Apple to Launch New Low-Cost 11-Inch iPad in the Spring

Apple will launch a new 12th generation entry-level iPad in the spring of next year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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Apple is said to have two versions of the entry-level 11-inch iPad in development, codenamed J581 and J582. These could refer to different storage capacities – in which case, Apple may be planning to drop the existing lowest capacity option. The current iPad 11 is available in 128, 256, and 512GB capacities.

Based on the report, the next-generation low-end iPad model will look like the current version but include a faster chip, but there is no word yet on which chip it will use. The iPad 11 features an A16 processor.

Apple is reportedly aiming to launch the new devices in March or April 2026, suggesting a fast turnaround. The current editions, which start at $349, went on sale last March.

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Sanmi Avatar
15 weeks ago
Make it stop please
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Rafagon Avatar
15 weeks ago
I can see it already. About a month from now, "New Low-Cost 11-inch iPad May Not Launch in the Spring After All."
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kiranmk2 Avatar
15 weeks ago
Really don't understand the decision to launch the recent iPad with an A16 chip rather than an A18. The only possible reason I can think if it that the US foundry churning out A16 chips that need to go somewhere, but if that model is going to be replaced with an AI-capable A18 model a year later, would it not have been better to launch the A18 model this year and leave it in place for 2 years and be able to say with the launch of the iPhone 17 that all Macs, iPads & iPhones were now capable of running Apple Intelligence?
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15 weeks ago

Make it stop please
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TechRunner Avatar
15 weeks ago
What about a base 12.9" for $449? That would slot into the lineup pretty nicely.
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15 weeks ago
And, in another few weeks “They may NOT!” :)

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