A new iPad, iPad Air, and iPad mini could land in March, but they might not impress

Date:
Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:26:40 +0000

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Apple reportedly plans minor iPad refreshes in March, with bigger upgrades coming later in 2024.

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Weve been waiting a long time for the new iPad , new iPad mini , and iPad Air 6 , and it sounds like we might be waiting a while longer, because a tip suggests we wont see any new models until March.

This is according to Mark Gurman writing in his latest Power On newsletter for Bloomberg who has a good track record for Apple information, and while wed take this with a dose of skepticism, especially as upgrades feel overdue, it makes some sense.

After all, Apple recently unveiled a new Apple Pencil, and while it was rumored that wed see new iPads at around the same time , we didnt. If the company was planning to launch new ones soon though, wed think doing so alongside the new stylus would have been ideal timing. These updates might be minor

However, if you were hoping for big upgrades you might be disappointed, because apparently the next iPad Air, iPad mini, and entry-level iPad will just have bumped-up specifications and be what Gurman describes as minor iPad refreshes.

For bigger changes, you might have to wait for a new iPad Pro , with Apple apparently planning a revamped version. Gurman doesnt say here what that means, but weve previously heard talk of a larger display and a switch from mini-LED to OLED. In any case though, it doesnt sound like this will land until later in 2024.

This isnt the first time that weve heard the upgrades on the next iPad, iPad mini, and iPad Air will be minor (though some sources point to a 12.9-inch iPad Air model too), so this claim is likely accurate. But as ever we wont be certain until Apple unveils these tablets.

Finally, Gurman predicts that Apple might discontinue the first-generation Apple Pencil soon, now that theres a new low-cost Apple Pencil . But unsurprisingly this probably wont happen until Apple stops selling any iPads with Lightning ports, since the first-gen stylus is the only one to charge
via Lightning.

Perhaps that will happen in March too, but Gurman doesnt say. As soon as
Apple does unveil any new iPads though well let you know, and in the
meantime, there are already lots of great options among the best iPads and
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/tablets/ipad/a-new-ipad-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-could -land-in-march-but-they-might-not-impress


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