"Could" is the keyword. It's not guaranteed
Digitimes forecasts: often wrong
Ming Chi Kuo: the best(?) of the prognosticators who gets paid to do so?
My bet would be with Kuo, meaning 2024. Why? If one was coming, it would almost certainly be an October event/press release and how many rumors of this are flying as of Sep 25? And what else would make up an October event? I very much doubt an M3iMac though I could see an M2 one. Roll out the lone M3 Mac now and create the psychological effect that all of the other Macs (and upcoming Vpro) are "old tech" reversing how iMac is viewed now as the only one with "old tech" inside. M2 would just get the last holdout brought "up to date" and still make sense vs. an M2 Vpro releasing in 3-6 months (else that one would need to switch to M3, which is also plausible).
There's that iPad Air update rumor.
Otherwise??? Seems like crickets. Accessories going USB-C seems they would be on a schedule of when their existing inventories get low enough and then the USB-C versions just take over as Lightning inventory sells out.
Is M2 iMac, updated Air and Mini enough for an hour or two Campus video event? I think not. Is it enough for a press release (updates)? That seems favorable if anything. However, as of Sep 25, I'd expect flurries of rumors about all 3 now: colors, cables, features, photos, cases, etc. Where's that flurry?
That shared, anything updated is always welcomed. Bring on the new as soon as it is ready.
Same. Instant buy for me.I just want an iPad Pro mini with OLED and ProMotion.
Please Apple.
I have the iPad mini 5 and the screen seems totally fine to me. Did it get worse on the 6?The screen absolutely sucks on the current Mini 6, and I presume that the Mini 7 will have the same crappy display, despite a faster chip and still give me a headache if I even glance at it. The Mini 6 single-handedly took me out of the Mini market for the foreseeable future. In the meantime, I will hold onto my Mini 5 with my cold dead hands.
Nice! I saw an N-scale modular layout with a drive-in setup, where they had a slot to literally drop their iPhone in & act as the screen 🤣 always thought that would be a fun one to set up.Looking at the dimensions of the iPad Mini 6, if the 7's dimensions are identical, I might get one to use in the screen of my Walthers Cornerstone HO-scale Skyview Drive-In Theater on my model train layout. The screen is designed to accept a 7.9" tablet, and I currently use an older iPad Mini 2 I bought from my workplace to stream videos and such on the tablet screen, mostly drive-in intermission snack bar snipes, trailers, and 1950s-70s theatrical cartoons.
Since the videos I play are in a 4:3 aspect ratio, the plastic screen housing cutting anything off wouldn't be much of a problem.
This would be cool. Maybe someday when Apple runs out of ways to make more money. Before that I think it's more likely we'll se an iPhone Pro that unfolds into an "iPad mini Pro" of sorts. And that would be amazing if they can get the display durable enough.I just want an iPad Pro mini with OLED and ProMotion.
Please Apple.
I'd want the connection to be achieved wirelessly! Just plonk your phone next to the screen device and it connects. (Which technology is used is another matter. Wifi? Bluetooth?)Since new iPhones can output to HDMI, buy yourself a portable screen of any desired size to scratch that itch now. Example. Much cheaper than an Apple-branded dumb screen device and potentially the exact same panel Apple might choose if they did make one.
That's MASSIVE! This thread is about a mini 7 which would be more like 8 inches or so.https://a.co/d/1FiuBBq Asus Zenscreen 15.6" Wireless Portable Monitor