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New iPad Mini With Four Upgrades Reportedly Launching by October

Apple is planning to release a new iPad mini model with an OLED display by October this year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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Apple already updated the iPad Pro with an OLED display in May 2024, but the iPad mini, iPad Air, and entry-level iPad are all still equipped with LCD screens. The move to OLED technology would result in the next iPad mini offering improved image quality, thanks to richer colors and higher contrast ratio with true blacks.

Given that OLED displays are generally more expensive than LCDs, the next iPad mini could have a higher starting price compared to the current model.

Gurman did not provide any other details about the next iPad mini today, but he previously reported that the device would receive a vibration-based speaker system and increased water resistance. The next iPad mini is also rumored to be powered by either an A19 Pro or A20 chip, up from the A17 Pro chip in the current model.

The current ‌model launched in October 2024, with the A17 Pro chip enabling Apple Intelligence.

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turbineseaplane Avatar
7 weeks ago
This is so depressing to me.
OLED, but only 60hz?

I can't even think of any new OLED products being sold in 2026 that aren't 120hz.

Are there any?

(probably some cheap fitness tracker or something maybe?)

I briefly had a 60hz OLED TV, 11 years ago, in 2015 (sent it back after a week)
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Rychiar Avatar
7 weeks ago
are they really still going to handicap it with 60hz?
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dmr727 Avatar
7 weeks ago
I'm excited for the launch if for no reason other than we can stop having to hear about it every week. :)

But seriously, if the inclusion of OLED makes this thing lighter or thinner, I'll probably upgrade. Otherwise I think I'll just hang on to my 7.
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turbineseaplane Avatar
7 weeks ago
Please just launch already.
This and the Apple TV, even though I use both, I'm so sick of hearing about.
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7 weeks ago

Ok, serious question: Anyone have a good answer as to why the iPad Mini has not moved over to M series chips yet?
I have the A17 and it’s perfectly fine, but…
Nonetheless, the Mini is the best iPad I’ve ever had.
Too power hungry/hot for a smaller device is my guess.
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7 weeks ago
Weirdly this is the upcoming Apple device I’m most looking forward to. An iPad mini with an OLED display is the perfect expression of what an iPad mini ought to be. And the new speaker tech sounds intriguing. I seem to recall some Sony televisions having employed it in the past.
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