The next iPad mini is shaping off to be a monster upgrade
Macworld Apples iPad mini isnt all that good of a deal right now. For one, it hasnt been updated in two years . For another, its the only iPad that still has the camera on the portrait side. And finally, it costs as much as the iPad Air used to after Apple raised the price by $100 in June. That could all change in just a few weeks. Weve been hearing about an iPad mini update for months, and according to a new report from MacRumors , it could be coming soon. Based on a leak from Apples own code, a new iPad mini could arrive next month with several new features, including a landscape front-facing camera and Apples newest A20 Pro processor. The current iPad mini uses an A17 Pro processor, which was the previous-generation processor at the time of its release. The current A19 Pro processor is incredibly powerful and would give the iPad mini an incredible speed boost and 50 percent more RAM12GB versus 8GB in the A17 Pro. The landscape camera would also be a significant upgrade, as the iPad mini is Apples only tablet to still feature a portrait-style camera. That redesign likely coincides with an upgrade to an OLED display that has been rumored for a while . Its also been reported that Apple is planning to shrink the bezels and slightly increase the screen size. Apple increased the price of the iPad mini along with its other tablets in June. The 128GB model now starts at $599, though its possible Apple bumps the price again with such a significant upgrade.