Apple Expected to Introduce New iPad mini Next Year: Kuo

Popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has new information on a future Apple product, which is expected to be the new iPad mini. It is suggested that Apple is planning to launch one next year and then, there’s some information about the alleged foldable iPad too. Check out the details below.

New iPad mini Expected Soon

Kuo’s latest tweet reveals that Apple will launch a new iPad mini with a new chipseteither by the end of next year or in early 2024. The ‘new processor‘ is expected to be the iPad mini’s main selling point. While there’s no word on which chipset the upcoming iPad mini will use, it could either be the next-gen A-series or its M-series chip.(3/3)Additionally, Apple is currently working on a new version of the iPad mini equipped with a new processor as the main selling point, and the mass shipment is expected to start by the end of 2023 or in 1H24.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo)December 27, 2022

(3/3)Additionally, Apple is currently working on a new version of the iPad mini equipped with a new processor as the main selling point, and the mass shipment is expected to start by the end of 2023 or in 1H24.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo)December 27, 2022

If the latter option is explored, the new iPad mini will join the currently expensiveiPad Airand theiPad Promodels that come with the M1 and the M2 chips, respectively.

This will succeedlast year’s iPad mini, which comes with the A15 Bionic chipset, 5G support, a flat-edge design, Touch ID, and more. It comes with support for the 2nd-gen Apple Pencil. We can expect the2023 or 2024 iPad mini to also come with 5G. However, other details are pretty scarce.

Kuo also talks about the foldable iPad. It is said that thefoldable iPad won’t be a replacement for the iPad miniin 2025. This is probably because if Apple plans to launch one, it will come with a hefty price tag, which is not an iPad mini’s league. To recall, an earlier reportsuggestedthat Apple will launch a foldable iPad in 2024 first and then might venture into the foldable phone space, which could happen in 2025.

Proper details regarding this are still behind the veil and we will have to wait for more details to arrive. Therefore, it’s best to take these details with a grain of salt. We will keep you posted on what Apple might end up doing. So, stay tuned, and do let us know your thoughts on the possibility of a foldable iPad and a new iPad mini in the comments below.

Featured Image: 2021 iPad mini

Vanshika Malhotra

Started off as a stranger but tech is more like a good friend, thanks to over 5 years in the industry. While everything is attractive about tech, phones, social media, and quirky gadgets attract me the most. When not working, I find my solace in shopping and everything that concerns doggos!

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