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Apple sells four types of iPads. Here’s an updated breakdown of the brand’s tablets to help you find the best one for your needs.

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Earlier today, it was once again reported that the next-generation iPad Air will be equipped with an OLED display , albeit with a 60Hz refresh rate. That is not all, of course, with the new iPad mini announced last month likely providing us with a preview of some other upgrades coming to the iPad Air in the first half of 2027. Below, we have outlined 10 new features that are likely for the next iPad Air: OLED display with more vivid colors and increased contrast ratio, but likely 60Hz still Thinner bezels around the display Nano-texture display option for reduced glare M5 chip: up to 20% faster performance compared to the M4 chip in the current model Approximately 15% thinner and 15% lighter design compared to the current model Acoustic Display: screen vibrations produce sound, no speaker holes IP67-rated water and dust resistance Apple's C2 modem in cellular models with "meaningfully faster uploads" compared to Apple's previous C1X modem Adaptive True Tone flash for improved photos and document scanning Fast-charging support: up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 35W or higher adapter A specific timeframe for the next iPad Air has yet to be rumored, but an announcement in March or April next year is a reasonable guess. Related Roundup: iPad Air Buyer's Guide: iPad Air (Neutral) Related Forum: iPad This article, " Next iPad Air Likely to Have These 10 New Features " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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Apple's eighth-generation iPad mini went on sale earlier this month with a larger OLED display, a thinner and lighter design, the A20 Pro chip, and water and dust resistance. If you still use the sixth-generation ‌iPad mini‌ from 2021, the upgrade also brings changes that debuted on the 2024 model , including Apple Intelligence , Apple Pencil Pro support, and twice the USB-C transfer speed. The new ‌iPad mini‌ starts at $699 for 128GB with Wi-Fi or $849 with cellular in the United States. The discontinued 2021 model started at $499 and $649, respectively, with 64GB of storage. Both support iPadOS 27.2, have Touch ID in the top button, and are rated for up to 10 hours of web browsing over Wi-Fi or watching video. Both displays also run at 60Hz . Display, Design, and Accessories ‌iPad mini‌ (sixth generation, 2021) ‌iPad mini‌ (eighth generation, 2026) 8.3-inch display 8.5-inch display Liquid Retina display with LED backlighting and IPS technology Super Retina XDR ‌OLED‌ display with 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio 2266-by-1488 resolution at 326 ppi 2316-by-1512 resolution at 326 ppi Wider display borders 24% thinner display borders 500 nits maximum brightness 600 nits maximum SDR and full-screen HDR brightness, with up to 1,200 nits peak HDR brightness and 1-nit minimum brightness Standard antireflective glass Standard antireflective glass or optional nano-texture glass on 256GB and 512GB models for $100, with a polishing cloth included IP67 water and dust resistance, rated for a maximum depth of 1 meter for up to 30 minutes Available in Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, and Purple Available in Midnight and Starlight Supports ‌Apple Pencil‌ (second generation) and ‌Apple Pencil‌ (USB-C) Supports ‌Apple Pencil‌ Pro and ‌Apple Pencil‌ (USB-C) ‌Apple Pencil‌ hover and ‌Apple Pencil‌ Pro features including squeeze, barrel roll, haptic feedback, and Find My Polyurethane Smart Folio, also compatible with the 2024 ‌iPad mini‌ Two-panel TechWoven Smart Folio with adjustable viewing…

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Following the recent update to the iPad mini , we’re expecting the iPad Air to be next in line to be upgraded to an OLED screen. Previous reports have gradually narrowed down the launch to early 2027, and a new supply chain report echoes this … more…

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Apple is expected to replace the LCD screens in both sizes of the iPad Air with OLED displays in the first half of 2027, according to DigiTimes . An ‌OLED‌ ‌iPad Air‌ has been rumored for over a year. Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman reported in October 2025 that Apple was developing one and that it was unlikely to arrive before 2027. He narrowed that window to the first half of 2027 earlier this month. The latest report adds shipment estimates and details on how panel orders could be split. Samsung Display is expected to supply most ‌iPad Air‌ panels. BOE is seeking orders for one of the two sizes and still needs to qualify as a supplier. With orders for the ‌iPad Air‌ and iPad mini , Samsung could become Apple's largest supplier of ‌OLED‌ iPad panels overall, while LG Display is expected to retain the lead for the iPad Pro . Industry estimates cited by DigiTimes put 2027 shipments at 4 million to 5 million units each for the ‌iPad Air‌ and ‌iPad mini‌, and 3 million to 4 million for the ‌iPad Pro‌. The ‌iPad Air‌ and ‌iPad Pro‌ estimates each cover both screen sizes. The ‌iPad Pro‌ forecast is well below its reported pre-launch target of around 10 million units per year, with industry sources pointing to the price as a factor in weaker demand. Both sizes of the current M4 iPad Air use LCD screens. The move to ‌OLED‌ would make the ‌iPad Air‌ Apple's third ‌iPad‌ line to adopt the technology, following the ‌iPad Pro‌ in 2024 and the 8.5-inch iPad mini that went on sale November 6. According to ‌DigiTimes‌ , the ‌iPad Air‌ is expected to use the same single-stack ‌OLED‌ design and low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) backplane as the ‌iPad mini‌. The ‌iPad Pro‌ uses two light-emitting stacks to boost brightness and reportedly uses a low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) backplane. LTPO's oxide transistors help pixels hold their charge longer between refreshes, so the display can save power by refreshing less often when the image is still. The ‌iPad Pro‌'s…

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