{"id":26050,"date":"2022-12-27T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/27\/apples-next-ipad-mini-expected-before-mid-2024-wont-fold\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T12:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:53:33","slug":"apples-next-ipad-mini-expected-before-mid-2024-wont-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/27\/apples-next-ipad-mini-expected-before-mid-2024-wont-fold\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s next iPad mini expected before mid-2024, won’t fold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo<\/a> is throwing cold water on the rumors that a folding iPad will replace the iPad mini and believes that Apple has a new one in the works. <\/p>\n

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In a series of Tweets on Tuesday morning, Kuo briefly discussed what he sees as the future of the foldable iPad<\/a>. He cites cost being a barrier to the release of the product. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Specifically, the price difference between the iPad mini and a foldable device is the issue. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the same Tweet series, he notes that Apple is working on a new iPad mini<\/a> with a better processor being the main selling point. Shipments may begin as early as the 2023 holiday season but may slip into early 2024. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The existing iPad mini launched on September 24, 2021. It has the A15 Bionic, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB or 256GB of storage. It retails for $499. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I think it’s unlikely Apple will replace the iPad mini with a foldable iPad in 2025, which may be contrary to what some media previously predicted. It’s because a foldable iPad will have a markedly higher price than an iPad mini, so such a replacement is not reasonable.<\/p>\n

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Kuo, in part, is responding to analyst reports about a foldable iPad. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Right now it doesn’t make sense for Apple to make a foldable iPhone<\/a>,” said CCS Insight chief of research Ben Wood in October<\/a>. “We think they will shun that trend and probably dip a toe in the water with a foldable iPad.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wood also believed Apple would ship a folding iPad before a foldable iPhone. He said a folding iPhone “will be a super high risk for Apple.” Part of this could be Apple pricing it to be “incredibly expensive” to avoid cannibalizing existing iPhone sales. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Despite the risks, Wood says Apple has “no option but to react because the trend toward foldables is gathering momentum.” Going for a foldable iPad would be an educational release for Apple since it would be able to learn how best to implement and scale the technology. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Current timelines point to a foldable iPhone releasing in 2023, with 2024 being the most likely. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n