Apple won't introduce a new chip with its best iPad lineup, as it did with the M4 iPad Pro. Here's when to expect the M5 iPad Pro.

Apple's next update to the iPad Pro line with an M5 chip is quite a way from release, an analyst claims, with mass production of the tablet expected to happen in late 2025.

Chi Kuo, Apple is reportedly preparing to launch its next iPad Pro in fall 2025, and it’s going to boast an M5 chip.

The M5 iPad Pro is already queued for mass production, with an estimated release window in the second half of 2025.

An iPad Pro equipped with Apple's next-generation M5 processor is expected to enter mass production in the second half of next year, according

Apple could be first in line as a client for TSMC's cutting edge 2nm process node, on which both the A19 Pro chip for the iPhone 17, and the M5 processor that features the foundry's new Small Outline Integrated Circuit (SoIC) packaging.

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