Rumor
3 publications · October 11, 2026
Apple’s next entry-level iPad not expected until early 2027
Key points
- Apple's next entry-level iPad models, codenamed J581 and J582, are not expected until early 2027.
- The timing comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, as relayed by MacRumors.
- A new OLED iPad mini is still expected at the end of October this year.
- The entry-level iPad will not launch alongside the new iPad mini.
- An iPad Air refresh is reported to add an OLED display.
- A new iPad Pro is reported for 2027 and could gain a vapor chamber to improve thermals and performance.
Summary
(AI)
Apple has not announced any of this. Everything here is reported, and the timing traces back to one source, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The three outlets covering the story are passing along his reporting, not confirming it independently.
The story is a delay, not a launch. Coverage frames it as the entry-level iPad missing Apple’s fall hardware window, while the iPad mini is still on track for the end of October. The outlets cited here do not give a reason for the later date.
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