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In the Apple iPad series product line, the 8.3-inch iPad mini is the main miniature, compact and easy to carry. Will it be replaced by the foldable iPad in the future?

The sixth-generation iPad mini currently on the market is equipped with an A15 chip. It was launched by Apple in September 2021. There are four color options: black, silver, purple, and pink. The price of the 64GB capacity WiFi version is 16,900 yuan .

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For the next generation of successor models, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo put forward his predictions in a Twitter Po post, pointing out that the trend of adopting foldable design devices is one of Apple's future development priorities, but before that, Apple still The new generation of iPad mini 7 under development will be launched, and it is expected that the debut time will fall in September next year at the earliest, or it may appear on the same stage as the iPhone 15.

However, it is not ruled out that the launch date will be delayed until the end of 2023 or the first half of 2024. The main upgrade highlight of the iPad mini 7 will be the change of processor performance.

As for the Korean media previously reported that Apple's first foldable iPad, the most likely launch target time point will fall in 2025, and the specification details are not yet clear.

Ming-Chi Kuo said that in terms of hardware manufacturing costs, the price of the foldable iPad will obviously be higher than that of the current iPad mini on the market. It seems unreasonable to replace the existing 8.9-inch iPad mini model.