Based on rumors and leaks about the upcoming iPad Mini, which is expected to be designed in the style of the current iPad Pro, designer Parker Ortolani (Parker Ortolani) shared concept renders that show his vision for the design of the future compact tablet. Of course, this is just the designer's own vision, but the result is quite interesting.
Ortolani's renderings show a device with almost 20% reduced dimensions with the same screen diagonal as the current iPad Mini. This can be achieved by reducing the bezels around the display and removing the physical home button. The designer assumes the use of the Face ID user identification system in the device. In fact, the presented design strongly resembles what we can see in the current iPad Pro.
However, authoritative analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously reported that the next generation iPad Mini, which will be presented in 2021, will receive an 8,5- or 9-inch display and appear in a body similar in size to the current version of Apple. iPad mini. Kuo explains such changes by the need to clearly separate the scope of the iPad Mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is supposed to boast a 6,7-inch screen. Recall that the current iPad Mini display has a diagonal of 7,9 inches.
Apple last updated the iPad Mini in 2019. The design of the device has remained almost the same as that of the first model of the family, shown in 2012, but the filling corresponds to modern realities. The tablet is based on the powerful Apple A12 Bionic chipset, which is also used in the iPhone XS, and it also supports the first generation Apple Pencil stylus.
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