We’ve seen a bunch of new iPad releases over the course of 2024, but there’s one upgrade that has been noticeably absent.

Apple has updated almost the entire iPad lineup this year, except for the entry-level model – which hasn’t been ...

which debuted in 2020 with the 4th-gen iPad Air and iPhone 12. We expect the new iPad mini will get either the A17 Pro or A18 processor with 8GB of RAM so it can run Apple Intelligence.

Apple didn't release a new base model iPad in 2024. According to a new report, that might change in Spring 2025.