Exciting rumors have been spread stating that Apple may be releasing a new iPad mini relatively soon.
This refresh for the iPad Mini lineup is long overdue to say the least. The iPad Mini 4 was released far back in September 2015, which means that Apple has been selling this same exact product for over 4 years now.
Even then, Apple has been selling this now-ancient iPad Mini 4 for $399, which is $70 more than their newer 9.7 inch iPad, with prices starting at $329. This is ridiculous since the 9.7 inch iPad has both a 1.8 inch larger screen and an Apple A10 processor, which outperforms the iPad Mini’s outdated A8 processor by miles. But, somehow the iPad Mini is still deemed more expensive than the newer iPad by Apple’s pricing standards.
Now back to the rumored details of the iPad Mini 5. The iPad Mini 5 will potentially support the Apple Pencil, still keep the headphone jack and fingerprint scanner, but is surprisingly going to also keep the lightning connection port rather than moving to a USB-C port, which is strange because USB-C had now become the standard for all the new iPads. It will also utilize the Apple A10 chip and keep the same 7.9 inch screen dimension.
Now after hearing all these speculations, I am very curious to how this revised product will sell compared to the other iPads. I personally feel like many will prefer to go up to the larger-screened iPads as opposed to the smaller Mini. That is unless the Mini shows a significant price difference compared to the larger models. Only time will tell about these sales and I am excited to see that Apple is finally starting to refresh their old designs now like the Mac Mini and the MacBook Air, which were both refreshed last fall.
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