New iPhone and iPad To Be Announced by April

MacRumors has reported that Apple plans to officially announce a new compact iPhone and a new entry-level iPad model this spring.

The information was later corroborated by Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman through a post shared on X. “Yes, the new iPads and the iPhone SE replacement are being developed alongside iOS 18.3 — but that doesn't mean they'll be released together this month. This means they will be released before iOS 18.4, by April if all goes according to plan,” Gurman writes.

Available information indicates that iOS 18.3 will be released sometime during this month of January, with Apple certainly making an announcement of these new devices in early spring and by April.

Yes, the new iPads and iPhone SE replacement are being developed on the iOS 18.3 train - but that doesn’t mean they launch together this month. It means they’ll launch before iOS 18.4, by April if all goes to plan. https://t.co/qaMSH1ImSW

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) January 7, 2025