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Gurman: Apple Event in October Will Include New iPad Mini and M4 Macs

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In his report today outlining his expectations for Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 event, which takes place on Monday, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman briefly mentioned that a new iPad mini is "on deck" for another Apple event in October.

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Gurman expects the new iPad mini to be announced at the October event alongside the first Macs with the M4 series of chips, including the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac. The M4 chip debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year.

Apple has yet to confirm an October event this year. In 2023, it held a virtual event on October 30 to unveil MacBook Pro and iMac models with the M3 series of chips.

Gurman did not reveal any new features planned for the seventh-generation iPad mini, but previous rumors have indicated that upgrades will include a faster chip, upgraded front and rear cameras, a fix for "jelly scrolling" screen tearing in portrait orientation, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 support, and new color options.

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said the next iPad mini would enter mass production in the second half of 2024, so there is agreement from multiple credible sources about the device being updated later this year.

Apple released the current iPad mini in September 2021, with new features at the time including a larger 8.3-inch display, a USB-C port, a Touch ID power button, the A15 Bionic chip, 5G support on cellular models, a 12-megapixel rear camera with Center Stage support, compatibility with the second-generation Apple Pencil, and more.

Gurman said "new iPads" plural would be unveiled at the October event, so the entry-level iPad may be updated then too.

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That’ll be a good time to pickup a mini 6. Really big fan of the form factor over the 5 I currently use.
 
This makes sense heading in to the Christmas season. Between this and all the other expected refreshes, Air Pod Max's, Mac Mini, Beats, etc.
 
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I have the current one and the display, sound, and performance sucks so bad compared to my iPhone. Hopefully it at least stacks up to that in the new one. And Face ID. 🙏🏻
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No sourcing but I expect them to use the exact same hardware apart from the SOC/display controller to fix the jelly scroll in portrait. Apple doesn't seem interested in redesigning the Mini to a modern standard. Lame, but they get to save money on parts and tooling...
 
If it can support AI features, and has a better screen, I'll consider it.

At it is now though, I don't see a pressing need to update my mini, besides my daughter wanting something faster than a mini 5.

Edit: Traded it in to best buy for $260. Surprisingly enough, the Pencil Pro support was the deciding factor.
 
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No it won't. You'll see an article tomorrow explaining that they won't have it after all.
 
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Release it with an M* chip - or maybe an A18pro variant - ready for Apple Intelligence, in time for iPadOS 18.1 and I'll almost certainly get one immediately.

*** Now, where is that "Shut up and take my money"-meme? ***
 
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