Identifiers of new, unreleased iPad models leaked
Since the end of 2023, there has been speculation that Apple could renew its entire fleet of iPad devices in 2024. Over the last few months, Apple has already updated its iPad Air and iPad Pro lines with great innovations that are destined to revolutionize the sector.
Apple recently introduced two iPad Air models with M2 chips and two other iPad Pro models with OLED technology and M4 chips. The iPad and iPad mini ranges still need to be renewedBut the industry is already setting its sights on the next generation of 2025.
Identifiers for the new next-generation iPad models have been leaked and many of them will arrive in 2025. A clear indication that the company led by Tim Cook has already gotten to work developing new iPad devices that will surprise its customers.
The new iPad line of 2025
The revelation of the New identifiers for the new iPad models that Apple is working onthat have been shared on X by @aaronp613not only indicates which future iPads we will see in 2025 but also gives us clues about which devices have been scrapped or cancelled by Apple.
To mention an example, in the list we see Four iPad Pro models with 11-inch and 13-inch displays equipped with an M3 chipBut Apple decided to skip this generation of Apple Silicon processors and the latest iPad Pros came with a powerful M4 chip to offer support for Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence.
In addition to the 5 iPhone identifiers reported yesterday, the following iPad identifiers were found (and @AppleDBdev ‘s guesses as to what they might be):
iPad13,20 – A14 Wi-Fi base model (scrapped)
iPad13,21 – A14 Cellular base model (scrapped)
iPad15,3 – M3 11-inch Pro Wi-Fi…— Aaron (@aaronp613) July 4, 2024
In the list of leaked iPad devices we find a total of 8 identifiers, which would actually be divided into 4 different iPad models with different processors within the A16 Bionic, A17 Bionic and M5 chips.
- iPad13,20 – A14 Wi-Fi base model (scrapped)
- iPad13,21 – A14 Cellular base model (scrapped)
- iPad15,3 – M3 11-inch Pro Wi-Fi (scrapped)
- iPad15,4 – M3 11-inch Pro Cellular (scrapped)
- iPad15,5 – M3 13-inch Pro Wi-Fi (scrapped)
- iPad15,6 – M3 13-inch Pro Cellular (scrapped)
- iPad15.7 – A16 11th Gen iPad Wi-Fi
- iPad15.8 – A16 11th Gen iPad Cellular
- iPad16,1 – A17 iPad mini 7th Gen Wi-Fi
- iPad16,2 – A17 iPad mini 7th Gen Cellular
- iPad17,1 – M5 11-inch Pro Wi-Fi
- iPad17,2 – M5 11-inch Pro Cellular
- iPad17,3 – M5 13-inch Pro Wi-Fi
- iPad17.4 – M5 13-inch Pro Cellular
For now we do not know which iPad models will be presented at the end of 2024 and during the year 2025. But if we had to venture to predict their launch we would bet that The identifiers with A16 Bionic chip would belong to the 11th generation iPad since the identifiers with A17 Bionic chip would be related to the 7th generation iPad mini.
New iPad and iPad mini devices may be unveiled in the coming monthsBut in the case of the iPad Pro line with the M5 chip, we will still have to wait at least a year.
In other news, Apple announced a few weeks ago all the new software features that the iPad will have. With an iPadOS 18 packed with new features for Messages, Photos, Safari, Control Center and with the introduction of artificial intelligence.
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