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The display on the rumored "iPad mini 6" will be bumped up to 8.3 inches because of its narrower bezels and lack of Home button, according to a display analyst.
The next-generation iPad mini will have an 8.3-inch display, up from the current 7.9-inch screen, according to Ross Young at Display Supply Chain Consultants. The larger display will likely fit in the same footprint as current models.
As we published earlier today, iPad mini 6 is 8.3".
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) July 26, 2021
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously forecast that the new iPad mini could have a screen size between 8.5 and 9 inches. The lack of a Home button and a potential launch in the fall was also reported by Bloomberg earlier in July.
The "iPad mini 6," which Bloomberg said could sport the "biggest redesign in the nine-year history" of the model, may also feature a squared design like current iPad Air and iPad Pro devices. It isn't clear if it could feature Face ID or Touch ID in the power button.
Additionally, the new mini-sized tablet could sport an Apple "A15" chipset, a USB-C connector, and mini LED backlighting.
Apple last updated the iPad mini back in 2019 with a speedier A12 Bionic chip, Apple Pencil support, and other incremental improvements. Current reports suggest that Apple could release the "iPad mini 6" in the fall of 2021.
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Been waiting on one of these for years now. I'm in on day one.
It’s overdue. Same size as the old Mini, USB-C port, colors and M-chip. It’s pretty much a small iPad Air.
I hoping for a mini led screen but if iPad Mini 6 is an A15 SoC with 8GB RAM, I am all in too!