The iPad mini 5 is not going to be the most exciting of updates according to recent reports. Macotakara says informed accessory manufacturers indicate the new iPad mini will look almost identical to the iPad mini 4 design.
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Echoing previous rumor mill reports that the new iPad mini is aimed at a lower cost market segment, Macotakara says the new Mini will be relatively old.
Retaining mostly the same external design, it will purportedly keep the Lightning connector, Touch ID and the 3.5mm headphone jack. It will feature the same bezels and overall dimensions will not substantially change. The rear microphone will move to the center, however, matching the sixth-generation 9.7-inch iPad.
The iPad mini 4 was released in 2015, almost four years ago, and is still on sale today in a 128 GB $399 configuration. It houses an A8 processor.
Inside the new iPad mini, Macotakara’s sources expect an upgrade to an A10 chip, although it isn’t clear if they believe it is the normal version or the more powerful A10X variant used in the 2017 iPad Pro.
Everyone is expecting the Mini’s price to fall … but by how much is still an open question.
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- Digitimes: New entry-level iPad and iPad mini 5 launching in first half of 2019
- Alleged iPad mini 5 case leak shows off vertical camera cutout with room for flash, more
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