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In summary:
- Tech Advisor recommends waiting to purchase non-Pro iPads, as Apple’s cheaper models are expected to receive significant upgrades soon.
- The regular iPad may get an A18 chip that powers Apple Intelligence features, while the iPad Mini is expected to have an improved OLED display.
- The iPad Air will reportedly be upgraded to Apple’s faster M4 chip, making these expected improvements substantial over current models.
Apple’s cheaper iPad tablet models could be getting some major upgrades.
If money is no object, the iPad Pro is the best tablet on the market, and has been for quite some time. Apple’s cheaper tablet options are also very strong, but it can often seem like they are somewhat neglected by Apple when it comes to keeping their spec sheets up to date.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who’s pretty trustworthy on all things Apple, the cheaper iPad models will get some much-needed love.
The journalist claims that an iPad refresh is coming soon, and while there won’t be any radical design updates, the cheaper variants could benefit the most.
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It looks like the regular iPad is going to get a big boost by switching from the current model’s A16 to Apple’s A18 chip. While this isn’t the newest processor in Apple’s arsenal, it will give the base iPad variant access to Apple Intelligence features for the first time.
We can expect Apple to take this into account a lot in the marketing for the new iPad.
The iPad Mini is predicted to get its own major upgrade. This time the display will take a positive turn, with Apple’s compact tablet using OLED technology for a more vibrant image with deeper contrast.
Elsewhere, the iPad Air will reportedly move to a faster Apple M4 chip, but make no mistake: the next round of iPad updates will be all about those cheaper models.
Our recommendation to anyone considering a non-Pro iPad purchase is therefore to fire up. The new iPad models won’t look all that different, but they will be much better than their predecessors.
