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Entry-level iPad update expected in early 2027
Apple is not expected to release its next entry-level iPad until early 2027.
The timing was attributed to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
A new iPad mini is still expected at the end of October 2026.
Apple is also expected to update the iPad Air and iPad Pro in 2027.
The expected delay means people waiting for a refreshed basic iPad may have to wait several months longer.
Leaked code points to a possible A19 chip and 8GB of memory in the new entry-level model, but those details are not confirmed.
The next entry-level iPad is expected to start at the current model's $449 price.
Apple's next entry-level iPad is not expected until early 2027, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, as reported by AppleInsider and MacRumors.
The reports say Apple's later October launches are expected to be its last product launches of 2026, pushing several planned products into 2027.
A new iPad mini is still expected at the end of October.
Code leaks cited by AppleInsider suggest the next entry-level iPad could include an A19 chip and 8GB of memory.
- Who
- Apple is expected to release the next entry-level iPad.
- What
- The updated model is not expected until early 2027.
- When
- Early 2027. A new iPad mini is still expected at the end of October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Apple's later October launches are expected to be its last launches of 2026, pushing other products into early 2027.
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Gurman's previous reporting outlined an iPad mini update in October and an entry-level iPad in the first quarter of 2027.
Code leaks pointed to an A19 chip and 8GB of memory for the next entry-level iPad, according to AppleInsider.
Reports said the next entry-level iPad would not arrive until early 2027.
A new iPad mini is still expected to arrive.
The next entry-level iPad is expected to arrive.
- Expected release
- Early 2027
- Codename
- J581 and J582
- Possible chip
- A19
- Possible memory
- 8GB
- Current model's starting price
- $449
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