Apple launched the most recent variations of the iPad Professional and iPad Air in Could 2024, however the final replace to the common iPad was the tenth technology mannequin, again in October 2022, and the iPad mini sixth-generation got here out in September 2021. Each appear due an improve, no? Right here’s what we’re anticipating and when.
iPad mini – is a alternative nearly right here?
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iPad mini And iPad Anticipated In October
There have been no iPads seen on the September particular occasion. October appears probably, based on Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. He mentioned lately, “There are additionally new iPads within the works, together with an upgraded mini model. They’re on deck for Apple’s October occasion alongside the M4 Macs.”
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Apple phased out the iPad ninth-generation when the Professional and Air launched. This was the one iPad with a Dwelling Button on the entrance. The tenth-gen mannequin was already within the vary however this dropped in worth considerably. It’s doable that the launch of an 11th-generation iPad will see the tenth-gen retire, or it may keep within the vary at its cheaper price and the brand new mannequin may arrive with a better worth sticker.
In spite of everything, each mannequin of the iPhone 16 sequence is able to Apple Intelligence, and Apple may wish to add this to the brand new iPad, which might imply a way more highly effective processer than the present mannequin, both the A17 Professional or A18, I might guess. Both approach, that implies a better worth than the present 10th-generation iPad.
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The mini has all the time had an extended time between updates. Earlier studies have mentioned that the principle promoting level of the brand new mini would be the processor, suggesting each that the processor might be an enormous leap ahead and the design won’t change (as that may be a serious promoting level, too, if it did). My guess is the mini could have a extra highly effective processor than the iPad, probably the A18 or (much less probably) the A18 Professional.
iPad mini And iPad 11th-Technology Launch Date
Gurman has predicted an October occasion. Final yr, this was held on October 30, simply earlier than Halloween, lending the keynote the tagline “Scary quick”. I’d anticipate the identical form of timeframe this yr, maybe on Monday, Oct. 28 or the week after, Monday, Nov. 4. Apple Intelligence arrives in some unspecified time in the future in October and it is smart to me that new {hardware} that’s Apple Intelligence-capable ought to arrive at or after the software program is launched.
Studies from show professional Ross Young have prompt that the screens for the common iPad will begin transport in October. That’s a timeline that might imply the 11th-gen mannequin may not attain shops till 2025. Which may imply we’ll solely see the iPad mini (plus new Macs) on the subsequent particular occasion.