You may have already given up hope Apple would ever revitalize its super-small iPad. Buck up, tablet fans. Apple’s iPad mini may finally receive its long-awaited revamp with a new screen that may actually make you care about tiny tablets again.
The details about the supposed iPad mini upgrade come from a Thursday report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. According to anonymous sources, the next 8.4-inch iPad will receive an OLED display. That means it will share the same organic light-emitting diode screen technology with iPhones, claiming better contrast and those touted “inky” blacks. It could be a landmark change, as the iPad mini hasn’t seen a big overhaul since 2021.
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Based on the report, the next-gen iPad mini won’t share the same high brightness spec as Apple’s top-end iPad Pro with the tandem OLED display. The nitty-gritty details surrounding the new screen may dampen your expectations. This week, MacRumors cited the semi-reliable Korean-language leaker yeux1122, who claimed the iPad mini’s OLED display would max out at a 60Hz refresh rate. That’s a slower screen than what you get with the modern iPhone 17 that finally supports between 10Hz and 120Hz with ProMotion.
