Mass production of the iPad 7 said starting this month, followed by the 16-inch MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter

The mass production of a new iPad begins in July followed by mass production of a new 16-inch MacBook Pro in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a supply chain report from Taiwan Economic Daily News ] today.

The report reproduced by Japanese blog Mac Otakara claims that Taiwanese manufacturer Radiant Opto-Electronics will be the exclusive backlight module supplier for both the new iPad and the 16-inch MacBook Pro . No further information was provided.

The new iPad probably refers to the rumored 1

0.2-inch model that is expected to succeed the cheap 9.7-inch iPad . Apple introduced iPad iPad in March 2017 and updated it in March 2018, but March 2019 came and went without an update when Apple instead launched 10.5-inch iPad Air and a new iPad mini .

iPad 7 (10.2 ") and" New " iPad (10.5", non-Pro) come. But not at the same time.

– CoinX (@coiiiiiiiin) March 13, 2019

The source of 10.2-inch iPad rumors, CoinX, has a precise track record. Mysterious account has previously tweeted iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR names of 2018 iPhones before anyone else, and was also exactly about 10.5-inch iPad Air, the 2018 iPad Pro is 5.9 mm thick and more.

If the mass production of the new iPad begins this month, a release is probably on the horizon, but it is unclear whether it will be a summer or autumn product.

16-inch MacBook Pro rumors began with the well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Back in February, he said that the notebook would start at a time in 2019 with a "brand new design". Last month, IHS Markit analyst Jeff Lin said that the notebook will start in September and have a screen resolution of 3,072 × 1,920 pixels.