I've got an iPad mini 5 and quite like it but want to go bigger on a small budget (under 300 ideally, so looking at Ebay or refurbished).
Ipad 9th (or 10th) gen both have sRGB instead of the mini 5's P3 and they also have less resolution. Then there's no anti-reflective coating, no laminated...
It's rumored that Apple won't be holding a special event this October, but there's plenty of hardware that could come out this October, including:
Device
[Potential] Hardware
Notes
Apple TV
A14 Bionic chip, 4 GB of RAM
Price may be reduced.
10th generation low-cost iPad
A14 Bionic chip...