The iPad mini will likely be equipped with the A15 chip and smart connector

Recent reports suggest that this year, the next-generation iPad mini will be updated with a new beating body and heart, and will experience its first redesign in a decade. In fact, Apple last unveiled the iPad Mini in September 2009, despite design changes and minor improvements in hardware and support for the Apple Pencil. Now, 9To5Mac has published a report citing informed sources, which shows that the beating heart of the iPad mini 6 will be a very powerful A15 chip.

It is said that the next generation of Apple’s smallest iPad is currently codenamed “J310” and includes significant changes. The report claims that one of the main features of the new iPad mini will be the use of the A15 chip, which is expected to be used for the first time in the iPhone 13 later this year. The A15 chip is believed to be manufactured through the manufacturing process of Pentagon Plus, Apple’s longtime business partner, TSMC. In addition, it is

The next generation of Apple’s smallest iPad will be only three millimeters larger than the current version, and the Lightning port will probably be replaced by a USB-C port, and will support a wide range of accessories such as external hard drives, etc. Another important change goes back to the Smart Connector, which was previously seen in renderings published  by John Praser , the revealer of Apple’s familiar product. The report notes that Apple plans to launch smart connector-based accessories for the new iPad mini; But it is not clear what these devices are