Refreshed after the debut iPad mini with OLED this past week, Apple is still preparing more for the rest of the iPad lineup in the first half of next year. This includes new iPad Airnew basic iPadand new iPad Proaccording to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
iPad Air
To follow up on iPad mini refresh, Apple is next iPad Air OLED will also get a refresh. It’ll likely stick with a 60Hz panel and probably won’t make the switch from Touch ID to Face ID — but it will bring a nifty display upgrade. iPad Aira product that has not undergone a major update since 2020.
As for the chipset, although it is not confirmed, the jump from the M4 chip to the M5 chip is more likely. It will also likely come with a higher price tag, probably around $799-899 for the base 11-inch model.
Basic iPad
Next year, Apple will also finally update basic iPad for the first time since early 2025. It upgrades it to an A19 chip and 8GB of RAM, which will finally enable Apple Intelligence support on Apple’s cheapest iPad. It should also get an N1 chip and a C1X modem for better network performance.
There should be no screen or design improvements iPadat least as of now – though he could potentially see some refreshed color options.
iPad Pro
with iPad ProApple will add a vapor chamber to the device, a feat that started last year with the iPhone 17 Pro. It probably won’t have any meaningful changes otherwise, except for a new chipset – probably the M6 or potentially the M7.
Hopefully, there are some surprises in store with this device. The iPad Pro it now starts at $1199 for the 11-inch model and $1499 for the 13-inch model. By the time Apple introduced the M6, it would have been about 3 years since the last major redesign, and the company should probably do something to make it more valuable.
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