The 2024 iPad Mini 7 and What It Will Contain

The 2024 iPad Mini 7 and What It Will Contain. Although Apple upgraded the iPad Air and Pro in May, the iPad mini has yet to be redesigned. It is long overdue for an update since Apple did not release a new iPad mini until September 2021. According to rumors, Apple plans to update its smallest tablet in 2024. This guide compiles all the rumors we have heard regarding the product thus far.

Display and Design

We expect the ‌iPad mini‌to retain its 8.3-inch screen and all-screen design, as we haven’t heard any speculations about redesigns. We anticipate the new iPad mini will also include the Touch ID Power Button found on the present device.

A rumor from 2023 claims that Apple will make a minor adjustment to the iPad mini’s screen to reduce the occurrence of “jelly scrolling.” Rotating the screen assembly minimizes the impact of using the iPad mini in portrait orientation.

In a text-based situation like a webpage, jelly scrolling is defined as a discernible delay when moving the cursor vertically. It looks like one side of the screen is responding faster than the other since each line seems to slant downhill toward the left as it passes. While Apple acknowledges that this is typical for LCD iPads, they are nonetheless interested in finding a solution to lessen the impact.

A-Series Chip

Although the iPad Air and Pro both use M-series chips, we do not anticipate the iPad mini will receive a Mac chip this year. Apple will most likely stick with the A17 Pro or a different form of the A17 utilized in the iPhone 15 Pro models. Since rumors indicate that the versions of the iPhone 16 will feature semiconductors in the A18 family, it’s feasible that the iPad mini, if it follows the iPhone 16 lineup, would receive an A18 chip.

Even with an A17 Pro or above, the ‌iPad mini‌ wouldn’t be able to match the speeds of the ‌iPad Air‌ or ‌iPad Pro‌, but it would be faster than the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ versions. Upcoming Apple products will require powerful processors due to the AI-centric redesign of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

New Colors

Now, you can use an iPad mini in space: gray, starlight, pink, or purple. New hues are certainly within the realm of possibility, as Apple frequently upgrades the color options. It is worth noting that Apple eliminated the color pink from the iPad Air, an iPad mini replica.

Possible color options for the iPad mini from Apple include space gray, purple, blue, and starlight, similar to the iPad Air.

Front Camera

Like how the iPad Air’s front-facing camera was shifted to the device’s landscape edge, Apple may do the same with the iPad mini. However, since the iPad mini isn’t typically used with a keyboard, it might not be practical to have a landscape camera on it. Taking a page from the iPad Air’s playbook could mean more aperture and support for HDR 4.

Connectivity

The ‌iPad mini‌is expected to be the following Apple product to receive Wi-Fi 6E as part of an upgrade. The iPad mini can now connect to 6GHz Wi-Fi networks on routers that support Wi-Fi 6E. In addition to the ‌iPad mini‌possibly ditching its nano-SIM port in favor of eSIM, another update Apple has been rolling out to new devices is Bluetooth 5.3.

Apple Pencil Pro

If the new iPad mini is any indication, it will be compatible with the Apple Pencil Pro, just like the existing iPad mini does with the Apple Pencil 2. Support for barrel rolls is provided by a gyroscope, haptic feedback, a squeeze gesture, and Find My integration are all features of the Apple Pencil Pro. Hover support for the Apple Pencil may also be a new addition because it is unavailable on the existing iPad mini.

Release Date

Near the year’s conclusion, Apple is expected to unveil a refreshed iPad mini in September or October. Maybe in 2024, Apple will have its annual October event for Macs and iPads. The iPad mini may be upgraded in the fall, along with the MacBook Pro models, the Mac mini, and the budget iPad.

Future iPad Mini Models

Rumor has claimed that Apple is developing an OLED display technology for the iPad mini and a foldable iPad mini, but we shouldn’t expect any of these developments in 2024. We won’t see an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a foldable iPad mini, or any combination of the two until at least 2026 or 2027.