The surprise announcement of the new iPad Pro Wednesday brought a ton of changes to Apple’s tablet that will fundamentally change the way we interact with it, from trackpad support to a LiDAR scanner and a new “Z” processor. But I’ve already written about all that. Now let’s talk about a few of the things the new iPad doesn’t have.
5G
Okay, now I didn’t actually expect the iPad Pro to get a 5G modem before the iPhone did, but after bringing gigabit LTE to the 2018 refresh, 5G is the obvious next step. Apple is clearly positioning the new iPad Pro as the ultimate travel companion for professionals, but the lack of 5G means we’ll likely be waiting until 2022 before Apple has a tablet that supports the next-generation network.
