iPad mini 6 could launch this spring after all — here's why

iPad mini 6 could launch this spring after all — here'south why

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The iPad mini half-dozen was missing from Apple's Spring Loaded event lineup this month, forth with a few other things nosotros were expecting to see. Merely its debut might nonetheless exist in the cards after all, and it could be just a matter of weeks away.

MySmartPrice has spotted EEC (Eurasian Economical Commission) documentation listing a number of Apple tablet product numbers. They specifically mention iPadOS 14, and then nosotros can safely say that the device (or devices) in question is an iPad. EEC listings unremarkably point an imminent product launch, so if this is the iPad mini six, it could be revealed some fourth dimension over the next few weeks.

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There are 12 model numbers in total: A2459, A2460, A2461, A2567, A2568, A2569, A2377, A2378, A2588, A2589, A2602 and A2604. Rather than 12 split up devices, it'south likely that they refer to different variations of the same tablet. For example, an LTE only iPad mini six, or a Wi-Fi only version.

The last iPad mini released in 2019, and the iPad mini 6 has been rumored for release in the commencement one-half of 2021. Another tablet we were expecting to see at the Spring Loaded event is the refreshed entry-level iPad. The design is somewhat outdated now, and nosotros're hoping for a tablet sporting a sleeker design, Affect ID and beefed-up display.

Just information technology'south not all sunshine and rainbows. Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned of shortages of the already-announced iPad 2021 and iMac 2021. Both devices are bachelor to pre-society starting today, just the semiconductor shortages that are causing supply issues for the PS5 and Xbox Series X have afflicted a slew of industries, and Apple is feeling the strain every bit well.

With the scrap supply constraints are forecasted to persist for at least another vi months, Apple is prepping to be unable to meet the demand for its newly announced products. If we practice see the iPad mini six make an advent in the next month or and so, expect like issues to affect stock of the tablet.

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