The device could be announced alongside new Macs

Sep 14, 2021 14:33 GMT  ·  By

Apple is projected to take the wraps off the new-generation iPhone in just a few hours, but earlier this week, sources have indicated this wouldn’t be the only hardware event prepared by the Cupertino-based tech giant for this fall.

This is because a second event will take place in October, and this time, there’s a good chance the company would take the wraps off new Macs and iPads.

So in theory, today’s event will only witness the debut of the iPhone 13 and the Apple Watch Series 7, whereas the October venue will be used for the introduction of new iPads and Macs.

Hello, new iPad mini!

According to a report from Gizmodo, one of the devices to see the daylight next month is an iPad mini with an 8.38-inch screen.

This is based on a listing on Amazon Japan for an Elecom glass screen protector for what was described as an all-screen 8.38-inch iPad, so theoretically, this is a new iPad mini model coming next month.

The listing has already been removed, and this more or less confirms it was published early, so something on the iPad mini front is almost certainly happening.

The October event is also likely to bring us the very first makeover of the M1 chip introduced last year. Apple unveiled Apple Silicon with much fanfare, bragging about the capabilities of the M1 chip, and now it’s believed the M1X, which is the first major revision of the original custom Apple processor, is just around the corner.

As a result, the M1X chip could be installed on new MacBooks to be announced in October, possibly alongside the new iPad mini that was spotted online this week. Of course, Apple hasn’t said a thing about the whole thing, so take everything with a pinch of salt for now.