We have been talking about rumors for more than a year that point to a complete redesign of the iPad Mini, an outdated design but still offers support for the Apple Pencil in its 5th generation which is currently for sale.
If we ignore the rumors, the new iPad Mini could expand the size of the screen from the current 7 inches to 8,5 or perhaps 9 inches, reducing the bezels to maintain the size. The Touch ID would move to the side like the iPad Air and will adopt a USB-C connection.
But also, if we pay attention to Digitimes, the most important novelty of this sixth generation of the iPad Mini will be the screen, a screen that will adopt mini-LED technology.
According to this medium, the manufacturer BLU Radiant will begin to send mini-LED screens in the third quarter of 2021, screens that will be destined not only for the next generation of the iPad Mini, but also for the next MacBook PRo that Apple would have planned to launch at the market in the last quarter of this year.
It should be remembered that screens with mini-LED technology offer a higher brightness, better contrast and deeper blacks, blacks that do not offer the same quality as an OLED panel.
Mark Gurman previously stated that the new iPad mini will be announced later this year and the mini-LED display related component shipments will start in the third trimester of the year thus confirming the information from Digitimes.
From 9to5Mac, they recently claimed that the next iPad mini will feature the same A15 chip as the next generation iPhone 13, will include a Smart Connector to easily connect compatible keyboards. With these these improvements it is quite feasible that Apple also extends the number of speakers of this device, as stated by Jon Prosser.
What is clear is that eThe price of this model will not be the same than the iPad Mini 5, a device that passes its size is very expensive.