After today's leak iPad mini 8 directly from the code Apple managed to extract information about another upcoming product. This time it is the 12th generation iPad, the successor to the cheapest iPad in the range AppleAnd although its arrival is apparently not a question of this year, its technical equipment is already starting to become relatively clear. Apple It features an A19 chip, 8GB of RAM, and its own C1X and N1 chips.
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The information was discovered by a developer working with the portal MacRumors Aaron Perris and some of them have appeared in previous leaks. So this time it's not so much new information as it is confirmation directly through the code. AppleThe current iPad 11 uses the A16, so going straight to the A19 will bring a fairly significant performance jump.
But even more important will be support Apple IntelligenceThe current base iPad has 6GB of RAM and Apple Intelligence does not support, while the new model is supposed to get 8GB of RAM, which is for Apple Intelligence minimum. iPad 12 will get features Apple Intelligence i Siri AI, which is missing from the current generation. In addition, the higher RAM capacity should also help the overall performance of the device.
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Apple will also deploy its own modem and Wi-Fi 7
Big changes are also coming tooneActivities. Mobile varianta should use Apple The C1X modem, which supports 5G networks in the sub-6GHz band and is more energy efficient than the Qualcomm modem used in the current iPad. Next to it Apple It will also use its own N1 networking chip. Thanks to the N1, the iPad 12 will gain support for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. Apple Thus, it significantly modernizes not only the performance itself, but practically the entire wireless equipment of its cheapest tablet. On the other hand, the code does not reveal anything about any new colors, although MacRumors admits that Apple may change the color range when the new generation arrives.
But we'll still have to wait a while for the new entry-level iPad. It's currently not expected to be released until spring 2027, so there shouldn't be any new low-cost iPads this year. The current model starts at $449 in the US after the June price increase, and according to MacRumors it is likely that his successor will also retain the same starting price.
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If this information is confirmed, the iPad 12 will not be a revolution in the classical sense of the word, but it will be a very solid shift in terms of hardware. A19, 8GB RAM, Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, Wi-Fi 7, and the company's own 5G C1X modem will make the cheapest iPad a significantly more modern device than the current generation. I'm all the more curious to see whether I'll feel the hardware shift as an iPad 10 owner.
