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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDesign<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThere are no rumors of an updated design for the 12th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c, so it will likely have the same 11-inch edge-to-edge display with\u00a0Touch ID\u00a0Side Button and thick bezels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple last updated the \u200ciPad\u200c’s design with the 10th-generation model, giving the device a more modern look to better match the designs of the\u00a0iPad Pro\u00a0and\u00a0iPad Air\u00a0models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The low-cost \u200ciPad\u200c is only available in a single screen size, and it is Apple’s thickest tablet at 7mm. It features a Retina LED display with no ProMotion support, no P3 wide color, and no lamination (display technology that allows for improved visuals) compared to Apple’s other tablets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple makes the low-cost \u200ciPad\u200c in several fun colors, and we could see some new shades in 2026. Current colors include blue, pink, silver, and yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No changes are expected for the rear camera, front camera, USB-C port, or compatibility with accessories like the\u00a0Apple Pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A-Series Processor<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nRumors suggest the low-cost \u200ciPad\u200c will use Apple’s A18 or A19 chip, both of which are built on a 3-nanometer process to bring speed and efficiency improvements over the A16 chip that’s in the current model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The A16 chip that Apple used in 2025 does not support\u00a0Apple Intelligence, but the A18 and A19 do, so that will mark a major update for Apple’s affordable tablet. The 2026 model should be able to support \u200cApple Intelligence\u200c features that are unavailable with the 2025 model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The updated chips also offer hardware-accelerated ray tracing and similar features for improved gameplay. The 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c has 6GB RAM, but Apple will need to bump that up to 8GB for \u200cApple Intelligence\u200c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N1 Chip<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nApple debuted its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, called the N1, in the\u00a0iPhone 17\u00a0models. The N1 was added to the \u200ciPad Pro\u200c, and it’s possible that Apple plans to add the chip to all future devices coming in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The N1 chip supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread networking technology for smart home devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c is limited to Wi-Fi 6, so if the 12th-generation version does indeed get Wi-Fi 7, it will be able to connect to faster 6GHz networks for the first time. Bluetooth 6 would also be an improvement over Bluetooth 5.3. There is a chance that Apple is reserving the N1 chip for\u00a0its more premium devices, based on leaked internal code. If that’s the case, the \u200ciPad\u200c won’t include the N1 chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple Modem<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nApple has designed C1 and C1X modem chips that it has used in iPhones and iPads in 2025, and the next-generation version of the \u200ciPad\u200c could also get an Apple-designed modem chip for cellular models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple’s modem chips are more power efficient than Qualcomm chips while providing similar performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pricing<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWith Apple’s\u00a0June price increase, the 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c is priced starting at $449 for 128GB of storage, which is up $100 from the previous price. Apple raised prices because of increasing RAM costs, and there are no indications that component costs are coming down before the 12th-generation model is set to launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s likely it will have the same $449 starting price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launch Date<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBloomberg<\/em>\u00a0initially suggested Apple would refresh the \u200ciPad\u200c sometime in 2026, but now it looks like it’s not going to get an update until the\u00a0first quarter of 2027\u00a0at the earliest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple is working on a 12th-generation\u00a0iPad, and plans t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[193,145,191],"class_list":["post-969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-apple","tag-ipad","tag-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Rumors suggest the low-cost \u200ciPad\u200c will use Apple’s A18 or A19 chip, both of which are built on a 3-nanometer process to bring speed and efficiency improvements over the A16 chip that’s in the current model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The A16 chip that Apple used in 2025 does not support\u00a0Apple Intelligence, but the A18 and A19 do, so that will mark a major update for Apple’s affordable tablet. The 2026 model should be able to support \u200cApple Intelligence\u200c features that are unavailable with the 2025 model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The updated chips also offer hardware-accelerated ray tracing and similar features for improved gameplay. The 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c has 6GB RAM, but Apple will need to bump that up to 8GB for \u200cApple Intelligence\u200c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N1 Chip<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nApple debuted its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, called the N1, in the\u00a0iPhone 17\u00a0models. The N1 was added to the \u200ciPad Pro\u200c, and it’s possible that Apple plans to add the chip to all future devices coming in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The N1 chip supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread networking technology for smart home devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c is limited to Wi-Fi 6, so if the 12th-generation version does indeed get Wi-Fi 7, it will be able to connect to faster 6GHz networks for the first time. Bluetooth 6 would also be an improvement over Bluetooth 5.3. There is a chance that Apple is reserving the N1 chip for\u00a0its more premium devices, based on leaked internal code. If that’s the case, the \u200ciPad\u200c won’t include the N1 chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple Modem<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nApple has designed C1 and C1X modem chips that it has used in iPhones and iPads in 2025, and the next-generation version of the \u200ciPad\u200c could also get an Apple-designed modem chip for cellular models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple’s modem chips are more power efficient than Qualcomm chips while providing similar performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pricing<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWith Apple’s\u00a0June price increase, the 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c is priced starting at $449 for 128GB of storage, which is up $100 from the previous price. Apple raised prices because of increasing RAM costs, and there are no indications that component costs are coming down before the 12th-generation model is set to launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s likely it will have the same $449 starting price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launch Date<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBloomberg<\/em>\u00a0initially suggested Apple would refresh the \u200ciPad\u200c sometime in 2026, but now it looks like it’s not going to get an update until the\u00a0first quarter of 2027\u00a0at the earliest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple is working on a 12th-generation\u00a0iPad, and plans t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[193,145,191],"class_list":["post-969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-apple","tag-ipad","tag-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Apple has designed C1 and C1X modem chips that it has used in iPhones and iPads in 2025, and the next-generation version of the \u200ciPad\u200c could also get an Apple-designed modem chip for cellular models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple’s modem chips are more power efficient than Qualcomm chips while providing similar performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pricing<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWith Apple’s\u00a0June price increase, the 11th-generation \u200ciPad\u200c is priced starting at $449 for 128GB of storage, which is up $100 from the previous price. Apple raised prices because of increasing RAM costs, and there are no indications that component costs are coming down before the 12th-generation model is set to launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s likely it will have the same $449 starting price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launch Date<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBloomberg<\/em>\u00a0initially suggested Apple would refresh the \u200ciPad\u200c sometime in 2026, but now it looks like it’s not going to get an update until the\u00a0first quarter of 2027\u00a0at the earliest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple is working on a 12th-generation\u00a0iPad, and plans t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[193,145,191],"class_list":["post-969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-apple","tag-ipad","tag-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.great-strong.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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