I would like to buy the base model iPad, the $329 model. My only concern is whether there’s going to be an update in September. I know that no one knows for sure, but is there a good chance that there would be an update? It’s only four months away and I don’t mind waiting. I would like to keep this iPad for a long time so it would be worth waiting a few months to get a model that will last longer.
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iPad Base model iPad, expected update?
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It was released September 2021 so it's actually mid-cycle now. It's still a decent iPad but if one's not in a hurry, maybe waiting for a refresh is better.
With the Air now sporting M1+8GB, the next basic iPad might finally get upgraded to 4-6GB RAM.
I don’t mind waiting until this September as it’s only four months away. But I’d prefer not to wait until next September, 16 months is pushing it.
Although there's no guarantee, Apple has been fairly regular with basic iPad releases.
2017 9.7 A9/2GB
2018 9.7 A10/2GB
2019 10.2 A10/3GB
2020 10.2 A12/3GB
2021 10.2 A13/3GB
If you don't want to take the risk though, the iPad 9th gen is pretty decent.
Yes, I doubt even the 10th gen iPad will equal the performance of the 6th gen Mini. The Mini is pretty solid.
Right, you pay a premium for the A15 in the iPad mini 6 compared to the A13 in the current iPad. The question is whether or not the next iPad will have an A14 or A15. I doubt that an A16 is in the cards. I could see Apple going with the same down clocked A15 for the next iPad that is in the current iPad mini.
They only update one performance-related component each year for the base iPad. So either the processor or the RAM. Most likely it’ll be the RAM this year, since they’ve updated the processor two years in a row, but not the RAM these last couple years.