The base iPad also received an update with double the base storage and an A16 chip… It feels more interesting than the upgrade from M2 to M3.

That’s smart marketing. Placing the price of iPad 9 next to iPad (A16) to make you feel it’s a good deal.

The base iPad also got bumped to a A16 and 128GB starting storage that’s a great upgrade and an excellent iPad now.

This should be the top post. This is insanely misleading advertisement and not an A16 but an iPad that’s two generations back from it.

In my opinion, Apple should make iPadOS a more compelling operating system for desktop like functionality, but it should not try to be macOS. The changes to multitasking in iPadOS 26 have been great if you use the iPad with an external keyboard and mouse. They are a good step forward in giving the i

I agree. Split view and slide over are what makes iPad, an iPad. Even though my iPad A16 is my first Apple product from the ecosystem, it's a real downer removing such full screen features. I hope those features make a comeback.

I actually chose to specifically get an m4 air + a16 iPad to use this feature. It's called Sidecar. I could've bought the m4 mbp, but the air + ipad were a better choice for me in the end. Similar performance to the mbp, but with 2 screens (and the iPad can be used for note taking)

This is not meant to sound backhanded, but I think the new iPad A16 is actually perfect for high school students. It's an upgrade from the iPad 10th gen in terms of capability and storage. I think young students would benefit from that model for sure.

If you care about the warranty and new battery then the iPad A16, otherwise the iPad Air is a good deal with those risks

I find this really odd that typos like these even happen. A few days ago the apple pencil 2nd gen said it was compatible with iPad A16. They removed it after a day or so, but like, why was it even there at all?