Apple skipped updating their cheapest iPad this year (and last year as well), leaving it with the over four year old A14 chipset. They did lower the price earlier this year, from $449 to $349, but we should finally see a real refresh next spring. Here’s what to expect.
Apple Intelligence
The next gen entry-level iPad will likely have support for the Apple Intelligence, although it’s unclear on what chipset it’ll use. It’s likely to be the A18 chip, given the fact that the first generation 3nm process is costly. Apple is likely only using the A17 Pro chip in the new iPad mini because there were readily available binned chips, left over from the iPhone 15 Pro manufacturing process.
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