Apple is making extensive changes to its iPad tablets in 2024, after the company skipped the current year to launch its new generation of tablets for the first time since it began manufacturing these large-screen devices.

Reports said that Apple is making major changes to its iPad devices, and although it was hinted that they might arrive in October this year, the company did not offer the devices and the announcement of the new Pencil 3 Lite pen and MacBook devices were announced days later. A new Pro with M3 processors, and no other devices this year, and no new iPads in 2023.

According to a well-known analyst familiar with Apple’s product plans, in touch with sources at suppliers Ming-Chi Qiu, Apple will make great progress in developing iPod devices, and new devices of various models will be next. The year is 2024.

While Q expects Apple to upgrade its existing iPad models and launch an entirely new tablet next year, the company’s current plans are to produce two iPad Air devices in the first quarter of 2024.

He said one of the two models will have a 10.9-inch screen, while the new larger iPad Air tablet will be launched with a 12.9-inch screen. Currently the 12.9-inch iPad Pro screen.

Although Q didn’t specifically mention it, the new iPad Air models could be powered by the M2 processor, an upgrade from the M1 processors that powered the previous generation to 2022.

In the second quarter of the year, the company will begin mass production of two upgraded iPad Pro models, both with OLED displays and improved design, and powered by the all-new M3 processor.

Apple wanted to introduce iPad Pro devices with two Air models, but faced production issues with OLED screen suppliers, which caused delays.

Analysts expect prices of new iPad devices, whether Air or Pro models, to increase, and the company expects sales of between 6 and 8 million units in 2024, slightly lower than on record. For current iPad Pro models, this could be due to the expected price hike.

Q says there will be new regular iPads and mini models next year, possibly coinciding with the introduction of a Pro model in the second half of next year.

A total of 52 to 54 million tablets are expected to be sold in 2024, compared to 50 million in 2023 and 63 million in 2022.