The iPad Pro just turned 10 – and that's why we might get a surprise new M5 version at today's Apple event

A decade of iPad Pro, capped off with a new version?

News By Lloyd Coombes published 9 September 2025

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Apple’s ‘Awe Dropping’ event is just hours away, and while we were fairly certain the company would follow the usual pattern of revealing iPhone and Apple Watches at today's showcase, it appears there could be more to come.

New rumors (via 9to5Mac) suggest that, alongside the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and a trio of Apple Watch models, the iPad Pro could make a reappearance.

What’s more, this new iteration of Apple's best iPad could also debut a new M5 chip, marking the second time a chip has debuted on an iPad after last year’s M4-powered iPad Pro 13-inch (2024).

M5 iPad Pro to debut today?

It would perhaps make some sense to reveal the latest iPad Pro today, given that the product line itself was revealed in September 2015, meaning we’ve been living with Apple’s high-powered tablet for a decade now. Not only that, but the exact date was (you guessed it!) September 9.

9to5Mac reports that an anonymous leaker’s account shared device details ahead of today’s event, with Apple Watch information and M5 iPad Pro models mentioned in the last-minute tip.

Now, the original iPad Pro didn’t go on sale until November 2015, so there’s every chance that, even if we do get a reveal of the new model today, it won't go on sale until later in the year. But between the rumored iPhone 17 models, new Apple Watch devices, AirPods Pro 3, and now the new iPad Pro, this could be a pretty packed event.

And that’s saying nothing of new operating systems for all of Apple’s platforms, which are expected to land today following a beta rollout since WWDC.

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