Concrete news regarding the rumoured iPad Mini 5 have been at large with tech enthusiasts speculating a March 2017 unveiling date for the tablet at Apple’s technical event. Rumors are strife that Apple is reportedly looking to use the iPad Mini Pro moniker for their upcoming tablet. Now with the MWC approaching, the event in Barcelona is definitely slated to see a lot of companies roll out latest devices with latest best in class specifications.
Owing to Apple’s tight lipped policies pertaining to their upcoming devices, concrete details regarding the iPad Mini 5 have been absent and there have been wild speculations from Apple and tech enthusiasts alike as to what the tablet from Apple will feature. Now, a huge number of wish lists have surfaced online pertaining to Apple’s next offering and by the looks of it, some might even end up materializing.
Here are some wish list points that have surfaced for the iPad Mini 5-
- A Dual-Lens Camera Setup
With dual-lens camera setups being the highlight since Apple rolled out the iPhone 7 Plus last September, fans want something quite similar in the iPad Mini 5 from the Cupertino tech giants. The tablet is pegged Sony-manufactured dual-lens set up comprising of a 8MP wide-angle lens and 18MP telephoto lens with the f/2.8 aperture to bring over optical zoom with phase detection autofocus, OIS and LED flash. The camera features would most probably include geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video and 6MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection among others
- An A11 Fusion Chipset
Now, the A10 Fusion chipset which featured in the iPhone 7 has been touted as the most powerful chipset in existence today. But another processor, rumored to be the A11 Fusion, is reportedly in works at Cupertino. Although chances of the iPad Mini 5 sporting it are almost negligible, tech enthusiasts are leaving no stone unturned in their attempts to guess what the future tablet might sport. The A11 Fusion chipset is expected to be 40% faster and more power efficient than the A10 taking smartphone and tablet performances to entirely new levels. Set to be made available in 34GB, 64GB and 128GB variants, the iPad Mini 5 is expected to pack in 4GB of RAM besides the fact that it will run on the latest updated iOS 10. Although if the iOS 11 does roll out before it, there are chances that the Mini 5 will sport the latest OS version.
- A Bezel-less OLED display
Most of the premium devices of today are pegged to incorporate OLED display panels into their devices and the iPad Mini 5 is tipped by Apple enthusiasts to sport something quite similar replacing the LCD display by an OLED panel. OLED displays are known to offer better contrast ratio, truer colours, improved viewing angles, better power efficiency to maximize battery life. The device is also expected to sport an edge-to-edge display with a 100% screen-to-body ratio completely eliminating bezels on the front end of the device in addition to Quad High Definition resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels).
