Apple is about to refresh its cheapest iPad after 2.5 years, but don’t get too excited | News World

Apple last updated its cheapest iPad in October 2022, introducing the largest refresh to the base model iPad since it returned in 2017. This marked the 10th generation of the iPad, and even though it’s been 2.5 years since then, the 11th generation model won’t bring anything substantial, for one big reason.

Main confirmed upgrade: new chip

Much like the iPad mini 7 that debuted last fall, the iPad 11 is also rumored to be just a spec bump. Specifically, it’ll be bumping up from the A14 Bionic chip to the A17 Pro chip, according to rumors.

This’ll bump it up from the chip that debuted in 2020 alongside the iPhone 12, to one that debuted in 2023 alongside the iPhone 15 Pro. That upgrade will provide a roughly 40% speed improvement, at least on the CPU side…more

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