iPad Air Could Finally Be Redesigned Next Year
iPad Air Could Finally Be Redesigned Next YearFriday July 31, 2026 6:00 pm PDT by Hartley CharltonThe iPad Air has looked the same since 2020, making it the longest-running design in Apple's tablet lineup. There is a reasonable case that 2027 could be when that comes to an end. Apple last gave the iPad Air a new enclosure in 2020, when the fourth-generation model introduced flat sides, an all-screen front, and Touch ID in the top button.
- ▪iPad Air Could Finally Be Redesigned Next YearFriday July 31, 2026 6:00 pm PDT by Hartley CharltonThe iPad Air has looked the same since 2020, making it the longest-running design in Apple's tablet lineup.
- ▪There is a reasonable case that 2027 could be when that comes to an end.
- ▪Apple last gave the iPad Air a new enclosure in 2020, when the fourth-generation model introduced flat sides, an all-screen front, and Touch ID in the top button.
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iPad Air Could Finally Be Redesigned Next YearFriday July 31, 2026 6:00 pm PDT by Hartley CharltonThe iPad Air has looked the same since 2020, making it the longest-running design in Apple's tablet lineup. There is a reasonable case that 2027 could be when that comes to an end. Apple last gave the iPad Air a new enclosure in 2020, when the fourth-generation model introduced flat sides, an all-screen front, and Touch ID in the top button. The subsequent M1, M2, M3, and M4 updates were all internal with no design changes. That could change next year. Apple is expected to move the iPad Air to OLED in early 2027, with Samsung Display supplying single-stack LTPS panels that sit below the tandem OLED in the iPad Pro on cost and brightness. The M5 chip is also rumored.
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