recently unveiled a new iPad Pro featuring an M5 chip, yet as per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is already gearing up for an iPad that incorporates one of the iPhone’s standout features: the vapor chamber cooling technology. In his Power On newsletter, the journalist indicates that Apple aims to launch this tablet around spring 2027, as it maintains its focus on a year-and-a-half upgrade cycle.
The vapor chamber made its debut with the iPhone 17 Pro series, enhancing not only the reliability of the iPhone’s performance but also helping to conserve battery life by preventing overheating, which was an issue in earlier versions. Gurman notes that implementing vapor chamber-like technology in the iPad Pro would enable the tablet to operate at higher speeds with reduced performance throttling. This enhancement would further elevate the iPad Pro as Apple continues to expand the capabilities of this device with new software iterations. For instance, iPadOS 26 introduces proper background updates, window tiling for simultaneous app use, and with the newly launched Creator Studio bundle, users can access all of the Mac’s professional applications on the tablet, including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, among others.