During fiscal year 2020, Apple saw a resurgence in tablet sales thanks to the pandemic. The company sold $ 23.72 billion in iPad units in fiscal 2020, with an 11.5% gain on an annual basis; some employees have been (and still are) forced to work from home and children are turning to tablets for their home education and distance learning needs. In addition, iPads offer entertainment options for users of all ages.
According to Mac Otakara, Apple plans to offer a sixth-generation iPad mini in March. The Japanese website cites sources working within Apple’s supply chain. Perhaps the biggest improvement is the larger screen in the new model, which is expected to be 8.4 inches compared to the 7.9 inch screen used in all previous versions of the device. Unlike the new fourth generation iPad Air, the new iPad mini will keep the Touch ID in the bottom frame. The latest iPad Air integrates the fingerprint sensor with the slate on / off button. A possible change to the sixth generation iPad mini would result in a narrower picture similar to the 2019 third generation iPad Air.
The iPad mini (2021) would replace this model, the iPad mini (2019)
The new Mac Otakara report fits with a note passed on to TF International’s customers in May, by prescient analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The latter is so connected to the company that he can tell what the soup of the day will be like in the Apple cafeteria three years from now. The analyst said eight months ago that Apple’s iPad mini 2021 will carry a 9-inch screen with mini LED technology. The device can be powered by Apple’s current A14 Bionic chipset; this component is already within the new iPad Air (2020) and the iPhone 12 series. It is manufactured using TSMC’s 5 nm process node and includes a huge jump in the number of transistors within each chip from 8.5 billion to 11.8 billion, making the new integrated circuit more powerful and energy efficient.
In March 2019, Apple updated the iPad mini for the first time since 2015. The The fifth-generation iPad mini is equipped with a 7 nm A12 Bionic chipset with 6.9 billion transistors. Apple added support for the first generation Apple Pencil with this device.