We might see the iPad mini 7 at Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ event later today
The iPad mini 7 could be a Halloween treat
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Appleisn’t done with announcements this year, because following the recent launch of theiPhone 15line, theApple Watch 9, and a separate announcement for a new Apple Pencil, the company is now about to hold a‘Scary Fast’ event. Most of what we’re expecting there is new Macs and Macbooks, but a regulatory filing hints that we might also see theiPad mini 7.
MacRumorsspotted that recently a filing for the battery used in theiPad mini 6was resubmitted to a Chinese regulatory database, which is a move that could point to a new iPad mini model being on the way.
Previously for example this happened withApple Watch 8batteries being resubmitted ahead of theApple Watch9 launch.
The reason old batteries might hint at a new model is that Apple could be reusing them for the iPad mini 7, meaning in other words that it might have a 5,124mAh battery like the current model. Indeed, other leaks suggest that theiPad mini 7 will have a more powerful chipset than its predecessorbut otherwise be very similar.
More likely in March
However, we wouldn’t count on seeing it at today’s Apple event, because while this regulatory filing certainly points to the possibility, multiple reputable leakers have suggested otherwise, with the latest such claim coming from Mark Gurman, who saysnot to expect any new iPads until March.
It would also seem strange for Apple to announce a new Apple Pencil on its own, and then announce a new iPad a couple of weeks later. Surely it would make more sense to announce those things together?
So we doubt there will be a new iPad mini unveiled today – or any other iPads for that matter – but it would certainly be a not so scary surprise if one was unveiled.
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The event kicks off at October 30 at 5pm PT, or 12am GMT / 11am AEDT on October 31, and if you’d like to tune in, here’show to watch the Apple October ‘Scary Fast’ event live.
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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.
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