iPad mini Pro could launch this year, as well as the iPad mini 6

We’ve waited ages for an iPad mini, will two come at once?

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We’re due anew iPad mini, given that the latest one was theiPad mini (2019)and that’s around two years old at this point. But rather than just a new slate,Applecould have a whole new range on the way, as there’s talk of an iPad mini Pro.

This claim comes from a post onNaver(a South Korean blogging platform), which claims that an iPad mini Pro is in development and likely to be released in the second half of the year.

Apparently it will have an 8.7-inch screen (up from 7.9 inches on the 2019 model), and will be wider but not quite as tall. They don’t say anything else about the design, but to make it shorter while packing in a bigger screen there would presumably need to be smaller bezels, likely meaning a design in line with other recent iPad Pros, which don’t have a physical home button.

Two models in one year?

We would, however, take all of this with a pinch of salt. The source doesn’t have much of a track record, and no other sources have talked about an iPad mini Pro.

It’s not out of the question that Apple would launch one though. We have previously heard that the next iPad minicould have a bigger screenof around 8.5 inches, and that move (coupled with the new design that might come with it) could be seen as a bit of a ‘Pro’ upgrade.

That said, we’ve also heard that the next iPad miniwould land in early 2021, while this report points to the second half of the year. Of course, that might simply mean that Apple has two different iPad mini models on the way. Perhaps we’ll see theiPad mini 6soon, then an iPad mini Pro later in the year.

But the iPad mini range is relatively niche, so could Apple really justify launching a Pro version? And launching two mini models in a single year? We’re not so sure. For now, we’d file this rumor under unlikely, but it’s certainly possible.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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