If your current device can last, wait for a confirmed date. Reports point to a replacement, but the timing is uncertain.
MacRumors: A new iPad Air is reported for the first half of 2027
Reviewed Nov 4, 2026
MacRumors cites Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman for the first-half 2027 window. MacRumors’s proposed M5 chip is its own inference.
MacRumors: Three New iPads Rumored to Launch in First Half of 2027Checked Nov 4, 2026
The 11-inch and 13-inch models count as one generation when announced together.
The reported window spans six months. We found no confirmed date from Apple.
Apple’s iPad Air announcements and targeted successor searches, including MacRumors’s account of Bloomberg’s November Power On newsletter.
Dates come from manufacturer announcements.
The timeline shows launch order. The spaces between models are equal.