbobo ye-USB-C kudivayisi ephethwe yi-iOS. Ngenxa yokwethulwa kwetheku le-USB-C, amathuba e-iPad Pro akhuphuke kakhulu kangangokuthi asiholela ekutheni sibheke le modeli ye-iPad njengendawo efanelekayo ye-laptop, inqobo nje uma ungeza ikhibhodi ye-bluetooth negundane.
Amahlebezi okuthi i-iPhone iguqula ukuxhumana kwamanje kokukhanyisa kuxhumano lwe-USB-C bekulokhu kwenzeka kusukela i-Apple yayisebenzisa ku-2018 iPad Pro, kepha kubonakala sengathi idivayisi elandelayo ye-iOS ehlanganisa lokhu kuxhumana kuzoba yi-iPad Air, ngokusho kwabezindaba baseJapan uMac Otakara.
UMac Otakara uthi, ecaphuna imithombo yabathengisi baseChina, i-iPad Air yesizukulwane esilandelayo, esihlala endleleni phakathi kwe-iPad ne-iPad Pro, izosebenzisa imbobo ye-USB-C esizukulwaneni esilandelayo esikhishwa yi-Apple emakethe futhi izosikhombisa idizayini efanayo kakhulu esingayithola njengamanje ku-11-inch iPad Pro.
Ekuqaleni konyaka, amahemuhemu ahlukahlukene aphakamisa ukuthi i-Apple yayisebenza kwi-iPad Air engamasentimitha ayi-11 engangena emakethe engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka we-2020. Ming-Chi Kuo muva nje uthe lokho I-Apple ibisebenza nge-iPad engu-10,8-intshi, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi imodeli yoMoya, ngakho-ke lolu lwazi luqinisekisa izinhloso ze-Apple kuphela.
Kuningi okushiwoyo ngezikrini ezinobuchwepheshe be-mini-LED, isikrini lokho ekuqaleni itholakala kuphela ku-12,9-inch iPad Pro, yize amanye amahemuhemu aseqalile ukukhulisa inani lamadivayisi azothokozela ikhwalithi yalesi sikhathi sesikrini esisha lapho i-Apple eminyakeni yamuva nje.