Following rumors of a new iPad Pro coming next month, 9to5Mac has now found references to a new “A14X” chip in the iOS 14.5 code – which released its fifth beta version today to developers and public beta users.
Each Apple chip is codenamed internally, and iOS 14.5 contains references to a GPU of a chip called ’13G’, which is not used by any current iOS devices. Based on the previous scheme nomination schemes and information obtained by 9to5Mac, we can say that 13G is the A14X SoC, a variant of the A14 Bionic chip.
According to our research, we also found that the A14X is based on the T8103, which is the code name for the Apple M1 chip used in the first Apple Silicon Macs. This corroborates a recent Bloomberg report claiming that the next generation iPad Pro “will have an updated processor that matches the faster M1 chip.”
As rumors suggest that the only new iOS device to be launched in the first half of 2021 is the next generation iPad Pro, it’s hard to imagine that the A14X chip we’ve discovered is destined for another device – at least for now. 9to5Mac also learned that the code for the new iPads is J517, J518, J522 and J523.
The fact that these references were found in iOS 14.5 is also an indication that the next generation iPad Pro will be coming soon, as Apple would wait until iOS 15 to add support for the new chip if it is planned to arrive later this year . We also note that Apple has not released a new version of Xcode beta since March 2, 2021. This is something the company does when it prepares a new hardware that should remain secret until the official announcement.
Based on recent rumors, new iPad Pro models will be announced “already in April” by Apple with a Thunderbolt port, better cameras and a Mini-LED screen for the 12.9-inch model.
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