Next iPad Mini Still Not Expected Before Late 2024 at the Earliest - MacRumorsOpen MenuShow RoundupsShow Forums menuVisit ForumsOpen Sidebar
Skip to Content

Next iPad Mini Still Not Expected Before Late 2024 at the Earliest

Apple last week announced a new raft of iPad Pro and iPad Air models, but news about a new iPad mini was conspicuous by its absence.

iPad mini review thumb
Apple has not updated the iPad mini since 2021, so it is certainly ripe for a refresh, but fans of the smaller 8.3-inch device will have to wait a while longer for a seventh-generation model, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman cautioned his readers not to expect a new iPad mini model "until the end of this year at the earliest." In other words, don't get your hopes up for an iPad mini 7 announcement during Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

Gurman expects the next iPad model to feature a newer processor, but few other changes. Other sources have claimed new camera upgrades could be included, as well as a potential fix for the "jelly scrolling" display behavior on the latest model.

Gurman previously said that a new entry-level iPad model is similarly unlikely to make an appearance before late 2024 at the earliest. The current low-end iPad was last updated in October 2022.

Related Roundup: iPad mini
Buyer's Guide: iPad Mini (Don't Buy)
Related Forum: iPad

Popular Stories

ipad mini 7 blue

OLED iPad Mini: Release Date, Pricing, and What to Expect

Thursday May 14, 2026 5:08 am PDT by
According to the latest rumors, Apple is close to launching its next-generation iPad mini. So what should we expect from the successor to the iPad mini 7 that Apple released over a year ago? Read on to find out. Processor and Performance Apple is working on a next-generation version of the iPad mini (codename J510/J511) that features the A19 Pro chip, according to information found in code...
wwdc 2026 horizontal

WWDC 2026 Graphic Teases Major iOS 27 Feature

Sunday April 19, 2026 3:02 pm PDT by
Apple's WWDC 2026 graphic provides "a glimpse of the revamped Siri interface coming in iOS 27," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said iOS 27 will include a new Siri interface in the Dynamic Island. When you trigger Siri, he said the Dynamic Island will show a "Search or Ask" prompt, and this will apparently be accompanied by a "glowing cursor"...
iOS 26 on Three iPhones

Apple Testing Two New iOS 27 Home Screen Customization Options

Sunday April 19, 2026 3:49 pm PDT by
Apple is planning to add "Undo" and "Redo" options to the iPhone's Home Screen customization menu on iOS 27, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. These two options will make it easier to reverse or redo your Home Screen changes. "Right now, when you long-press on the home screen, you get a bubble in the top left corner with four options: Add Widget, Customize, Edit Wallpaper and Edit...

Top Rated Comments

madmin Avatar
26 months ago
If an Apple product has Pro in the name you get their latest

If it has Mini in the name you get to wait the longest

Air in the name anything goes
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
It won't happen cause they will keep some features as pro-exclusive (can't blame them).

But I wish the new mini had ProMotion, Face ID and OLED. Or any of those things.

Give me an iPad Pro mini. What's one more model to the growing list at this point?
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SanderEvers Avatar
26 months ago

I always have a slight fear that the iPad Mini will be dropped from the lineup entirely.
IPad mini is quite popular. Especially in retail as a handheld POS system. They won't drop it.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
Lackluster… and a huge missed opportunity in that market segment.

We need an iPad Pro mini!
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Apple_Robert Avatar
26 months ago
Hopefully, the update will be more than the chip. I really like the mini.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Elusi Avatar
26 months ago
Meaning he probably hasn't heard much at all I guess, so it's safe to assume they're pretty far away.

I can imagine both the A16 and the A17 Pro as iffy candidates to replace the A15 with. The A16 is simply too small of a jump and the A17 Pro seem to be a one-off.

So, I'm calling it now. An A18 iPad Mini with a rotated display-controller to shut down the jelly scroll blab. Not much else will change because quad-speakers, FaceID and 120Hz didn't make it to the new Air.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)