Bloomberg’s resident Apple commentator Mark Gurman published a roundup in October 2024 that suggested a new iPad Air would reach store shelves in early 2025 – likely around April.

Apple's next-generation iPad Air and entry-level iPad models have seemingly been confirmed today by known leaker Evan Blass. In a

Apple plans to introduce its next-generation iPad Air lineup with the powerful M3 chip, featuring 11-inch and 13-inch models. The upgrade, promising a 15% performance boost, targets enhanced multitasking and gaming.

Well-known leaker Evan Blass has seemingly confirmed that Apple's next-generation iPad Air and entry-level iPad models are on the way.

It might be identical to last year's iPad Air otherwise. Last year Apple updated its iPad Air and for the first time we got two models - 11" and 13".

Last May, after a gap of two year, Apple released two new iPad Air models including a redesigned 11-inch and a new 13-inch device. Both were powered by its M2 chip which features a faster 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU,

Apple launched the M2 iPad Air in May 2024, which historically would mean we wouldn't see a new iPad Air until late 2025 or early 2026. However, according to an October report from Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman, the next-gen iPad Air will arrive sometime early this year.

A prolific and generally accurate leaker is predicting that the next iPad Air will use the M3 chip, countering rumors of a jump up to the M4 chip.

Bloomberg has suggested that a 2025 iPad Air will launch early this year, which would be sooner than expected.