Apple’s next budget iPad refresh could introduce a big performance boost. It will reportedly use the A19 chip, the same SoC that’s found inside the iPhone 17.
Additionally, the tablet will switch to Apple’s in-house N1 chip to handle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
iPad 12 and M4 iPad Air incoming
Apple refreshed its entry-level iPad in March 2025 with a faster A16 processor. Still, the processor is hardly new. It dates back to the iPhone 14 Pro, introduced in September 2022.
More importantly, the older chip meant the base iPad missed out on Apple Intelligence support. It seems the company will rectify this…
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