Am I missing something? We already have an iPad Air that is the "same design" as the iPad Pro...
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Mac Otakara: iPad Air 5 to Feature iPad Pro-Like Design, No Design Changes Coming to iPad Mini 6 or iPad 9
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My thoughts exactly. This "redesign" seems to be nothing more than... might upgrade camera configuration.
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if it stays with this chassis and just dies off.I know that I'm in the minority, but this is one rumor about the iPad Mini that I like.I'm pretty confident that there won't be a Mini 6 this year... if there is, I suspect the chassis will remain the same but have an upgraded processor.
A Mini with the Air/Pro style chassis will most likely appear in 2023.
But I am willing to spend up to $600 for a proper Mini (modern chassis, FaceID, USB-C, etc). I miss having an up to date Mini as my primary iPad device...
This being Apple, perhaps they're both right?
I seem to remember that the original Mini screen was half the size of the original iPad screen. If the Mini 6 keeps that ratio then we might also get a Mini Pro that does the same with the 11" Pro. That would allow for both the 8.3" screen and the 8.7" screen we've heard about.
It is, I admit, unlikely. Even for Apple
I seem to remember that the original Mini screen was half the size of the original iPad screen. If the Mini 6 keeps that ratio then we might also get a Mini Pro that does the same with the 11" Pro. That would allow for both the 8.3" screen and the 8.7" screen we've heard about.
It is, I admit, unlikely. Even for Apple
Hmm...same 10.9” size for the iPad Air 5.
I was hoping to get that extra 0.1” display.
I was hoping to get that extra 0.1” display.
I know some people like them, but these large bezels have got to go! They look so antiquated.
you may think that but they will be wrong
this from the same idiots who said that there will be a version of the iPhone 12 with 4G not 5G and there will be a iPhone SE being released this year 😂😂😂
meanwhile on appletrack.com prosser, 9to5mac, Gurman and Ross young are far more reliable and have better accuracy than Mac otakara
@Tim Cook: No IPad Mini redesign, no purchase !!!
Because then you can keep your IPad Mini 6.
I don’t know any reason why I should give away my Mini 4 for an upgrade to a newer chip at a cost of many hundreds of €.
Because then you can keep your IPad Mini 6.
I don’t know any reason why I should give away my Mini 4 for an upgrade to a newer chip at a cost of many hundreds of €.
Ummm the iPad Air already got a redesign last year to look like the iPad Pro. This is pure nonsense surprised you bothered publishing such obvious BS on top of the iPad mini staying the same. The leakers are getting really really bad lately and not worth a grain of salt now. Apple is feeding disinformation on purpose now , the only way they can combat leaks pretty much.
I can live with it on my IPad Mini 4, which I also got very cheap used in mint condition (LTE/128GB) for just over €200. But never will I pay €800 for an IPad Mini in 10 year old design with lightning port with a newer chip!
Anybody else think this is Apple trying to figure out who the leakers are? I'm sure there was an article a while back about how Apple has implemented a walled garden approach to product development so no one team knows stuff? This feels like the powers that be at Apple have shared conflicting information about the upcoming iPads to figure out who to fire.
I guess most iPad mini 5 users that still love the size… will immediately buy a redesigned* iPad mini 6 but probably completely ignore a 6th generation with the same design as earlier generations.
* not really a redesign, just an iPad Air mini.
* not really a redesign, just an iPad Air mini.
Haha. As much as I'd love a design change for the next Mini, there's a sadistic part of me that would like to see it remain unchanged just to see the meltdowns on this forum. I love a good meltdown.
The size is perfect. But let’s also not forget the second most important feature of the mini; no camera bump.
Do you use the cameras in your iPads???. Do we really the same cameras that iPhones have in the iPads?. I prefer to pay a premium for a better display in iPad Air, not for a mostly seldom
Used camera. That’s why I keep my old iPad Pro with pro-motion Display, the only recent iPad with a modern refresh rate display is ridiculously expensive for browsing and playing games. And there is only 1 iPad with fast refresh rate in ALL iPad line up???!!, what is happening????, I don’t need M1 to browse, a better display is much more appreciated!
Used camera. That’s why I keep my old iPad Pro with pro-motion Display, the only recent iPad with a modern refresh rate display is ridiculously expensive for browsing and playing games. And there is only 1 iPad with fast refresh rate in ALL iPad line up???!!, what is happening????, I don’t need M1 to browse, a better display is much more appreciated!
I know that I'm in the minority, but this is one rumor about the iPad Mini that I like.
A Mini with the Air/Pro style chassis will most likely appear in 2023.
I think there will be. I think Apple would love to kill off the Mini, but I think Mini 5 sales, while not overwhelming, are pretty steady, nuch to Apple's surprise.
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Maybe there’s two iPad mini models coming out including a cheaper SE model that looks identical to the current 5th Gen and has an A14. The other one looks like a smaller iPad Air 4 with an A15. Maybe that’s causing some of the confusion here???
Fully agree. If they can get the cost of the iPad Air down, it would be nice to just have:
- iPad Mini
- iPad (basically the Air)
- iPad Pro
Furthermore as the iPad Air becomes more and more similar to the Pro, Apple needs to give the Pro more exclusive features to make the upgrade more worth it.
After all of the rumors coming from analysts these past few months, I would be surprised if we don’t get a redesigned mini this year. The only thing I can think of is something went wrong last minute and they have to wait until next year. It’s definitely in development and maybe close to release.