Is Best Buy cleaning up to soon put a new iPad mini model on sale at a reduced price? This is what a product sheet found on its site suggests. This is a strong indicator that makes us think that the official announcement of the iPad mini 7 is close.
The end of the iPad mini 6
This page mentions an Apple product under the designation “MINI WIFI“, classified in the “tablets” category of the Best Buy online store, which can only be an iPad mini. The announced reduced price is $ 359.99 in the United States, compared to a usual price of $599 However, the current iPad mini 6 being offered from $499, there is either an error or the price of the next model In France, remember that the iPad mini is sold for €609.
If this sheet actually concerns the iPad mini 6, this could mean that the arrival of the iPad mini 7 is imminent. Otherwise, it’s already the iPad mini 7 page. In any case, it’s confirmation of its upcoming release.
Last month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman explained that a new iPad mini will be introduced at a keynote this month, along with the first Macs with M4 chips. Last Sunday, he talked about a more vague release schedule, talking about a launch “by the end of 2024.” Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said the next iPad mini would enter mass production in the second half of 2024.
What’s new with the iPad mini 7
Among the rumored features of the next iPad mini 2024, we expect a faster chip (A18?), an improved camera on the front and back, a fix for the irregular scrolling issue in portrait mode (known under the name “jelly scrolling”), as well as support for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, Apple Pencil Pro support and new colors. The design would not change, Apple having redesigned its small tablet in 2021.
The current iPad mini, launched three years ago, had indeed introduced several notable improvements, including an 8.3-inch total screen, a USB-C port, a power button with Touch ID, the A15 Bionic chip, 5G compatibility for cellular models, a 12-megapixel rear camera with Center Stage functionality, and compatibility with the second-generation Apple Pencil.
