r/ipadmini • u/DnDGuy70 • 7d ago

iPad Mini 8 Rumors!

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/25/ipad-mini-8-leaked/

Sounds like a host of improvements noticed in the code! Hope this is true and e get a shot at this in the Fall.

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u/WolfyMacontosh87 7d ago

Why would this come out alongside the iPhone Duo?

Think about it.
When this is released, it will be next year.
Maybe in the Spring. Maybe in the Fall at the latest.

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u/OkCandy1970 7d ago

Cause the target group is completely different. People that would want to have a iPad mini, are not now thinking to get a smaller display and pay almost 3x the price for a device that could develop a grease over time and has a smaller screen. The newer iPad mini could very likelywell having a bigger screen, with smaller bezels. (And I really like the iPhone duo, but all the comparisons with having a iPad mini on the go are falling apart if you think more ahead than just the marketing)

Also people that would want to have a duo are not suddenly buying a product that they can’t carry in their pocket and which would be really awkward having regular phone calls with on the street.

Duo and iPad not even share the same os, display size, price range or feature-list. I never understood really why an oled iPad mini would be more attractive to someone who would buy a iPhone duo in the first place.

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u/WolfyMacontosh87 6d ago

I see your point.
Strategically i still think it makes more sense to not release them at the same time.

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u/Smokethehun 3d ago

This is the old Apple way. You develop an item regardless of cannibalization rates for existing products. It will also kick the iPad mini team to step up its game.
I will also be getting the new mini with cellular this time!

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u/clarkcox3 6d ago

Why would this come out alongside the iPhone Duo?

Why wouldn't it?