--- description: A 12.2 inch iPad might arrive in next year. title: A Bigger iPad Might Be Coming Next Spring image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte86fe3b6228d63d9/69876bd20b72e368c66dc417/ipad-apple-rumors-bigger-larger-12-inches.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Bigger iPad Might Be Coming Next Spring  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 4:43 PM CUT  An attendee inspects new iPad Air 2 during an Apple special event on Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif. An attendee inspects new iPad Air 2 during an Apple special event on Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 4:43 PM CUT A month and a half after the latest iPad release, rumors of a bigger iPad are already taking form. A 12.2 inch iPad might arrive next year between April and June, according to a report by [_Mac Fan_](http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-25317.html "undefined"), a Japanese magazine that’s had a solid record of leaking supply-chain details. The purported “iPad Plus,” rumored to be powered by an A9 processor with four speakers, would be three inches larger than the 9.7 inch iPad Air models, which are currently the biggest tablets Apple has in stock. The speculated 7mm thickness would place it in the middle of the existing iPad’s depths, which range from 6.1mm to 7.5mm. Rumors of a larger iPad were abundant even before Apple unveiled its latest iPads, the iPad 2 and iPad Mini, in October. The Wall Street _Journal_ [reported](http://online.wsj.com/articles/larger-apple-ipad-to-be-delayed-1412846867 "undefined") in early October that a bigger iPad had been delayed to 2015 while Apple focused on supplying enough iPhone 6 devices to meet high demand. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3613695/ipad-rumor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3613695/ipad-rumor/"},"headline":"A Bigger iPad Might Be Coming Next Spring","datePublished":"2014-12-02T16:43:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:03:49.372Z","description":"A 12.2-inch iPad might arrive next year","url":"https://time.com/3613695/ipad-rumor/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Rumors","Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte86fe3b6228d63d9/69876bd20b72e368c66dc417/ipad-apple-rumors-bigger-larger-12-inches.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte86fe3b6228d63d9/69876bd20b72e368c66dc417/ipad-apple-rumors-bigger-larger-12-inches.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"An attendee inspects new iPad Air 2 during an Apple special event on Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif.","caption":"An attendee inspects new iPad Air 2 during an Apple special event on Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif.","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3613695/ipad-rumor/","name":"A Bigger iPad Might Be Coming Next Spring"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Everything Apple Unveiled in Two Minutes","description":"Apple unveiled two new iPads, a new iMac and showed off their new operating system at their October event.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/89lwvwp4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-10-16T20:14:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/89lwvwp4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3613695/ipad-rumor/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3613695/ipad-rumor/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```