iPad 11, iPad Air, iPhone SE 4 expected in April, despite January launch rumors
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iPhone SE 4 could resemble the iPhone 14 with a single rear camera. Rumors spread on Tuesday that Apple would release the new iPhone SE and iPads alongside iOS 18.3 later in January, but they have been quickly dismissed by a more reliable source. Apple is expected to have a packed early 2025 lineup spread from now until WWDC, however, recent rumors have assumed an even faster timeline for some products. That has all been put to bed thanks to an insight from a reliable source making better sense of the available data.
According to a post from Mark Gurman, Apple is indeed developing the iPhone SE 4 and new iPads with iOS 18.3 in mind for the launch. However, he states that Apple would release these products "by April if all goes to plan.". Apple will allegedly release the new hardware ahead of iOS 18.4, which is due before WWDC in June. The post arrived after a private social media account suggested that Apple would release the new hardware alongside the iOS 18.3 update.
This April timeline lines up with previous rumors that place the iPhone SE 4, iPad Air with M4, and iPad 11 after a MacBook Air update earlier in 2025. That still leaves room for a potential new product reveal in May or during WWDC for the square display Home Hub device, though some believe that's been pushed back to the fall.
The iPad 11 is expected to be a straightforward update that brings Apple Intelligence to the tablet thanks to the A18 processor. If Apple does update the iPad Air, it will be with M4, which would portend the arrival of the M5 equipped iPad Pro rumored for the fall.
