iPad Air 3 "to feature some Beats-inspired sound"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Amping up the iPad's audio capabilities could be Apple's goal with the next iteration of the iOS-powered tablet, Digital Spy reports.

Intel from a leaked schematic obtained by French blog Nowhereelse suggests the iPad Air 3 will bring the sonic boom with a four-way speaker setup.

This is a feature we've already seen on the iPad Pro, making the larger tablet better equipped for music playback and movie viewing, Digital Spy said.

The report also suggests the iPad Air 3 will sport the same 8-megapixel camera as its predecessor, but this time backed by an LED flash.

Apple is yet to offer any hints about when the iPad range will be refreshed, but with the iPad Air 2 now a year-and-a-half old, rumours of a tablet launch in the first half of 2016 could be on the money.

In other Apple news, the Cupertino firm's next iOS product could be the recently-leaked iPhone 5SE, a device with an iPhone 5-inspired design and iPhone 6-like innards.