The new generation iPad Mini would have a mini-LED screen

Apple is rumored to be planning a new iPad mini with a major overhaul, featuring a larger 8.5-inch to 9-inch display with thinner bezels, a Touch ID power button instead of a home button. , a USB-C port instead of a Lightning Connector, and more.

According to a paid preview of a DigiTimes reports today, the sixth-generation iPad mini will also feature a mini-LED display:

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The full report is expected to be released by tomorrow with more details.

Compared to traditional LCD displays, the mini-LED backlight offers advantages such as higher brightness, improved contrast and deeper blacks.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said an iPad mini with a mini LED display was in the works, but said it would be a 7.9-inch model launched in 2020, a prediction which did not materialize. Still, an iPad mini mini-LED certainly remains plausible as Apple rolls out display technology across its entire product line, starting with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro earlier this year and the MacBook Pro likely next. .

BloombergMark Gurman and Debby Wu of Mark Gurman and Debby Wu previously announced that the new iPad mini will be announced later this year, and that the launch of component shipments related to mini-LED displays in the third quarter of the year gives credit at this time.

9to5MacChance Miller recently announced that the upcoming iPad mini will also feature the same A15 chip as the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup, and a smart connector to easily connect compatible keyboards, while leaker Jon Prosser said the device will feature significantly improved speakers and compatibility with a new, smaller Apple Pencil.

The current iPad mini was released in March 2019 and has a 7.9-inch display, A12 chip, and a Touch ID home button.