The biggest Apple iPad Mini redesign yet is set for launch later this year. It no longer has a home button, features slimmer bezels and has a USB-C port.
device that’s long due for a revamp. While previously we had already seen renders of the compact tablet’s rumoured redesign, the latest from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is that the new iPad Mini should be debuting this fall.
Gurman, in his Power On newsletter, writes that the redesigned iPad Mini ‘should be a go’ for this fall, putting its release window sometime between September and December. He adds that the design should be similar to the current iPad Air, and will also feature the latest processor inside. It’s unlikely to be Apple’s M1 chip though as that’s more or less dedicated to the iPad Pro lineup, so we’ll probably see the new A-series Bionic chip in it that’ll also be in the upcoming iPhone.
Furthermore, Gurman calls it the biggest redesign in the iPad Air’s history. If you take into account that it should be something similar to a shrunken down iPad Air, previous leaked renders of the iPad Mini appear to be more accurate now.serial leaker Jon Prosser and Ian Zelbo released renders of the purported redesigned iPad Mini. It features no home button with Touch ID moved to the power button on the top right, with the volume rockers on the right of the device.
Continuing Apple’s path away from the Lightning port on its tablets, the redesigned iPad Mini appears to come with a USB-C connecter on the bottom. Apple Pencil also makes a return in a much smaller form factor, perhaps an aptly fitting pair for the small tablet. Expect to see just one main camera on the back, though Prosser did claim that there’s a much better speaker setup on the new iPad Mini.