Apple Eyes OLED iPad Mini by October as $100 Price Hike Signals Costlier Refresh
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Updated · The Verge · Jul 16
Apple Eyes OLED iPad Mini by October as $100 Price Hike Signals Costlier Refresh
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jul 16
Summary
October could bring the iPad Mini’s biggest update since 2021, with Bloomberg reporting Apple is preparing an OLED display version.
A $100 increase to the current iPad Mini last month makes another price rise for the OLED model more likely, after Apple tied broader product hikes to an ongoing RAM shortage.
The current 7th-generation Mini uses a Liquid Retina display, while the OLED shift would mark a more substantial upgrade than a routine chip refresh.
Early 2027 is also shaping up as Apple’s next iPad update window, with Gurman pointing to a modest base iPad refresh, iPad Air upgrades and possible spring updates for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.