New iPad Mini could possibly be a yr away

Apple is updating its iPad Mini with a brand new processor, says respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The inbetweener is meant to start delivery by the top of 2023 or the primary half of 2024.

The iPad Mini acquired an all new design on the finish of 2021 after remaining largely unchanged because it was launched method again in 2012. The 8.3-inch pill suits in between Apple’s largest iPhone (the 6.7-inch Pro Max) and Tenth-gen iPad (10.9 inch). It runs on an A15 Bionic chip with a USB-C port and an possibility for 5G connectivity. Kuo says the brand new processor can be “the main selling point,” so we shouldn’t anticipate an excessive amount of else to vary.

The iPad Mini will definitely be prepared for a chip replace after two years, if Kuo’s timeline is appropriate. That may imply an A16 inherited from the present top-of-the-line iPhone 14 Pro, and even an M-series chip utilized by the iPad Air and iPad Pro. Guess we’ll discover out as early as subsequent fall when Apple normally unveils its pre-holiday lineup of {hardware}.