Although in 2023 all the iPads were left blank and did not give us any new iteration, it seems that some model is still going to be left without descendants in 2024 as well. We are talking about the original iPad, which would be the eleventh generation, which seems that will not see the light as soon as we expected. And many users were looking forward to the launch of this new model throughout 2024, as has happened with the iPads Pro o el iPad Mini a few days ago, but nothing could be further from the truth. And there’s a good reason for Apple to do this.
AI, once again behind Apple’s plans
The current basic iPad model is the tenth generation, the most revolutionary in recent years, which finally adopted a more modern design and adapted to what can be expected from a moderately modern iPad. But That’s been two years now, more than enough time for Apple to give it a new facelift in every way. Now new information suggests not only that it will not arrive in 2024, but that it will do so well into the year 2025.
And Mark Gurman, the most reputable analyst in the Apple sphere, hopes that it will be in September 2025 when Apple updates its most affordable iPadwith an eleventh generation. And behind this delay there would be a compelling reason for Apple, and I think it is quite convincing for the rest of the users of Apple tablets. And once again Apple Intelligence is conditioning Apple’s decisions in this regard.
Since if the iPad launches this year have had anything in common it has been their update to more powerful processors, capable of dealing with Apple’s new AIwhich will arrive under the name of Apple Intelligence. And at that time, in the month of September next year, with the launch of the iPhone 17, the Apple A18 processors of their predecessors, the iPhone 16, would have free rein to reach the most affordable iPad, which you It would offer the possibility of finally having the AI of those from Cupertino.
So once again AI would be behind a decision of this magnitude by Appleand it makes sense. Why launch an 11th generation iPad without AI capabilities, when the star of all the brand’s launches is this one, even though it is not yet available. So with all this, the most affordable iPad is going to go no less than three years without hardware updates, something that can undoubtedly end up puncturing the sales of this model, which could plummet next year.
Especially having a newly refurbished iPad Mini with the ability to run its AI. Let us remember that Apple Intelligenceat least in Spanish, will not be available for the first Apple devices until well into 2025.
