The rumored third-party case for Apple’s 10th-generation iPad (tentatively called iPad 10) has hit the shelves of a Target shop in the US ahead of schedule.
Twitter user @roeeban today shared a photo of a case for the unannounced 2022 entry-level iPad. The case was designed by accessories manufacturer Speck, which has been making cases for Apple products for more than a decade and may have sources in Apple’s supply chain for design details on the upcoming device.
Notably, the case has holders for the Apple Pencil 2, suggesting that iPad 10 will support newer versions of the Apple Pencil. iPad 9 is only compatible with the first-generation Apple Pencil.
The new iPad 10 will feature a new design with a larger 10.5-inch display, a USB-C port, a flat iPad Pro-like bezel, and a horizontal FaceTime camera, and is expected to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack. It’s not entirely clear whether the device will retain the Touch ID physical Home button or use the Touch ID power button.
The new iPad 10 will likely be released this month alongside the new iPad Pro 2022. iPadOS 16 is expected to be released to the public next week.
Apple last updated the entry-level iPad in September 2021. iPad 9 features a 10.2-inch display, A13 bionic chip, upgraded 12-megapixel front-facing camera with centered portrait support, True Tone, and double the base storage. 10.2-inch iPad 9 starts at $329 ( RMB 2,499 for China) with 64GB of storage space.
