The latest model in this timeline
Apple announced iPad (A16) on 2025-03-04.
Apple: iPad (A16) announcementChecked Nov 5, 2026
iPad (A16)
CONSIDER
Wait if you can.
If your current device can last, wait for a confirmed date. Reports point to a replacement, but the timing is uncertain.
The reported replacement window spans six months; Apple has not announced the next standard iPad.
MacRumors: A standard iPad update is reported for early 2027
Reviewed Nov 5, 2026
Sources & notes
Behind the advice
A standard iPad update is reported for early 2027
MacRumors, citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, reports a new entry-level iPad in the first half of 2027. Apple has not announced this model.
MacRumors: Three New iPads Rumored to Launch in First Half of 2027Checked Nov 5, 2026
Models covered
This guide covers the standard iPad. Air, mini, and Pro have their own timelines. Apple announced the A16 model in the same release as iPad Air M3.
When is the next model expected?
MacRumors attributes a first-half 2027 standard iPad update to Bloomberg. That broad window does not confirm an imminent replacement or a specific announcement date.
What we checked
Apple’s standard iPad launch history and targeted successor searches, including MacRumors’s November account of Bloomberg’s first-half 2027 plans.
- iPad (9th generation) announcement Checked Nov 5, 2026
- iPad (10th generation) announcement Checked Nov 5, 2026
- iPad (A16) announcement Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Three New iPads Rumored to Launch in First Half of 2027 Checked Nov 5, 2026
What would change this advice?
We reassess when the maker announces a replacement, credible reporting clarifies its timing, or this source review expires.
Release history
Announcement datesDates come from manufacturer announcements.
Release timeline
- Announced
- Mar 4, 2025
- Time since announcement
- 20 monthsAs of Nov 5, 2026
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad (A16)Current model
The timeline shows launch order. The spaces between models are equal.