Apple · Ipad

iPad

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

We will keep this on your list as the date moves.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Early days · Could still move by months

30 August 2027

in about 11 months

Almost certainly between 20 November 2026 and 19 February 2028 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Apple usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Apple normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 1 article. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 1 day later Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by GSMArena
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says revealed sometime between January and March 2027

“The next entry-level iPad will allegedly be released in the first quarter of next year, so sometime between January and March.” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 7 days earlier

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 20 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2028 (456 days wide), with a standard deviation of 154 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Early days · Could still move by months

8 September 2027

in about 11 months

Almost certainly between 30 November 2026 and 29 February 2028 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Apple usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Apple normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 1 article. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time No change Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by GSMArena
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says on sale sometime between January and March 2027

“The next entry-level iPad will allegedly be released in the first quarter of next year, so sometime between January and March.” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 7 days earlier

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 30 Nov 2026 to 29 Feb 2028 (456 days wide), with a standard deviation of 154 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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What the hardware is

1 of 20 headline specs known so far. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.

performance

Chipset: A18 or the A19 Rumoured

Still unknown: screen size, panel type, refresh rate, resolution, ram, storage, main camera, front camera, rear cameras, battery, wired charging, height, width, thickness, weight, ingress protection, operating system, 5g, nfc.

Where you will be able to buy it

Probably worldwide Based on how this product line usually launches

Going on what this line normally does, not on anything said about this phone yet.

iPad normally launches worldwide.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

8 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 30 Nov 2026 to 29 Feb 2028 · 9cd316787b…
30 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 20 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2028 · 2ec74fd04f…
8 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 27 Nov 2026 to 28 Feb 2028 · 7666794b6c…
29 August 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 17 Nov 2026 to 18 Feb 2028 · 24b3ee6af4…
7 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 25 Nov 2026 to 27 Feb 2028 · 141d8541d1…
29 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 15 Nov 2026 to 18 Feb 2028 · 64dc16886e…
7 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 22 Nov 2026 to 27 Feb 2028 · d229bd53aa…
28 August 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 12 Nov 2026 to 17 Feb 2028 · bf179f929b…
6 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 20 Nov 2026 to 26 Feb 2028 · bbdc4929d0…
28 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 10 Nov 2026 to 17 Feb 2028 · 58e73a185c…
6 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 17 Nov 2026 to 26 Feb 2028 · af7f1b33fe…
27 August 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 7 Nov 2026 to 16 Feb 2028 · 7d95094d10…
5 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 14 Nov 2026 to 25 Feb 2028 · 766ae369c3…
27 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 5 Nov 2026 to 15 Feb 2028 · c2ce302801…
5 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 12 Nov 2026 to 24 Feb 2028 · 49298947dd…
26 August 2027 Reveal 1 day earlier

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 2 Nov 2026 to 14 Feb 2028 · ec7d377bab…
5 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 11 Nov 2026 to 22 Feb 2028 · d150d141c4…
27 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 1 Nov 2026 to 12 Feb 2028 · 80a20342cf…
5 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 9 Nov 2026 to 21 Feb 2028 · b6f400993c…
26 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 30 Oct 2026 to 10 Feb 2028 · 0f2f43897b…
4 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 6 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2028 · a9b6d3189b…
25 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 27 Oct 2026 to 9 Feb 2028 · caf2d17e24…
3 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 4 Nov 2026 to 18 Feb 2028 · 32c5726af6…
24 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 25 Oct 2026 to 8 Feb 2028 · f84c8895d4…
2 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 1 Nov 2026 to 16 Feb 2028 · 86c4c39efd…
23 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 22 Oct 2026 to 6 Feb 2028 · 01c1d07f37…
1 September 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 30 Oct 2026 to 14 Feb 2028 · 513b0929eb…
22 August 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 19 Oct 2026 to 4 Feb 2028 · 13d5a6794c…
30 August 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 27 Oct 2026 to 12 Feb 2028 · 509edf9145…
20 August 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 17 Oct 2026 to 2 Feb 2028 · 9655c1f2fd…
28 August 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 24 Oct 2026 to 10 Feb 2028 · 3f9f34e163…
18 August 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 14 Oct 2026 to 31 Jan 2028 · 7859720e50…
26 August 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 21 Oct 2026 to 7 Feb 2028 · 66294b25da…
15 August 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 11 Oct 2026 to 28 Jan 2028 · d3d48df40a…
22 August 2027 On sale 5 days later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 18 Oct 2026 to 4 Feb 2028 · efaa16b6ff…
12 August 2027 Reveal 5 days later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 8 Oct 2026 to 25 Jan 2028 · e1b99786ad…
17 August 2027 On sale 86 days later

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 15 Oct 2026 to 1 Feb 2028 · 90ce0c9492…
7 August 2027 Reveal 87 days later

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 22 Jan 2028 · bd8078219a…
23 May 2027 On sale 4 days later

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 31 Oct 2026 to 31 Jan 2028 · b7239e1db8…
12 May 2027 Reveal 3 days later

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 20 Oct 2026 to 20 Jan 2028 · 3aa0a44d33…

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