The third generation iPad Pro also premiered a new design, with a screen that covers more of the front face, and has rounded corners.

The redesigned iPad Pro was announced on October 30, 2018,[3][4] during an Apple Special Event at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York.

The 2018 models feature new edge-to-edge Liquid Retina displays, Face ID, improved 12-megapixel and 7-megapixel cameras, USB-C connector, and Apple A12X Bionic processors.

[9][10] Unlike iPhone models featuring Face ID until iOS 16, the third-generation iPad Pro can unlock in any orientation.

[13] The switch to a USB-C connector received a mixed response; easier external monitor support and more universal device charging were added at the cost of extra dongles to use older cables and headphones.

[18][19] Nelson concluded that the "two weakest points [were] right dead center on either side of the iPad Pro, [and] the crack happened at the very poorly placed microphone hole and the new Apple Pencil 2 charging duct".