There's very little new in the new iPad Air, and the new base iPad has less than expected. Despite that, both are excellent devices and exactly what they need to be.

Apple looks poised to announce new products this week, and we suspect we could see a new MacBook Air and potentially new iPads.

In an announcement whose timing caught many on the hop, Apple has now refreshed every iPad in the last 12 months.

Alongside the new iPad Air with the M3 chip, Apple also upgraded its base model tablet with the A16 Bionic chip. Here's what it means.

Apple appears to be on a roll announcing its new products, as the tech giant has unveiled a new iPad Air less than a year after its predecessor – the iPad Air (2024)– started shipping. This also follows its iPhone 16e announcement earlier in the year.