The lengthy look forward to a brand new iPad mini is reportedly lastly nearing the tip. An up to date model will supposedly launch within the fourth quarter of 2023.

The final replace to the diminutive pill was a significant one, but it surely was additionally two years in the past.

A brand new iPad mini 7 for 2023

The iPad mini 6 from 2021 dumped the House button to make room for an 8.3-inch display, up from the previous 7.8-inch one. It additionally dropped Lightning in favor of a USB-C connector, and help for Apple Pencil 2 was added.

Pretty much as good as it’s, an improved model of the pill from September 2021 is allegedly on the best way. A prediction of “a brand new small-size iPad within the fourth quarter” got here Monday from Taiwan’s Digitimes.

What new options?

No particulars of the 2023 mannequin have been revealed. One other redesign might be unlikely, however a robust chance is a sooner processor. The present model runs an Apple A15, whereas newer iPhones run both an Apple 17 or A16.

Whether or not the $499 value will change is anybody’s guess.

The 2023 iPad mini 7 may be on the agenda for an October Apple occasion together with new MacBooks and an iMac, all with the M3 processor.