Apple’s base iPad didn’t get AI, and this chart totally explains why<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>Apple just this month after a very long, 2+ year wait. But curiously, the new iPad got a worse chip than we expected and missed out on Apple Intelligence. A new
chart by CIRP, however, seems to explain why.</p>
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Apple’s base iPad didn’t get AI, and this chart totally explains why