Apple is reportedly planning to launch its seventh-generation iPad mini soon. Ahead of the launch, a new leak has hinted that the iPad Mini 7 model might not come with a 120Hz ProMotion display.
“According to the Twitter account @Tech_Reve, the iPad mini 7 ‘still doesn’t have 120Hz,’ with only the A-series processor expected to receive an upgrade,” MacRumors reported.
As per the report, last year a leak on Korean forums suggested Apple was testing a Samsung-supplied display for a future iPad mini that would allow for up to 120Hz refresh rates, but no such model has been forthcoming, and Apple’s plans for the iPad mini are still unclear.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman earlier this year reported that an iPad mini update with a minor “spec bump”. More recently in August, the leaker known as “ShrimpApplePro” also claimed that a seventh-generation iPad mini was in the works at Apple, and said that they had seen evidence that at least one new iPad model is coming this year.
A DigiTimes report last month said Apple plans to release a small-sized iPad in the fourth quarter, while 9to5Mac just last week said that its sources believe the iPad mini 7 is launching soon, MacRumors said.
Leaks suggested that a chip upgrade may be the most likely feature of a new iPad mini. The sixth-generation iPad mini currently contains the A15 Bionic chip, while the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro use the A16 and A17 Pro chip, respectively.
A minor spec bump could also include upgrades to the front and rear cameras, potentially bringing features like Photonic Engine to the iPad for the first time.
Apple has not refreshed the iPad Air since March of 2022, so it has been over a year since the last update. As for the iPad mini, it has not been refreshed since September 2021, though it is not a tablet that Apple updates regularly, MacRumors said.
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