About this episode
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through the latest rumors about Apple's upcoming iPad mini 8.The next-generation version of the ?iPad mini? is expected to feature an OLED display, as part of Apple's plan to expand the display technology across many more of its devices. Apple's first OLED device was the Apple Watch in 2015, followed by the iPhone in 2017 and the iPad Pro in 2024. It now apparently plans to bring the technology to more devices, such as the iPad Air, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro, and could start with the ?iPad mini? next year.The current ?iPad mini? has a Liquid Retina LCD display, just like the ?iPad Air?. OLED offers higher contrast with true blacks, wider viewing angles, faster response times, better efficiency, and generally better perceived picture quality than LCD.The current ?iPad mini? came out in 2024, with the main upgrade over the previous version being the A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence support. The previous generation introduced a complete redesign and the A15 Bionic chip.In August, Apple mistakenly shared code that revealed key information about the next-generation ?iPad mini? with the codename J510/J511: The device features the A19 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and ?iPhone 17 Pro? Max.The current ?iPad mini? uses a version of the A17 Pro chip from the ?iPhone? 15 Pro with a five-core GPU. The A19 Pro used in the ?iPhone Air? also has a five-core GPU, as opposed to the full six-core version in the ?iPhone 17 Pro? models, so it seems likely that this binned version of the chip will be the one used in the next ?iPad mini?.Bloomberg claims that Apple is working on a version of the ?iPad mini? that has a more water resistant design, making it the first iPad with a water resistance rating.While the ?iPhone? has IP68 water resistance that allows it to withstand submersion in water up to six meters deep for 30 minutes, it is not yet known what IP rating the ?iPad mini? might feature. The ?iPad mini?'s updated casing i
