OLED iPad mini could launch in October, to give you a cheaper alternative to iPhone Ultra
There's news for the iPad Air and regular iPad, too
Quick Summary
A report has claimed the iPad mini with the rumoured upgraded OLED display will launch as soon as October.
It's also said that a regular iPad and new iPad Air models should arrive the same time.
There have been plenty of rumours surrounding the folding iPhone of late, with most suggesting we will finally see the device launch in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro. It’s also thought that the iPhone Ultra, as it will likely be called, will have a slightly different aspect ratio to most folding phones, opening up to look similar to the iPad mini.
But speaking of the iPad mini, that device has also been the subject of the rumour mills recently. It’s previously been reported that the next generation of Apple’s smallest tablet will arrive before the year is out, but now Bloomberg has narrowed that window down.
When will the iPad mini with OLED arrive?
As picked up by 9to5Mac, the Bloomberg report says the iPad mini, which is rumoured to be upgraded with an OLED display, will launch as soon as October.
Bloomberg says: “Apple is preparing to unveil the new OLED iPad mini [code-named J510] as early as this fall, with a release planned by October.”
It also added that the Cupertino company is working on adding an OLED display to the iPad Air, too, but it is “not currently working on a base iPad with OLED". That will likely stick to LCD.
The iPad Air with OLED is expected to be released later than the iPad mini with OLED however, with Bloomberg claiming it'll instead arrive in "the first calendar quarter next year". We should also expect a new processor.
This follows a previous report where Bloomberg claimed Apple was working on updates to its Apple Pencil models, and those were mentioned again in the latest claims. It is also suggested the iPad mini price could increase.
It already starts at £599 today, following Apple's price hikes a few weeks ago. It's worth noting though, even if Apple bumps up the starting price for the OLED technology on the iPad mini, it's still likely to be considerably cheaper than the folding iPhone.
Of course, nothing is official until we hear it from the horse's mouth, so there will still be a few months to wait until we find out whether a new iPad mini is coming and how much it will be.
