As usual, with the start of the fall season, Apple will unveil products scheduled for release in the second half of the year in two to three events, and this year will certainly be no exception. It is rumored that the next generation iPad mini and standard iPad have a very high chance of being unveiled in this period, and it seems that these two tablets will have significant improvements. These changes will be more dramatic in the mini model; Because it is said that in addition to hardware improvements, its design will change over the years. In the following, we will examine the possible changes of the iPad mini and then the standard iPad. Be with Zomit.

IPad mini design

 

Certainly good design plays an important role in persuading people to come up with new products, and this is essential for a product whose design has been The first generation of the iPad mini was unveiled on October 23, 2012, at an event at the San Jose .

The iPad mini was the first Apple tablet to feature a completely redesigned slim chassis with rounded edges, and later products, the iPad Air and iPad Pro, remained in the same design language for years; But the iPad Pro in 2018 and the iPad Air dropped the design language last year, leaving only the iPad mini and the standard iPad in the past, content with a tired, old-fashioned body. According to the evidence, it is time for the tech giant to obsolete this design language at least on the iPad mini this year.

The redesign of the iPad mini 6 is said to be So the current rounded edges are expected to give way to flat edges In addition, after years , the Home button will be removed and the Touch ID sensor on the top frame of Due to the removal of the Home button , the front of the device will also undergo fundamental changes, and the top and bottom margins of the be symmetrical with the side margins .

Other design changes include the installation of communication antennas in the rear view of the upper frame, which will be much narrower than the current cellular models of the and will not hurt the design of the product . It is also possible that the thickness of the device will decrease slightly; But it is said that this reduction in thickness will not be so noticeable to users. Currently, the fifth generation iPad mini is 6.1 mm thick , and this figure could be reduced to 5.9 mm in the next generation .

Another important change of the iPad mini could be related to using the USB-C port instead of the old Lightning port. Using the USB-C port allows the new iPad mini to support more accessories and peripherals. In addition, the lower part of the back of the device is said to be equipped with a smart connector port, and it is expected that Apple will include accessories such as a keyboard and new bags for it.