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iPad mini Where is the iPad Mini 6?
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This guy is claiming that Korean leaker is unknown but also states he agrees with other leakers that the Mini 6 will keep the same form factor with the bezels and home button. Larger display just smaller bezels
I dont believe that's right though. The Mini has always followed the Air and the Air 4 just got the updated design. I would expect the Mini 6 to get the A14 and updated design as well. Price will go up to $499 I'd bet. Makes no sense to keep the old design and have it priced higher than the iPad 8. Unless they are going really budget with it by keeping the home button and bezels while dropping the price to $299. I doubt it though.
There was a rumor a couple months ago I believe, that said the screen is going to increase from 7.9 to 9.1 inches... those rumors went along with renders also. Here’s a link to one article about that but there were many other sites that reported on it as well.
Sketchy iPad mini 6 leak points towards in-screen Touch ID, punch-hole camera
A very sketchy iPad mini 6 leak has revealed the potential design of Apple's next tablet. It reportedly offers a punch-hole camera and in-screen Touch ID.
IMO, I really like the looks of the new design in those renders and I hope that they prove to be accurate... if so I’ll be first in line!!
That looks super fake. I seriously doubt Apple would do a hole punch design like that, not their style.There was a rumor a couple months ago I believe, that said the screen is going to increase from 7.9 to 9.1 inches... those rumors went along with renders also. Here’s a link to one article about that but there were many other sites that reported on it as well.
Sketchy iPad mini 6 leak points towards in-screen Touch ID, punch-hole camera
A very sketchy iPad mini 6 leak has revealed the potential design of Apple's next tablet. It reportedly offers a punch-hole camera and in-screen Touch ID.www.phonearena.com
IMO, I really like the looks of the new design in those renders and I hope that they prove to be accurate... if so I’ll be first in line!!
As much as I want to believe it’ll be a shrunken Air 4, I know how Apple treats us Mini fans and expect nothing more than the reduced bezels of the 10.5” Air and Pro models. I’ll probably still buy it.
Apple had increased the pricing points of their consumer iPads, starting with the iPad Air 4. Since there's almost no competition for Apple in this segment (premium small tablet), I'm sure Apple will be comfortable pushing the price for the mini as well.
Same. I’m probably still going to buy it. Just disappointed that it probably won’t be redesigned around the Air. It will probably just be smaller bezels and newer internals.
With that I would expect the current price to be maintained. I‘d be more than willing to pay $100 more for a shrunken Air 4 though.
Yeah but that is what I don’t get - the iPad mini already essentially has the reduced side bezels of the old 10.5” iPad Pro. It actually copied the Mini chassis. They couldn’t get to even 8.5” on the screen without redoing the chassis anyway, so it would be a complete waste to retool a new chassis that uses the old design langage. The only thing they could do using the existing chassis would be to bring the screen aspect ratio in line with the 10.9” iPad Air 4 screen without changing chassis, which would make the screen only go from 7.9” to 8.3”. I don’t think they are going to do that.
With the 10.2” iPad and 10.5” iPad Air 3, they simply could reuse the old 10.5” iPad chassis literally with zero changes. Just like they did with the 10.9” Air 4 and the 11” Pro chassis.
They can’t do that with the Mini, and it would make sense to use as many components as possible from the new 10.9” iPad Air 4, like the TouchID button, for example, to take advantage of economics of scale. They could then use the new chassis for probably a few generations of Mini.
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It's the classic chicken and egg debate. Apple doesn't update it like it does the other iPad models because it doesn't sell as well. It doesn't sell as well because even brand new, it's still old technology.
Regardless, it has an almost cult-like following, and if Apple would only show it the same love, they just might be surprised at the sales numbers. The size is still perfect for mobile or on-the-go use... I am a huge fan.
I would be glad to buy a Mini 6 that is a smaller (and lighter) 2020 iPad Air 4.
Would you buy the 6 if it had a larger display, smaller bezels and newer processor for the same price as the 5? Id be disappointed it wasn't a mini Air 4, but Id consider it.
Same, a mini Air 4 would check all the boxes for me and be a day one purchase. I’ve had every mini except the 3, so it’s a safe bet I’d still consider a more modestly updated 6 but I’d hold out for at least a small discount and stick with a base model.
Looks like no iPad mini 6 this month. Most likely not until at least Oct
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I wouldn't hold my breath. They went two years between iPad Pro releases (2018-2020), no reason to think they will update them after one year all the sudden. Oct at earliest Id say, probably not until next March. Who knows with the Mini. They went FOUR years between the 5 and 6. Could be years before we see another...
It's really more like 1.25-1.5 years rather than 2 full years between iPad Pro updates.
Right, so Oct will make 19 months which is about right, especially with the production delays Apple has had with devices since the pandemic. March is too soon.
The 2020 iPad Pro was a very minor upgrade. As I result, I don’t think that it’s far fetched if a major upgrade to the iPad Pro were to happen next month. A lot of other people seem to think so too. Look at the Buyer’s Guide.
Besides, a lot has changed for Apple during the pandemic.
I love the Mini iPads since forever. Owned the Original iPad, Original iPad Air and the first iPad Pro 11. I loved all but nothing came close to the Mini. I always went back to a Mini. I travel a lot and don't watch any videos on the iPads at home. So it is only about 2 movies a week while traveling or some TV show episodes or YT videos. And for the rest the Mini is the perfect traveling companion. Light and small. The same goes for my iPhone 12 Mini.
I really don't care about the price, I would pay anything for a dream iPad mini 6 with iPad Air 4 design, maybe Face ID but TouchID in power button is ok too, and please 5G. On a tablet it is way more important than on a cellphone. iPad mini 6 bezel less with 5G. OMG! But I really doubt it has 5G. But from all the rumors the shrunken iPad Air 4 design could be true actually. Still was very happy to hear about the march event and all those Mini rumors.
I really don't care about the price, I would pay anything for a dream iPad mini 6 with iPad Air 4 design, maybe Face ID but TouchID in power button is ok too, and please 5G. On a tablet it is way more important than on a cellphone. iPad mini 6 bezel less with 5G. OMG! But I really doubt it has 5G. But from all the rumors the shrunken iPad Air 4 design could be true actually. Still was very happy to hear about the march event and all those Mini rumors.
iPad cadence is a little more unpredictable, but many of them seem to be running closer to 18 months these days. The mini has definitely gone longer though. Rumors are pointing to same design but with an 8.4" screen squeezed in. Probably A14. I wouldn't expect much more than that.
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Those waiting for a squared design with quad speakers, USB Type C and Apple Pencil 2 support are just high. Not gonna happen.