The next iPad Air should become the second Apple tablet to swap the company's proprietary Lightning port with the more ubiquitous USB-C protocol. At the same time, the upcoming iPad mini refresh should retain Lightning I/O.
Rumors
Apple Glasses expected to arrive in 2022 at the earliest; 9-inch iPad mini may debut in 2021, 10.8-inch iPad in 2020
If you believe the rumor mill, Apple is still working on a pair of augmented reality glasses, lovingly called Apple Glasses right now, and they could debut in the next couple of years.
Apple said to be working on six different mini-LED products, including a 14.1-inch MacBook Pro
There have been rumors swirling around for quite some time that Apple is planning to switch to mini-LED display designs for future products. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is here to keep those fires burning.
Two unreleased iPads surface in the Eurasian Economic Commission database
Apple's registered a pair of unreleased iPads bearing the model identifiers A2200 and A2232, running iPadOS, suggesting launch this fall. Earlier this month, five other identifiers referring to unreleased iPad models were added to the Eurasian Economic Commission database.
Alleged CAD renderings indicate no external changes for iPad mini 5 save for a relocated mic
We saw leaks before suggesting that a fifth-generation iPad mini might look virutally indistigusihable from the current model and now a pair of reports published Tuesday have indicated that the upcoming device will be just a specifications bump.
New iPad Pros with faster chips and a 10.2-inch budget iPad coming in 2019
Aside from that long-expected fifth-generation iPad mini, Apple's tablet plans for the 2019 calendar year apparently include two new iPad Pro models with upgraded processors along with a refreshed $329 iPad with a slightly bigger display.
Apple may hold a media event between March 11-20 to unveil AirPods 2, AirPower & new iPads
Second-generation AirPods wireless earphones along with AirPower, Apple's long-expected multi-device Qi wireless charging mat, a fifth-generation iPad mini and an inexpensive 9.7-inch iPad are all thought to be announced in March ahead of launch on Friday, March 29, 2019.
iPad mini 5 may look identical to the iPad mini 4 design
According to a new supply chain rumored published on Monday, Apple's fifth-generation iPad mini is expected to look the same as the iPad mini 4 design.
DigiTimes: iPad mini 5 rumored to arrive later in 2019
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Compal Electronics is expected to build Apple's fifth-generation iPad mini tablet that should arrive "later in 2019".
$329 6th generation iPad to gain a 10″ screen, a cheaper iPad mini on the way
Apple will reportedly give its mainstream sixth-generation iPad, which costs just $329, a bit bigger screen going from 9.7 inches to ten inches. And to cover as wide a price range as possible, the Cupertino firm will release a cheaper iPad mini model, sources claim.
Claimed iPad mini 5 case hints at Apple Pencil 2 support, new cameras, headphone jack & more
A third-party semi-transparent case that appears to have been designed for Apple's unreleased fifth-generation iPad mini was posted earlier today by leak aggregator SlashLeaks, showing a pill-shaped vertical cutout on the rear side instead of the regular circular cutout.
Apple could release new iPad mini and 10-inch iPad models in the first half of 2019
Apple could release a fifth-generation iPad mini alongside a refreshed $329 entry-level iPad with a bigger ten-inch display at some point during the first half of 2019, rumor has it.