Apple’s forthcoming M5 iPad Pro is in advanced testing

Apple’s current M4 iPad Pro
Apple’s M5 iPad Pro is in “advanced testing” ahead of launch later this year as company plans to make the iPad Pro one of the first devices to include the next-generation M5 chip.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
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The new versions of that model, code-named J817, J818, J820 and J821, are in late testing within Apple and on track for production in the second half of this year. The company has also started early work on M6 versions with in-house modem chips, which are being targeted for 2027.
Earlier this month, Apple rolled out updates to both the iPad Air and entry-level iPad (the iPad mini had already been refreshed late last year). The iPad Pro, meanwhile, was left out of the cycle after being revamped with a thinner look and the M4 chip last May… There is also already a “chip-and-ship” refresh to the low-end iPad — one that mostly just updates the processor — on the road map.
In other M5-related news, the MacBook Pro is a lock to get the chip later this year. It will probably happen around the same time of year that it received the M4 processor in 2024 and the M3 in 2023.

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MacDailyNews Take: So, those waiting for the M5 MacBook Pro, set your sights on October!

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