folding screen mobile phones have been around for two or three years, but they are too expensive and positioned too high, so they have never been completely popular. But as time enters 2022, the situation begins to change. Huawei , Honor , Xiaomi , vivo, OPPO and other leading mobile phone brands have launched folding screen products. The technology is becoming more and more mature, and the price is also falling step by step.
There is a view that if the folding screen technology is completely mature, the first product to be replaced will definitely be the iPad mini series. For example, the screen size of iPad mini6 is 8.3 inches, while the inner screen of Xiaomi Mix Fold2 is 8 inches when unfolded. The size is almost the same. The essence of a folding screen is to fit a large screen into the size of a mobile phone, so the iPad mini is the product most vulnerable to impact. Sources in the
supply chain claim that Apple is cooperating with screen panel manufacturers to develop a 10-inch foldable screen, and plans to launch a small foldable screen iPad in 2025 to replace the iPad mini product line. Just when we all thought that the iPad mini 7 might be replaced by the foldable iPad, someone in the know told the truth.
"The strongest analyst on earth " Ming-Chi Kuo revealed the news: Because the cost and price of the folding iPad will be significantly higher than that of the iPad mini, even if it waits until 2025, the iPad mini will not be replaced by the folding iPad. Although the main selling point of iPad mini is its small screen and portability, the more important selling point is its cost-effectiveness. If the price exceeds 5,000 yuan, it is estimated that no one will be willing to buy it.
Ming-Chi Kuo also mentioned that iPad mini7 is under intense development and is expected to be released by the end of 2023 or the first half of 2024. Speaking of iPad mini7, its main upgrade point is the processor, and the appearance design has not changed much. To help you recall, the performance of iPad mini6 is A15+4GB storage, while the performance of iPad Air5 is M1+8GB storage.
Reasonably and logically, the performance of iPad mini 7 should be upgraded, at least it should not be much worse than the Air in the same positioning. Judging from the current supply chain revelations, the iPad mini 7's chip will be upgraded to A16, the memory will be increased to 6GB, and the flash memory will still start at 64GB.
In addition, the screen of iPad mini 7 will continue to remain the same, that is, a fully laminated screen with a refresh rate of only 60HZ. As for the 120HZ Promotion high refresh rate, it is still exclusive to high-end products and will not be available on ordinary iPads in the short term. However, if the iPad mini is really promoted, it will be the most powerful high-end gaming machine, which can be said to be a sure winner.
Compared with the folding screen, it is more practical for us to first care about when the iPad will be equipped with OLED. According to supply chain reports, Apple will launch its first OLED iPad in 2023, with the expected model name iPad Air. Moreover, it is an OLED panel using hybrid technology, which is thinner and lower cost than common flexible OLED panels.
Regarding iPad mini7, what else do you expect? Welcome to discuss together.
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