Apple's iPad in 2024: the highs, lows, and what we want to see in 2025
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The iPad mini, Air, and Pro all got upgrades. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Apple’s had a busy 2024, and alongside Apple Intelligence, new Macs, and a whole family of iPhones, there’s been the iPad. In fact, the iPad Pro and iPad Air were the sole focus of the company's first ‘Special Event’ in 2024, and a new iPad mini was central to the launch of Apple’s AI features.
![[A person using the 2024 iPad Air with an Apple Pencil.]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BN5MzaihErGQSGi3xaNP2h-320-80.jpg)
And now that 2024 is coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the iPad this year. Yes, we got the thinnest device Apple has ever made in the form of the iPad Pro, and the iPad Air trickled down a supersize iPad for the masses, and the new iPad mini, well, was a new mini in a very similar form factor. Even so, though, the 9th Gen iPad and 10th Gen iPad were left untouched.
![[Apple Pencil Pro]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92S3dH2WoHggpU4Saugxh7-320-80.png)
iPadOS 18 brought some new tricks, including the arrival of Apple Intelligence – mainly Scribble and Type to Siri, a new look for Siri, and Clean Up – but those yearning for a more desktop-class experience were left waiting. So, as we look to 2025 and likely the arrival of a few new iPads, including an entry-level and iPadOS 19, let’s look back at 2024's highs and lows, and what we want to see next year.
![[The new iPad mini 7]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VbfUUsuHUvpEJyHe4NgErM-320-80.jpg)
Let’s roll it back to May 7, 2024, to Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event – the technology giant dropped the 11” and 13” iPad Pro and the 11” and 13” iPad Air. Both devices tested very well in our reviews, but the iPad Pro was a skinny, lightweight powerhouse. The iPad Pro is the thinnest product Apple has ever shipped, besting the iPad Nano, but it was also the first product with the M4 chip. The iPad Pro was super speedy and arrived with Apple's first-ever Tandem OLED display.
![[Apple iPad 10.9 (2022)]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MjDSxz2Se4GfWciDRCkDo-320-80.jpg)
