Sketchy Rumor Claims 'iPad Mini Pro' Launching in Second Half of 2021

[MacBH928]

Why does Apple so much hate the 9.7 size which was the flagship size for many years? Its either smaller or larger, the 9.7 gets air gapped display.

Tim, you say you miss Steve, maybe you should watch this again

You need to put in that video where he says that when sales people become CEOs they ruin the company and the product.

 

[nickmanit]

Tim, you say you miss Steve, maybe you should watch this again

I count now on apple website, items you can purchase Iphone: iphone12 Pro, iphone 12, iphone SE, iphone 11, iphone XR. 5 ITEMS Mac: air, Pro 13, Pro 13, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, (plus Pro Display XDR) 7 ITEMS iPad: Pro, Air, Ipad, mini. 4 ITEMS Watch: series 6, SE, series 3, (plus Nike, Hermes), 3 ITEMS They are playing with fires but thanks to the ecosystem the build they can survive longer committing mistakes. But do not perseverate!

 

[Ahboyd]

Actually, this is what I want.

 

[Zdigital2015]

Why does Apple so much hate the 9.7 size which was the flagship size for many years? Its either smaller or larger, the 9.7 gets air gapped display.



You need to put in that video where he says that when sales people become CEOs they ruin the company and the product.

The iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 9.7” both had laminated displays. The move to a 10.2” display allowed Apple to keep using the iPad Air 3 chassis and allowed Apple to keep using an already amortized chassis. The non-laminated display in a lower-tier, budget device is perfectly fine and lowers Apple’s manufacturing and repair costs.

 

[appleuserliyah]

Apple is expected to launch a sixth-generation iPad mini in the first half of 2021, possibly as soon as this March, based on long-standing rumors. However, a new rumor out of Asia that has gained traction in the last 24 hours suggests an "iPad mini Pro" will arrive in the second half of this year.

According to a post on Korean blog Naver, whose rumor track record is unknown, the device features an 8.7-inch display, which is housed in a chassis that has an increased width and reduced height compared to the existing iPad mini 5.

This so-called "iPad mini Pro" has allegedly passed Apple's initial R&D and product planning stages of development, and is currently in design "P2" stage, with Apple set to begin design validation tests (DVT) soon. In a typical product roadmap, Apple would then submit it for production validation tests before green-lighting the device for mass production.

In a potentially related rumor, occasional Chinese leaker Kang on Tuesday claimed a "full-screen, smaller-sized iPad" was currently in the P2 design stage and still awaiting engineering validation tests. No further details were given. At any rate, such a device would still need to overcome several hurdles before any launch.

The ‌iPad mini‌ most recently got a refreshed design in 2015 with its fourth iteration. While the device did receive a minor update in 2019 with the A12 Bionic chip, a True Tone display, Bluetooth 5.0, and Apple Pencil support, the ‌iPad mini‌ is considered overdue for an update.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in May 2020 that the next-generation ‌iPad mini‌ will have a display that measures in at 8.5 to 9 inches, up from the current 7.9-inch screen size, while a recent report from Japanese site Mac Otakara, citing supply chain sources in China, said that the next ‌iPad mini‌ will have an 8.4-inch display. Similar 8.x-inch ‌iPad mini‌ sizes have been reported by other sources.

However, unlike the iPad Pro and iPad Air, which have in recent years shed their large bezels and home buttons for a more modern all-screen design, the sixth-generation ‌iPad mini‌ will reportedly stick with its current design language. Mac Otakara's report explains that the ‌iPad mini‌ will enlarge its display by reducing its bezels, but it will look similar to the ‌iPad Air‌ 3, with a Touch ID Home Button, large top and bottom bezels, and a Lightning port.

Mac Otakara believes that this refreshed ‌‌iPad mini‌‌ will see a March launch, so it could perhaps debut at an event later this month, if Apple sticks to recent tradition. This also fits in with Kuo's claim that the next ‌iPad mini‌ will come in the first half of 2021.

• Upcoming iPad Mini 6 Could Disappoint Fans

Interestingly, Kuo has said in the past that Apple is working on an ‌iPad mini‌ with a mini-LED display, but it seems unlikely that the ‌‌iPad mini‌‌ 6 would gain this significantly upgraded display considering that it has not yet come to any other Apple device. That said, today's "iPad mini Pro" rumor doesn't reference mini-LED at all.

Apple is accelerating adoption of mini-LED in its iPad and Mac notebook lineups, and the iPad Pro is expected to be the first product to get a mini-LED display. Kuo has previously said that production of a mini-LED version of the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌ began in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a launch expected in the first half of 2021.

DigiTimes also believes a mini-LED iPad Pro will launch in early 2021, as does Korea's ETNews. Whether or not a mini-LED "iPad mini Pro" will follow, and how such a device would fit into Apple's current iPad lineup, remains to be seen.

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I want a iPad mini I never had a ipad before at all , only thing I had/have is iPhone

 

[MacBH928]

The iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 9.7” both had laminated displays. The move to a 10.2” display allowed Apple to keep using the iPad Air 3 chassis and allowed Apple to keep using an already amortized chassis. The non-laminated display in a lower-tier, budget device is perfectly fine and lowers Apple’s manufacturing and repair costs.

the current 10.9 standard is too huge for me. It sure is a welcome size to people who use iPad as their sole computer, but for people who use it as a gadget its just too big.

 

[Zdigital2015]

the current 10.9 standard is too huge for me. It sure is a welcome size to people who use iPad as their sole computer, but for people who use it as a gadget its just too big.

If the iPad is a “gadget” to you then perhaps you really should be purchasing the mini or the regular iPad, as the increase from a 9.7” to 10.2” display has been nominal with regard to chassis size. The iPad Air 4 isn’t really a “gadget” at this point if you consider the cost, size and functionality changes compared to the iPad Air 3.

 

[MacBH928]

If the iPad is a “gadget” to you then perhaps you really should be purchasing the mini or the regular iPad, as the increase from a 9.7” to 10.2” display has been nominal with regard to chassis size. The iPad Air 4 isn’t really a “gadget” at this point if you consider the cost, size and functionality changes compared to the iPad Air 3.

I agree and I blame Apple. I wanted the product that Steve Jobs introduced. This is a different product with the same name. The iPad was a companion product to the MacOS. Today they supercharged it to be a MacOS alternative.

The Mini screen is too mini. Its literally 1 inch larger than the Pro Max. That is a phone. 9.7 was the perfect size for me. Now that I think of it...maybe I should just get an Android tablet.

 

[rovex]

I agree and I blame Apple. I wanted the product that Steve Jobs introduced. This is a different product with the same name. The iPad was a companion product to the MacOS. Today they supercharged it to be a MacOS alternative.

The Mini screen is too mini. Its literally 1 inch larger than the Pro Max. That is a phone. 9.7 was the perfect size for me. Now that I think of it...maybe I should just get an Android tablet.

Actually, the Mini's screen is almost twice the size of the Pro Max. You're comparing different aspect ratios.

 

[MacBH928]

Actually, the Mini's screen is almost twice the size of the Pro Max. You're comparing different aspect ratios.

i don't know about that, i gauge by inches. Pro Max is 6.7 and Mini is 7.9 and thats all I know.

 

[Bubble99]

I do not think there is any iPad coming out any time soon as Apple as to register those iPad‘s models in the Europe database and we would of seen it about now if new iPad was coming out this month or next month.

Apple has not register any iPad be it iPad mini or iPad pro. Or the $320 iPad.