Australian carrier starts preparing to shelve Apple's 2022 iPad Pro, and an employee accidentally places the wrong order

According to MacRumors, major carriers have begun preparing to stock Apple's 2022 iPad Pro models and are adding the device to their systems.

Apple's current iPad Pro 11-inch and 12.9-inch models launch in April 2021. Now, Australian carrier Optus has added the 2022 iPad Pro models to its internal inventory system, unlike the 2021 iPad Pro models. For example, SKUs for the fourth-generation iPad Pro 11-inch in Dark Sky Gray with 512GB storage and cellular connectivity have been added to the Optus system. But Apple has not yet released a fourth-generation iPad Pro 11-inch, and the latest model after 2021 is the third-generation iPad Pro 11-inch. The current third-generation iPad Pro 11-inch model remains on display in the Optus system as expected.

According to Optus staff, the 2022 iPad Pro models are not currently in stock. Nonetheless, order invoices indicate that some employees have accidentally placed orders for the 2022 iPad Pro instead of the 2021 iPad Pro for some customers. One customer reported that two days after receiving an order confirmation for the 2022 iPad Pro model, they were contacted by a customer service representative who stated that the fourth generation iPad Pro 11-inch was out of stock and that Optus could only offer the current third generation iPad Pro 11-inch.

The customer was initially told that the first iPad Pro model ordered for them, believed to be the 2022 model, would take two weeks to arrive in local stores, and it is unclear what the connection is to the new release.

Optus Systems does not yet have specific specifications for the new iPad Pro models, but staff is expected to provide additional information updates. They have not yet been notified about when this update will occur and do not yet know the device's launch date.

Apple is now expected to launch the updated iPad Pro models at the October event, especially since the release of iPadOS 16.1 has been pushed back to October.

The next-generation iPad Pro models are expected to come with the M2 chip, MagSafe wireless charging, two new four-pin connectors on the top and bottom edges, and camera upgrades.

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