Here’s what we’d love to see.
The current model is exactly three years old next week and is totally overdue for an update.
Let’s get a-speculatin'.
Who needs paper?.Abdelrahman Bayomi / Unsplash
And yet both are the victims of Apple’s benign neglect.
“Easily my favorite, most-used iPad to date.
Completely enhanced my creative process.
Even the original was cool.Maarten van den Heuvel / Unsplash
The most obvious update is to the chip.
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The other desperately needed upgrade is the display.
The current iPad mini’s screen is pedestrian at best.
More colors like this please Apple.James Yarema / Unsplash
I have one, and it looks bad even next to an old 2018 iPad Pro.
And a new screen might also mean slimmer bezels, which is something Apple does from time to time.
In this case, the iPad mini could stay the same handy size but with a larger viewable area.
Or Apple could make the whole thing smaller.
Either would be neat.
Accessories
Other than that, it would be nice to see support for the Apple Pencil Pro.
“The minis size makes it ideal for reading, note-taking, and casual web browsing.
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Should Apple also move the FaceTime camera to the long edge for better video calls?
I guess, but at this size, maybe it doesn’t make a difference.
The iPhone manages with the camera at the top just fine.
Speaking of iPhone features that would work well on the iPad mini, how about MagSafe charging?
When has any Big Tech company favored the environment over a cool feature?
Other than that, the mini can keep on being the mini.
