Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is developing an iPhone 17 Pro–style vapor chamber for a future iPad Pro.
- Coverage points to an M6-based model on an approximately 18‑month update cycle, indicating a potential spring 2027 release window.
- The cooling system is intended to preserve higher speeds during prolonged gaming, video editing, and AI tasks by reducing throttling.
- Apple already employs vapor chambers in the iPhone 17 Pro lineup, while current iPad Pros use a copper heat spreader that can still hit thermal limits under heavy load.
- Reports suggest the M6 will likely use TSMC’s 2nm process, with outlets noting the feature could further differentiate iPad Pro from iPad Air and potentially expand to other fanless Macs; Apple has not confirmed these plans.