Apple might drop the iPad mini 8 sometime between late 2026 and the end of that year. The big deal is that this becomes their first budget tablet getting OLED tech, which is a pretty massive shift for how they usually handle their cheaper products.
Word is the screen bumps up to 8.5 inches from the current 8.3, and they're stuffing the A19 Pro chip inside instead of the A17 Pro that's in the iPad mini 7 right now. That processor apparently destroys the older chips in gaming performance and runs way more efficiently. Apple's keeping costs down by using a cheaper LTPS OLED panel rather than the fancier LTPO version that their premium iPads get.
The wildest part is that they might keep the price around $499 for a 256GB base model. Samsung's supposedly making all the screens, and mass production kicks off a few months before launch.
Word is the screen bumps up to 8.5 inches from the current 8.3, and they're stuffing the A19 Pro chip inside instead of the A17 Pro that's in the iPad mini 7 right now. That processor apparently destroys the older chips in gaming performance and runs way more efficiently. Apple's keeping costs down by using a cheaper LTPS OLED panel rather than the fancier LTPO version that their premium iPads get.
The wildest part is that they might keep the price around $499 for a 256GB base model. Samsung's supposedly making all the screens, and mass production kicks off a few months before launch.
