According to the latest rumors, the iPad Mini is set to be Wi-Fi only at its launch and it has also seen some last minute design changes. Also if rumors are to be believed the current iPad is to get a minor refresh this month also.
It is being suggested that the new 7.85 inch iPad Mini will hit the market with a maximum price tag of $250 in a bid to compete directly with the Nexus 7 tablet from Google and Asus as well as Amazon�s new range of Kindle Fire devices. There has always been confusion as to why Apple would want to produce an iPad Mini when the iPad does so well and many think it is really just to satisfy the mid range market. According to reports, Apple are hoping to ship more than ten million of these new devices during the holiday season.
The standard 9.7 inch iPad ships with either a Wi-Fi only option or a Wi-Fi plus cellular option which is something that we might not see with the iPad Mini. According to a report from the Guardian, the new iPad Mini will come as a Wi-Fi only device meaning that users won�t have the option of using a SIM card to connect to a cellular network for data on the move.
In addition to the new iPad Mini, we are also expecting Apple to ship an updated version of the current third generation iPad that bring 4G support for the United Kingdom�s first 4G LTE network that will be operational at the end of this month.
If Apple is planning on holding a media event during October, invitations could be going out in the next day or two. This may or may not be the case however as Macotakara have suggested on their website that one of Apple�s official equipment manufactures has had to halt production of the new iPad Mini because of a last minute change in the design. We have no idea what this is but if an October launch is to be had we will find out very soon.
