r/ipad • u/itsirfandude iPad Air 4 (2020) • Oct 15 '24

Apple just announced a new, faster iPad Mini Starting at $499 with A17 Pro and USB C Discussion

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24268079/apple-ipad-mini-2024-specs-price
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u/MC_chrome M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) Oct 15 '24

But of course, they don’t want to cannibalise revenue from the more expensive models

That's not really why the iPad Mini gets infrequent updates mostly with spec bumps. The Mini is the worst selling iPad line, and as such I am not surprised that Apple doesn't dedicate more time towards improving it. If the Mini sold more, I think Apple would be willing to put more effort into the product

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u/Spaghetti-Sauce Oct 15 '24

This isn’t true as far as I could see

https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/06/most-popular-ipad-in-2023/

In fact, the iPad minis sales jumped from 9% to 16% in 2023, overtaking the standard ipad.. while still being the old 2021 model at that.

There’s only a 10% difference in total sales between the mini and the highest selling model (pro at 26%) according to the article 🤔

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u/Peac0ck69 Oct 16 '24

If the mini had the better screen and the rest of the pro specs, I imagine it would sell much better. I for one would get one instead of my pro 11”.