Apple reportedly plans new iPad, iPad Air and iPad Pro for first half of 2027
Key points
- Apple is reportedly preparing three new iPad models for the first half of 2027: a new base iPad, a new iPad Air and a new iPad Pro.
- The report comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, as relayed by 9to5Mac. Apple has not announced any of these tablets.
- PCMag lists expected changes: Apple Intelligence features for iPad, a vapor chamber (a cooling part) for the iPad Pro, and an OLED display for the iPad Air.
- PhoneArena describes the Air update as a refreshed iPad Air duo, meaning more than one Air model, and the schedule as jam-packed and unusual.
- The report follows the launch of an iPad mini with an OLED display last week.
Apple is reportedly getting ready to release three new iPads in the first half of 2027. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the lineup includes a new entry-level iPad, a new iPad Air and a new iPad Pro. Apple has not announced any of them.
PCMag lists some of the changes expected across the group. Apple Intelligence, Apple’s set of AI features, is expected to reach the iPad. The iPad Pro is said to get a vapor chamber, a cooling part that helps a device stay fast under heavy use. The iPad Air is said to move to an OLED display, a screen type that generally gives deeper blacks and richer color than the LCD screens used in many tablets.
PhoneArena says the plan includes a refreshed iPad Air duo, which suggests more than one Air model, and calls the overall schedule jam-packed and highly unusual. Three tablets in about six months is a lot for Apple’s iPad line.
The report arrives right after Apple launched a refreshed iPad mini with an OLED display. If it holds, that would leave the iPad mini as the only tablet in the lineup updated this year, with every other model due for a refresh in early 2027.
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