Apple iPad leak: Don't buy yet as three new models are coming, including an OLED iPad mini 8

[Redaktion]

Leaks indicate that Apple is preparing three iPad updates for release in the coming months, including a major refresh for the iPad mini, a new budget model, and an updated iPad Air. The changes are expected to focus on performance and display improvements, with a launch window reportedly set for spring 2026.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPad-leak-Don-t-buy-yet-as-three-new-models-are-coming-including-an-OLED-iPad-mini-8.1162631.0.html

[YUKI93]

Seeing that the pre-2022 iPad has always seen yearly releases, I don't doubt Apple will return to a similar launch schedule for the 12th-gen iPad. I'm personally looking forward to the 12th-gen iPad since the RAM bump can finally make it a worthy everyday tablet.

Considering the release cycle of the iPad mini, I don't think we'll be seeing the 8th-gen successor anytime soon. After all, iPad mini has always seen a release gap of between two to three years (or four years, in the case of the 2019 iPad mini 5th-gen launch). I'd be surprised if it launched sometime in H2 2026, considering that the current iPad mini 7th-gen was launched three years after the 6th-gen was released.