Would there be a market for an "iPad Mini Pro"?

[psac]

I would have already bought it if they offered it with this new batch. No questions asked, I would have it now.

But with the whole line now refreshed except the mini, I'm pretty sure we won't see a mini upgrade until this time next year, if we ever do at all. I was really waiting for it, but now without any upgrade, I'm going to jump on Best Buy's $150 trade in offer for the mini2, and the $299 sale for the mini 4. I'll end up with a new battery (my mini2 is over 2-1/2 years old, so it'll be due soon, though mine isn't terrible), plus the TouchID, higher memory (64GB -> 128GB), and the better chip and more ram. It's worth the $150 when the battery alone would be $99. If they do upgrade next year, hopefully I'll be able to trade this one in for something towards the next one.

 

[rkuo]

I think they should update the mini just so new buyers don't feel like they're buying really old hardware, but frankly I still find my mini 4 very usable and probably wouldn't upgrade without some serious spec bumps.

• Multitasking is sort of irrelevant on this screen form factor, so extra RAM isn't as much of a concern right now.
• I find the experience of using the mini 4 just slightly slower than the iPad Pro, but not in anyway unpleasant or crashy.
• I'd love some sort of smart keyboard for the mini, but I'm really not sure it's feasible in that form factor. So that's not keeping me up at night.

 

[iOSpecialist]

I’d be happy if we just got a spec bump. Put an A9 in the thing and I’ll buy it
Though I’d like it to be more than just that.

 

[AFEPPL]

The whole pro moniker just confuses things.
Like above, if they up the CPU which i guess they'll do in due course what does it matter if its a pro or not?

Anti-reflective coating, ProMotion technology, True Tone display, Quad-LED True Tone flash are not really earth shattering and dont really make much difference. Maybe some would like/benefit from the 4 speakers and the 120hz for better scrolling but, its not game changing for me.

 

[wib]

If they released a Mini Pro or even a Mini that supported the pencil, and I was rich, I would buy the Mini for taking out and about and the 12.9 for at home. I even said that the day before the announcement. As it is, I traded in my iPad Pro 9.7 and bought the 10.5, which is the best (for me) compromise size.

I still miss my mini even though it's been gone for a long time - I traded it in to get the 9.7, but I'd happily go back if I could use my pencil with it.