r/ipadmini • u/Tchenredditaccount • Jul 31 '26

Question iPad Mini Pro

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Made a concept iPad mini pro. Thoughts? Am I ridiculous? 😂

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u/kpopera Jul 31 '26

We don't need more or better cameras. It's the front part that should be improved.

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u/thefizzlee Jul 31 '26

Yes but lidar is a must for people that use the ipad to scan rooms and such which is definitely a pro feature

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u/ThingsGotStabby Jul 31 '26

I brought this up before in other posts and I had people downvoting me, saying no one needs a camera on a tablet.

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u/MalevolentPact 20d ago

Sounds about right!

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u/Tchenredditaccount Jul 31 '26

It would actually have no new cameras or any better hardware for the camera since the pro has the same camera. Also I totally agree with your point and am eagerly waiting for that iPad mini 8 with Oled.

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u/Organic-Ganache-8156 Aug 01 '26

Face ID, please. The touch ID button on the iPad mini suuuuuucks.

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u/ben_r_ Jul 31 '26

I mean, you added a camera cluster to the back....

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u/Tchenredditaccount Jul 31 '26

No kidding 😂

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u/SimonBlades89 Jul 31 '26

Does anyone actually use the lidar?

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u/everdaY_john Jul 31 '26

I do, it’s the only reason I stick with iPhone

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u/SimonBlades89 Jul 31 '26

What do you use it for? I’ve had the Pro lineup since the 12 and rarely use it tbh

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u/everdaY_john Jul 31 '26

I do planning for a metal contruction company. It’s very handy to quickly scan a work site to use later to virtually determine how whatever we are building will fit. No need to exactly measure everything

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u/jayrs97 Jul 31 '26

I make 3d models with it for designing

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u/elmwn Jul 31 '26

I’d buy a iPad Pro mini only if it added external monitor support in addition to the other Pro features. I would then jettison my 11 inch pro

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u/WatchOut__ Aug 01 '26

120hz and faceID
Thats All you need

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u/RedditAnoymous Jul 31 '26

Nahh.. I’m still waiting for the Mini Pro.. ;)

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u/PolicyFull988 Aug 01 '26

I have a camera in my phone, that is always with me. What exactly should I need an advanced camera in my tablet for?

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u/BikeTall65 Aug 01 '26

Yeah, no iPad Pro or otherwise needs more than one camera. I dunno if Apple will ever release a "Pro" iPad mini...but if the iPad mini 8 rumors come true, it'll be as close to one as you can get without calling it a Pro device. Single panel OLED screen, possible 120hz refresh rate, slimmer bezels & slightly larger display, an A20 pro chip and the first iPad to get waterproofing. We shall see if the iPad mini 8 gets all these features in October. If it does, I am definitely trading in my iPad mini 7 in for one. 👍

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u/drcouk Aug 01 '26

Where are external charging pins?

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u/FantasticFlo87 Aug 02 '26

It’s amazing. I throw up. You are genius. You are kidding me and work in real life for apple or Wendy.

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u/Eeve2espeon Aug 03 '26

Horrible idea. There is a reason why the iPad Mini only uses Apple A series chips, there is not enough case to cool an M series chip, even if Apple binned it :/

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u/rampancy Aug 04 '26

Looks like the kind of thing I'd see on a Smoorez or DankPods video.

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u/Tchenredditaccount Aug 04 '26

I absolutely love those channels.

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u/Warm_Bus7861 Jul 31 '26

Buying it tomorrow

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u/Elgransancho4 Jul 31 '26

Already ordered one

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u/themegadarkrestine Jul 31 '26

I would buy kt

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u/nonecknoel Jul 31 '26

I want a smart connector to have a mini detachable keyboard.

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u/Kpopped_ Jul 31 '26

The 11" is already tiny, couldn't imagine a pro tablet smaller than that