New 10.8-inch iPad, 8.5-inch iPad mini reportedly on the way within a year

By Oliver Haslam
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iPad mini 5
iPad mini 5 (Image credit: iMore)

What you need to know

  • Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects two new iPads to be released before this time next year.
  • Kuo says a new 10.8-inch iPad will arrive this year.
  • A new 8.5-inch iPad mini is reportedly coming in the first half of 2021.

Apple will refresh the iPad and iPad mini lineups within the next year according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a research note picked up by MacRumors, Kuo said that the 10.5-inch iPad will be the first to land – before the end of 2020.

Unfortunately, Kuo didn't make it clear whether this will be a standard iPad or an iPad Air as you might expect given the large display. The iPad mini information is more concrete, however, with the news that it's growing from 7.9 inches to 8.5 inches perhaps suggesting a smaller bezel will be in play. That model is thought to be coming in the first half of 2021, according to the analyst.

Apple 20w

Apple 20w (Image credit: Mr White)

The same research note also noted that we can expect both iPads to ship with a new 20W power adapter. We've previously seen that charger leaked as a new iPhone charger, although there is no reason that it can't do double duty.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.