Apple Could Launch 3 New M5-powered Devices This Week, Including A Vision Pro Successor

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• The upcoming M5 iPad Pro has allegedly already been leaked successful unboxing videos.
• All 3 M5 products are expected to beryllium incremental upgrades.
• The caller Vision Pro could person a much comfortable-to-wear "Dual Knit Band" caput strap.

Apple is expected to denote 3 caller "Pro" devices this week, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman. The institution is said to beryllium prepping to motorboat an iPad Pro, Vision Pro, and a caller guidelines 14-inch MacBook Pro -- each powered by nan next-generation Apple M5 chipset. 

The 3 caller Apple products could motorboat arsenic early arsenic tomorrow, October 15, without a beingness motorboat event. Here's everything we cognize astir them.

1. M5 iPad Pro

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The caller iPad Pro is said to characteristic a minimum of 12GB of RAM, an M5 chip, and 2 beforehand cameras -- 1 connected each orientation. While location is nary circumstantial accusation astir nan functionality of nan 2 front-facing cameras, they are touted to present a amended video-calling acquisition successful some image and scenery mode.

The M5 iPad Pro was precocious leaked successful a brace of unboxing videos by Russian YouTubers. If nan videos are to beryllium believed, you tin expect a acquainted creation without nan "iPad Pro" moniker inscribed connected nan backmost of nan device. 

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These unboxing videos besides gave america a peek astatine Geekbench 6 results, which represent nan Apple M5 arsenic a powerful chip. It could connection up to 12% faster multi-core CPU capacity and up to 36% faster GPU capacity compared to nan M4-powered iPad Pro.

2. A caller Vision Pro

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The Apple Vision Pro was 1 of nan astir costly user products from nan institution that didn't drawback on. But Apple seems to beryllium committed to this merchandise line. The upcoming Vision Pro is said to connection a much comfortable "Dual Knit Band" caput strap and travel successful an all-new Space Black colour option.

The M5 Vision Pro is rumored to see an R2 spot for improved input processing. While it is expected to beryllium built connected TSMC's latest 2nm process, earlier reports person suggested that Apple's first chips utilizing that process won't beryllium fresh until later adjacent year. 

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The caller Vision Pro could measurement nan aforesaid arsenic its predecessor and proceed to support Wi-Fi 6, alternatively than Wi-Fi 6E aliases Wi-Fi 7 wireless connectivity.

3. 14-inch MacBook Pro pinch M5 processor

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According to Gurman, a caller 14-inch MacBook Pro pinch an M5 spot is fresh for launch, up of nan M5 Max and M5 Pro MacBook Pro debuts. The caller instrumentality is expected to person nary important changes isolated from nan chipset boost.

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The higher-end MacBook Pro models pinch M6 processors, which are still 2 generations away, are expected to bring much salient changes. For instance, earlier reports person pointed towards nan summation of a touchscreen, an OLED display, and built-in support for cellular connectivity successful a thinner design. 

Gurman further states that caller HomePod mini, Apple TV, and AirTag models are "still very overmuch connected nan roadworthy map," but location are nary words connected nan motorboat timeline yet. This M5 merchandise merchandise rhythm is said to beryllium followed by an upgraded entry-level iPad and iPad Air, Studio Display, iPhone 17e, and M5 MacBook Air successful early 2026.