The launch of the iPhone 16 is lower than 24 hours away, however in response to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Energy On e-newsletter, Apple’s Glowtime occasion will not be its final main unveiling of the 12 months – extra bulletins are anticipated in October.
We’ve already been teased by the potential arrival of a redesigned Mac mini, as effectively the potential for seeing M4-powered MacBooks, however now Gurman expects an October reveal of a brand new iPad mannequin as effectively.
The iPad mini 7 has been rumored for fairly a while. Whereas initially anticipated to debut alongside the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Collection 10 at in the present day’s (September 9) occasion, Gurman’s prediction is sensible as we have already got a good suggestion of what to anticipate from Apple’s Glowtime occasion.
Regardless of when the rumored iPad mini is introduced, that is excellent news because the final mannequin was the iPad Mini (2021), so a refresh is lengthy overdue.
iPad Mini 7: what to anticipate
Now we have a wishlist of what we wish to see from the iPad mini 7, however the important thing rumors recommend a brand new chipset and a extra compact design than its predecessor. Whereas we’re not anticipating the rumored M4 chip to energy an iPad mini prefer it does the iPad Professional fashions, Gurman speculates that it would embody Apple Intelligence assist, which implies it may very well be powered by the A17 Professional chip on the very least.
Gurman’s use of “iPad fashions” in his speculations additionally makes us query the whispers of a bigger 8.7-inch iPad mini with an OLED display screen (in comparison with an 8.3-inch LCD show in the usual mannequin), which we had beforehand written off as early iPad mini 8 rumors. However do we actually want a number of iPad mini fashions?
There’s a motive we’ve questioned whether or not the iPad mini can survive. With plus-sized iPhones, the iPad 10.9 (2022) and the 11- and 13-inch iPad Air and iPad Professional already having carved a spot for themselves, most use instances are lined. Nonetheless, a mid-sized and mid-priced pill round eight inches would possibly simply be the candy spot for customers who need a respectable pill for gaming, streaming and studying – whereas nonetheless with the ability to maintain in a single hand.
October’s bulletins, probably that includes a complete new Mac lineup and new iPads, are actually one thing to sit up for however, earlier than that, there’s nonetheless a giant occasion taking place in the present day at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST (or 3am AEST September 10 AEST) that can see the debut of the most recent Apple flagship telephones and wearables. As at all times, we’ll have boots on the bottom protecting the occasion, and you may comply with together with our stay weblog to make sure you do not miss a factor.
