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Mini-LED iPad and AirPods 3 due first half of 2021 from Apple, report says

Apple is reportedly working on new mini-LED iPads for early next year.

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an iPad next year reportedly will use a min-LED screen.

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Apple plans to launch an iPad with a mini-LED display in the first half of 2021, along with new AirPods using a design similar to that used with the AirPods Pro, according to a research note from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. MacRumors reported on Kuo's note earlier Friday. In September, Kuo predicted that the next iPad Pro would feature a mini-LED display.

The rumored ‌AirPods‌ 3 will be more affordable than the Pro models and lack higher-end features such as active noise cancellation, Kuo wrote. The upcoming in-ear headphones could have better battery life, Kuo noted.

Apple has had a busy fall, rolling out new Apple silicon-powered Macs and new iPhones, as well as MacOS Big Sur and iOS 14.

Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Kuo's research note.

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