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No Apple Intelligence for iPad 11 and Mini?
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It’s pure speculation at this point. I suspect Apple will want a way to bring this technology down to cheaper devices ASAP, but it might not be the next generation.
That depends on whether the next iPad mini is getting vanilla A16/A17/A18 or if it gets A17/A18 Pro.
Exactly. If Apple gives the iPad mini some form of A17 (Pro or otherwise) or A18 and those features are included, then it'll be fine. Standard iPad might not have it for a couple of releases. Everything will eventually have this. Apple knows that AI is all the rage and that pre-Apple-Intelligence Siri is a complete joke.
I have an iPhone 15 Pro, M2 MBA, and an iPad mini 6, which will give me the chance to test Apple Intelligence on iOS and Mac OS before I determine if it's worth buying the next iPad mini for it (my guess is no). Bring on the public betas. 4 GB RAM on the mini 6 can't be enough for the LMs.
Of course it will.
The mini has conspicuously been left unchanged for a number of years now and is very ripe for an update.
Obviously they announced the AI stuff, and mentioned it would only work with the current iPhone 15 pros and M series macs and iPads.... but do you really think that the iPhone 16 (non pro) is going to launch in September and NOT be compatible with AI?
The iPad mini, therefore, will be most unlikely to be left out - im expecting November this year at the latest to get the mini refresh and you can be certain that whatever chip they put in it (hoping M but.....) will definitely be compatible with AI.
Once AI is released I expect that all current models of all Apple devices to be compatible.
The mini has conspicuously been left unchanged for a number of years now and is very ripe for an update.
Obviously they announced the AI stuff, and mentioned it would only work with the current iPhone 15 pros and M series macs and iPads.... but do you really think that the iPhone 16 (non pro) is going to launch in September and NOT be compatible with AI?
The iPad mini, therefore, will be most unlikely to be left out - im expecting November this year at the latest to get the mini refresh and you can be certain that whatever chip they put in it (hoping M but.....) will definitely be compatible with AI.
Once AI is released I expect that all current models of all Apple devices to be compatible.
A18 has been my suspicion, and fits with why it wasn't updated in May alongside the Pro/Air.
Apple will not give 8GB RAM to the base iPad, not for a couple more years at least
Unfortunate but probably correct to retain product differentiation and create a marked reason for some folks to buy the Air - AI, more speed, more RAM, nicer screen etc but not at Pro prices. In the same way Air won’t see ProMotion for a while.