2025 iPad and iPad Air -- what to expect, and when to expect it
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iPad Air. It's the start of a new year, and expectations are high for a rumored iPad and iPad Air refresh in Apple's first batch of product updates. Here's what has been rumored so far. Following after the end of 2024, the attention on Apple turns to its next product launches. Strong candidates among the group due to be updated are the iPad and the iPad Air, representing the budget and mid-range tablets in Apple's catalog.
Apple last updated the iPad to the current tenth-generation model in October 2022, making it over two years since it was most recently refreshed. That makes the model prime to be updated soon. Following the 2023 iPad drought, Apple last made changes to the iPad Air in May 2024. As well as updating to the M2 chip, Apple also introduced a 13-inch model alongside the existing 11-inch version, mimicking the iPad Pro lineup.
Of the two, the iPad is the most likely to be given some form of update sooner rather than later, simply because it hasn't been updated in so long. However, it's also entirely plausible for the iPad Air to get a bump soon too. Apple has been known to release some of its products just under a year after the previous update, with the 2020 MacBook Pro's six-month gap being the biggest example. It's entirely possible for the same to be done to the iPad Air.
Here's what has been rumored about the two models, and what you can expect from whatever Apple announces for each of the budget-friendly tablets. While favorites for an update, there's no firm date set for either the iPad or iPad Air to be introduced. What is rumored is that it will be early in 2025.
