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Apple will stick with mini-LED for the largest model “to keep costs down.” That might make some sense in light of the 12.9-inch iPad Air, but it’s also essential to take it with a very healthy dose of salt. Considering Apple’s move to standardize its iPhone sizes across pro and non-pro models in recent years, doing the same with the iPad Air and iPad Pro lineups makes much more sense. Most of the other information that Majin Bu lays out matches up with other reports we’ve heard or things that are already a given. For example, while we haven’t heard too many conclusive reports, an M3 chip in the next iPad Pro is widely assumed to be the natural evolution of the tablet. Apple’s plans to move to OLED screens are already well known. However, Majin Bu suggests an eyeball-searing brightness of up to 3,000 nits, which seems absurd on the face of it, considering that the only device that presently gets that bright is the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and that’s so it can be visible in bright sunlight during the outdoor adventures that wearable is specifically designed for. By contrast, the iPhone 15 lineup hits 2,000 nits, while Apple’s latest M3 MacBook Pro models only reach 600 nits. Majin Bu has a hit-and-miss track record when it comes to leaks. They were right about the iPhone 15’s limited USB-C speeds and slightly right on Apple’s new faux leather cases but incorrect about color-matched iPhone 15 USB-C cables, likely mistaking cables being mass-produced for Apple’s new M3 iMac instead. However, other leaks have been way off, including a mid-2022 report claiming Apple would release a new Time Machine and AirPort routers by the end of the year. Combine that with the fact that Majin Bu is hedging their bets on this latest report with the qualifier that “I’m not sure of the source so I can’t take this information too seriously,” it’s best that we follow suit and not put too much stake in it either. Nevertheless, a larger iPad Pro remains an intriguing idea, and there’s ample evidence that Apple has considered it in the past, so we also can’t rule it out entirely.