Apple’s smallest iPad was given a considerable facelift on the finish of 2021. The Sixth-generation iPad mini sports activities a whole redesign with an even bigger show, Contact ID on the facility button, USB C as a substitute of Lightning, and an upgraded entrance digital camera. This represented the primary main change to the design for the reason that iPad mini was first launched again in 2012. The mini celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2022 with out an replace and no replace was forthcoming in 2023 both. However a brand new iPad mini Seventh era is rumored to be within the works for 2024.
Replace August 27: The iPad mini might arrive at Apple’s Glowtime occasion on September 9, as inventory is dwindling throughout Apple’s shops.
iPad mini 7 launch date: When is the brand new iPad mini popping out?
It’s been greater than two years for the reason that Sixth era iPad mini launched in September 2021, making it the oldest iPad within the lineup at present and lengthy overdue for an replace. Nonetheless, it’s not remarkable for the iPad mini to have a protracted interval of neglect:
- iPad mini on sale since September 24, 2021
- iPad tenth gen on sale since October 26, 2022
- New iPad Air mannequin obtainable Might 2024
- New iPad Professional mannequin obtainable Might 2024
Apple will maintain an iPhone 16/Apple Watch 10 launch occasion on September 9, which might embody a brand new iPad mini. Of word, provides of the iPad mini had been working low in late August at Apple shops, suggesting an replace is close to.
If we have now to attend 41 months then we would not see the iPad mini refreshed till February 2025. However, on the idea that iPad updates are inclined to occur each two years, an iPad mini refresh is lengthy overdue. With a Spring occasion looming, we might see the brand new iPad mini lastly arrive, but it surely’s potential {that a} new iPad mini received’t launch till later in 2024 or past.
We could possibly be ready till late 2024 for the iPad mini replace. In November 2023, revered Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated the Seventh-gen iPad mini received’t arrive till the second half of 2024. New Apple merchandise launch all year long – see when the following Apple occasion to study extra in regards to the firm’s product launch plans.
iPad mini 7 worth: How a lot will the brand new iPad mini price?
The Sixth-gen iPad mini has had a number of worth adjustments exterior the U.S. since its launch in 2021. When it launched the U.Ok. worth was £479, then there was an increase to £569 a number of months after launch. However the excellent news is that the worth dropped again to £499 in Might 2024. There was no adjustment for the iPad mini worth within the U.S.
When the Seventh-generation mannequin launches we count on that the worth will stay at $499/£499.
- iPad mini Sixth era: $499/£499 (as of Might 2024)
- iPad mini fifth era: $399/£379
iPad mini 7 specs: What new options will the iPad mini have?
There’s an expectation the brand new iPad mini will function a extra spectacular processor than it does at present. We’re additionally hoping for some small inside enhancements.
A16 processor and RAM
The iPad mini 6 affords the A15 Bionic chip as discovered within the iPhone 13, mini, Professional and Max, nonetheless, this chip is down-clocked in comparison with the one contained in the iPhone 13 collection. Right here’s how that chip compares to the remainder of the vary and what’s anticipated for the following era.
- iPad Professional: M4.
- iPad Air: M2.
- iPad mini (Sixth gen): A15, as present in iPhone 13 collection. The subsequent era is anticipated to get A16, as discovered within the iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 15.
- iPad (tenth gen): A14, as present in iPhone 12 collection. The subsequent era is anticipated to get A16, as discovered within the iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 15.
Kuo reported in December that the iPad mini’s “fundamental promoting level” could be the brand new processor. He didn’t specify which processor on the time, however it’s now anticipated to be the A16 chip discovered within the iPhone 14 Professional and Max and the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus.
You might be trying on the iPad Air and questioning if the iPad mini would possibly get an M1 chip like that beforehand discovered within the iPad Air. Maybe it’s one thing Apple would possibly take into account down the road, however the rumors across the launch of the iPad Air indicated that Apple’s motive for utilizing the M1 was the lowered of availability of the A16 on the time, as per this tweet from Mark Gurman.
It’s additionally very potential that Apple will double the RAM within the iPad mini from 4GB to 8GB so it may assist Apple Intelligence when it arrives in iOS 18.1.
Elevated storage
On the present iPad mini Sixth era, the bottom mannequin begins off with a relatively paltry 64GB of storage. For a tool like an iPad, the place you possibly can retailer films, TV exhibits, books, comics, magazines, video games, and a variety of apps, that quantity can usually turn out to be an issue, particularly if you wish to take your iPad away on vacation or use it to your commute while not having to handle the storage.
Though Apple has one thing of a historical past of giving base fashions low storage capacities, we expect it might be a sensible transfer to improve the entry-level iPad mini Seventh era to at the least 128GB. File sizes are rising on a regular basis, on account of higher-quality cameras and software program, so doubling the prevailing 64GB could be a really consumer-friendly resolution.
Alongside these strains, there’s additionally the likelihood that the higher restrict of the storage could possibly be elevated. On the time of writing, essentially the most storage obtainable on the iPad mini Sixth era is 256GB. Shifting as much as 512GB could be the logical step, particularly if the baseline storage strikes to 128GB.
iPad mini 7 show: Will the iPad mini get a brand new display?
The iPad mini will seemingly maintain the identical design for a number of generations.
The iPad mini will seemingly maintain the identical design for a number of generations.
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The iPad mini will seemingly maintain the identical design for a number of generations.
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It’s unlikely that the design will change, however the brand new iPad mini is anticipated to incorporate a brand new show controller designed to mitigate an issue described as a “jelly scrolling difficulty” that reportedly makes content material look laggy.
There have been reviews for some time that Apple will transfer the show know-how to OLED however this appears prefer it received’t occur till at the least subsequent yr. Apple is claimed to be speaking to LG, Samsung, and different firms relating to energetic matrix OLEDs (AMOLEDs). However, in accordance with market analysis firm Omdia: “Apple is repeatedly discussing the opportunity of broadly adopting OLED know-how for the iPad mini and iPad Air lineup as the following section of its technique from 2026 onward.”
Display dimension
The iPad mini display was 7.9-inches up till the present iPad mini Sixth era launched in 2021. The iPad mini Sixth era display is 8.3-inch because of the removing of the House button.
A report from ET Information means that an iPad mini with a bigger 8.7-inch OLED show is within the works. Nonetheless, this transformation may not occur with the Seventh era because the iPad mini with OLED display isn’t anticipated till 2026.
Folding show
Apple is claimed to have been engaged on an iPad with a folding show, but it surely’s unlikely to return to this mannequin. In December 2022, Ming-Chi Kuo stated that reviews of a folding iPad mini in improvement had been flawed “as a result of a foldable iPad could have a markedly greater worth than an iPad mini, so such a substitute shouldn’t be cheap.”
ProMotion display
The display within the Seventh gen mannequin isn’t anticipated to develop from the present 8.3-inch, however there could also be new display know-how. A submit on a South Korean discussion board again in November 2021 indicated Apple had ordered 8.3-inch shows from Samsung that assist 120Hz most refresh charges. If true, the submit on Clien (translated right here) might imply the following mini affords the ProMotion ultra-smooth scrolling function at present seen on the iPad Professional, iPhone 13 Professional fashions, and 14- & 16-inch MacBook Professional. This might handle the minor difficulty of “jelly scrolling” that some customers have complained about with the present iPad mini.
Nonetheless, it’s not trying like this specific rumor is correct. Analyst Ross Younger, CEO of Show Provide Chain Consultants, doesn’t consider that Apple might be giving the iPad mini a ProMotion show but. He signifies that doing so would require important {hardware} adjustments. This may require a “complete new stage of engineering,” in accordance with Younger.
We stay skeptical of a ProMotion improve because it’s one of many fundamental differentiators between the usual and Professional gadgets Apple sells.
iPad mini design: What’s going to the brand new iPad mini appear to be?
It’s been surprisingly quiet on the rumor entrance, which in all probability means the iPad mini 7 design might be largely the identical because the Sixth-gen mannequin. Right here’s what we’ve managed to uncover.
One of the apparent adjustments to the iPad mini Sixth era was the brand new palette of colours that Apple made obtainable.
When you can at present choose between area grey, pink, purple, and starlight, there are a number of attention-grabbing hues obtainable on the iPad Air when it obtained its new look in fall 2021, together with silver, rose gold, inexperienced, and sky blue. It could subsequently appear cheap to imagine that a few of these make it to the mini. Plus now that the iPad tenth era introduced a daring collection of colours, the iPad mini might get a very new palette. Nonetheless, the iPhone 15 launched a particularly mild palette of colours so it’s unclear which path Apple will go.
We’ll replace this text as extra particulars turn out to be obtainable, however till then, make sure you learn our iPad shopping for information to see which fashions we’d suggest if you wish to purchase certainly one of Apple’s tablets at the moment. And verify our roundup of the finest iPad mini offers for the newest bargains on the present vary.