Today, we comparing the 7.9-inch iPad mini to the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max to determine each one’s usability advantages and drawbacks stemming from the screen size differences.
Despite many components being modular, repairs continue to be unnecessarily complicated due to gobs of adhesive holding parts and cables in place.
Logitech and Apple are working on integrating support for Logitech’s inexpensive Crayon digital stylus in the upcoming iOS 12.2 software update.
While the latest iPads work with the older-generation Pencil, they don’t support the updated version of the Apple stylus that can wirelessly charge off the tablet itself.
The beloved iPad mini form factor is not going away anytime soon as Apple today refreshed the miniature tablet with some of its latest and greatest technologies, including Apple Pencil support and the A12 Bionic chip.
More evidence points to no major design changes for the next-generation iPad mini except a relocated microphone centered on the upper back panel.
2018 iPad Pro models will receive a faster Apple chip and the $329 budget iPad will grow its screen from the current 9.7-inch panel to a 10.2-inch one.
A supply chain source claims that Apple is prepping to launch some new products and accessories in early-spring.
Apple is rumored to have informed accessory vendors in its MFi program that the next iPad mini will look nearly indistinguishable from the current design.
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Compal Electronics is expected to build Apple’s fifth-generation iPad mini tablet that should arrive “later in 2019”.
A follow-up to 2015’s iPad mini 4 will be cheaper than the current $399 128GB model while the $329 sixth-generation iPad should get a bigger display.
New Face ID-less iPads are in the works, in addition to the next iPod touch that won’t have Face ID nor Touch ID, according to a regulatory filing and the iOS 12.2 code.