Sixth-generation iPad Mini with smaller bezels, bigger screen, and improved performance set to launch this fall

Apple plans to launch its sixth-generation iPad mini this fall with a new design that features thinner bezels, a larger screen, and improved performance. Bloomberg reports journalist Mark Gurman.

In the latest edition of his weekly “Power On” newsletter, Gurman says the new ‌iPad mini‌, which is rumored to include an 8.4-inch screen, an increase from the current screen size of 7 , 9 inches, is a “go for this fall”. “Apple last updated its ‌iPad mini‌ in 2019 with support for Apple Pencil, and Gurman calls the next update the Biggest overhaul of ‌iPad mini‌ since its launch.

Last fall, Apple updated its base iPad with an improved processor, followed by a major overhaul of the iPad Air. The updated ‌iPad Air‌ lacks a home button and a full screen design. Gurman says the ‌iPad mini‌ 6 will feature a “similar” design to the current latest ‌iPad Air‌.

Apple leaker Jon Prosser recently shared renderings of what he claims to be the next ‌iPad mini‌. According to the leaker, the ‌iPad mini‌ will feature a Touch ID sensor built into the power button, a hardware change first introduced in the iPad Air‌. It also claims it will feature an A14 chip and a USB-C port rather than a Lightning port.

Apple is expected to launch several products this fall, which alongside the annual iPhone and Apple Watch redesigns, we’re also expecting redesigned MacBook Pros and the sixth-generation iPad mini.