Nobody expected this Apple tablet

The iPad mini is no longer the youngest tablet computer in Apple’s portfolio, so it is ripe for an update. But now an iPad mini appears in the rumor mill that nobody expected. GIGA arranges the latest message.

Actually, the matter was clear. In the first half of the year, maybe There’s a new iPad mini in March. So far, experts have assumed a slightly larger display and slightly narrower y-edges – something between 8 and 9 inches. But the classic design in the style of the iPad Air 3 remains unchanged. Ergo: Not a big surprise for potential customers.

Second small Apple tablet: iPad mini Pro in the test phase

But now the Korean blog reports “Naver“About a another iPad mini – specifically the “iPad mini Pro”, which is in the second half of the year should appear. According to the report, this model is designed to work with 8.7 inch display are already in the so-called P2 phase of development. Means: Normally Apple would then submit it for production validation tests before the device finally gets the green light for mass production. Similar Messages reach us from a Chinese informant who also has a new one Full frame iPad in phase 2 writes. Apparently that “iPad mini Pro”.

An exciting look back, this is how the iPad mini took its first steps in our editorial office 9 years ago:

Should these reports prove to be correct later in the year, Apple would delight the Pro range with a third display size – full-frame display and Face ID one might expect for this variant. The iPad Pro is currently available in 12.9 and 11 inches – new models are also expected. An 8.7-inch model would definitely round off the portfolio, but it would then possibly collide more strongly with the iPad Air 4 in terms of price.

Waiting for confirmation

In this respect it is definitely and until further notice skepticism appropriate. It remains to be seen whether more reliable sources such as Ming-Chi Kuo or Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman will confirm the existence of such an “iPad mini Pro” in the future. Only then can we really count on the small iPad for professional users.