iPad mini 6 could launch this spring after all — here's why

iPad mini 6 could launch this spring after all — here'due south why

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The iPad mini six was missing from Apple tree's Spring Loaded consequence lineup this month, along with a few other things we were expecting to run into. But its debut might nevertheless be in the cards after all, and information technology could exist only a affair of weeks away.

MySmartPrice has spotted EEC (Eurasian Economical Commission) documentation listing a number of Apple tablet product numbers. They specifically mention iPadOS 14, and then we can safely say that the device (or devices) in question is an iPad. EEC listings ordinarily indicate an imminent product launch, so if this is the iPad mini half dozen, it could be revealed some fourth dimension over the next few weeks.

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In that location are 12 model numbers in full: A2459, A2460, A2461, A2567, A2568, A2569, A2377, A2378, A2588, A2589, A2602 and A2604. Rather than 12 carve up devices, it's likely that they refer to different variations of the same tablet. For example, an LTE only iPad mini 6, or a Wi-Fi only version.

The concluding iPad mini released in 2019, and the iPad mini 6 has been rumored for release in the first one-half of 2021. Another tablet nosotros were expecting to run across at the Spring Loaded result is the refreshed entry-level iPad. The design is somewhat outdated now, and we're hoping for a tablet sporting a sleeker pattern, Touch ID and beefed-up display.

But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned of shortages of the already-appear iPad 2021 and iMac 2021. Both devices are available to pre-order starting today, but the semiconductor shortages that are causing supply bug for the PS5 and Xbox Series X have afflicted a slew of industries, and Apple is feeling the strain likewise.

With the chip supply constraints are forecasted to persist for at least some other half dozen months, Apple tree is prepping to be unable to run into the demand for its newly appear products. If nosotros do encounter the iPad mini six make an appearance in the next month or so, expect similar bug to affect stock of the tablet.

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