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Thank CTOnews.com netizens soft media Xinyou 1933769 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, September 25 (Xinhua)-- Apple may be preparing to release the seventh generation iPad mini by the end of this year, according to a new report from DigiTimes.

In a report discussing stagnant global demand for tablets in the second half of 2023, DigiTimes predicted that Apple's market share would increase due to orders for "small" iPad in the fourth quarter. Here is an excerpt from the report:

Shipments of iPad fell faster than those of non-iPad tablets in the second quarter, resulting in two consecutive quarters of decline in iPad shipments. However, the data show that this share will gradually pick up in the second half of the year due to Apple's inventory replenishment demand in the third quarter and orders for a new small-size iPad in the fourth quarter.

According to CTOnews.com, DigiTimes gets information from suppliers who make parts for iPhone and other Apple products, and its sources often provide reliable information, but the site has a patchy record of interpreting that information and accurately extrapolating Apple's plans. It is best to be skeptical about the information on the site before it is confirmed by other sources, especially when it comes to rumors.

That said, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported earlier this year that an iPad mini update with a small "specification upgrade" was not impossible. Last month, the whistleblower "ShrimpApplePro" also hinted that Apple was developing a seventh-generation iPad mini and said it had seen evidence that at least one new iPad model would be released this year.

However, Apple analyst Guo Mingyi said in January that he thought the seventh-generation iPad mini was most likely to start mass production in the first quarter of 2024, and Guo recently said he didn't expect any new iPad this year.

At present, the sixth generation iPad mini is equipped with A15 bionic chip, while the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro use A16 and A17 Pro chips respectively, the seventh generation iPad mini may upgrade its processor, it may also upgrade the front and rear camera, it may bring functions such as the photon engine to the iPad for the first time, and other possible new features include Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3.

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