Apple’s “Let Loose” event on May 7 was full of announcements for those interested in buying a new iPad Pro or iPad Air. Although Apple completely ignored the iPad mini, which is now pushing three (first announced in September 2021), the company revealed some important news about its cheapest models, the 9th generation and 10th iPad.
The 9th generation iPad is no more. Today marks the end of the iconic iPad design, first introduced 11 years ago with the original iPad Air. Apple no longer makes and sells iPads with a home button. Now, the 10th-generation iPad, with an edge-to-edge display and a fingerprint scanner on the power button, is the most affordable iPad you can buy from Apple.
The 10th generation iPad is a somewhat controversial model, with many bashing it for its unusually high price tag. However, today, Apple is trying to make the device more attractive by lowering its price by $100. You can now get this tablet starting at just $349 for the 64GB Wi-Fi version.
The updated price is the only new thing about the iPad 10. It’s still the same colorful iPad with a 10.9-inch IPS TrueTone display, an Apple A14 processor, a UCB-C port and a paltry 64GB of storage in the base configuration (you can bump it up to a more bearable 256GB) . It also has its own accessory sleeve, like the Magic Keyboard Folio and Apple Pencil.
With the ninth generation iPad gone, here’s what the iPad lineup looks like with today’s announcements:
- 10.9-inch iPad starting at $349
- 8.3-inch iPad mini 6 starting at $499
- 11-inch iPad Air 6 starting at $599
- 13-inch iPad Air 6 starting at $799
- 11-inch iPad Pro starting at $999
- 13-inch iPad Pro starting at $1,299
You can learn more about the new iPad Pro models here and the new iPad Air here.