Apple is allegedly evaluating a new OLED display for the next iPad mini, but it's unclear whether the tablet will drop this fall or in 2026.
The next iPad mini should swap LCD for OLED display, but don’t expect ProMotion
Apple is allegedly evaluating a new OLED display for the next iPad mini, but it's unclear whether the tablet will drop this fall or in 2026.
Apple has kicked in motion a planned display tech switch for the iPad mini, which should drop LCD IPS screens and adopt OLED panels as soon as 2026.
Apple could release at least three new iPad models around March 2024, in time for the spring, but those should be "more minor" in terms of specifications.
Instead of significant new features and design changes, the new iPad Air, iPad mini and base iPad will bump specs by swapping Apple silicon for newer chips.
Assuming customers react positively to the first OLED iPad Pro tablets in 2024, Apple could launch OLED-based iPad Air and iPad mini in 2026.
On the leaked iPadOS 17 system requirements list are all iPad Pros from 2017 onward, plus the third-generation iPad Air and two additional models.
According to an analyst, Apple could release the refreshed iPad mini 7 by Spring 2024, featuring a quick specs upgrade but no significant design changes.
A foldable iPad won't replace the iPad mini anytime soon—the next iPad mini is expected to arrive in 2023 or 2024 featuring a faster chip, but it won't fold.
iPadOS is the software that helps differentiate the iPad lineup from the iPhone, even if it is technically based on iOS. And there are plenty of similarities, of course, especially when it comes to general features. But that's the idea. Bridge the gap between the two mobile operating systems, but also leave plenty of similarities so that they retain that helpfulness users have come to expect.
With 2021 about ready to wrap up, the rumor mill will likely start ramping things up regarding future products and software releases. So of course we will start to hear more about iOS 16 and what that future update will bring to the table. Or, in this case, the devices it might not support.
Rumor has it that the next iPad mini could adopt ProMotion, Apple's screen technology providing dynamic refresh rates up to 120Hz which could also help fix jelly scrolling.
Hot on the heels of finding out just how much RAM the new iPhone 13 lineup has, we now know how much is tucked inside the newest iPad models, too. Of course, this isn't official, as Apple isn't going out of its way --as usual-- to tell anyone just how much RAM is in these products. But, considering the source, it's all but confirmed.