The 5 best iPads of 2025: We’ve tested every iPad available – these are the best ones

The latest iPads include the 11th-gen iPad (2025), the seventh-gen iPad Air (2025), the seventh-gen iPad Pro (2024), and the 7th-gen iPad Mini (2024). All tablets, except the base model iPad, have Apple Intelligence compatibility. 

The newest iPad is the base model, the 11th-gen iPad. This tablet has double the base storage as the iPad 10, starting at 128GB, and costs the same. It’s reliable, with a strong A16 Bionic chip, and fast, with 6GB of RAM.

The new iPad Air comes in two sizes — 11 inches and 13 inches — and features the M3 chip. In addition, the iPad Air now starts at 128GB instead of the mere 64GB that Apple previously included in the base model.

The iPad Pro now comes with the new M4 chip, which Apple says delivers up to 4x faster GPU rendering and a 50% faster CPU performance than the M2 in the previous iPad Pro. The Pro tablets also feature an Ultra Retina XDR display, which Apple called “the world’s most advanced display.”

The iPad Mini features the A17 Pro chip, found in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, for faster performance. It also supports the Apple Pencil Pro and has more storage options. 

All of these new iPad models are compatible with iPadOS 18, which includes Apple Intelligence features like new Siri upgrades, a redesign of the Photos app, tools like generative AI for writing and proofreading across apps, and more. The new OS also comes with the highly requested Calculator app and a Passwords app to keep track of all your sensitive passwords.