According to new rumors leaked over the weekend, Apple is working on a new version of iPad mini with larger display and probably unchanged dimensions. Cupertino’s new “mini” tablet will boast smaller bezels than current models, at least according to information gathered from supply chains in China.

It was Mac Otakara who disclosed them, who writes that the new iPad mini in the pipeline will have an 8.4 “display, therefore larger than the models from 7.9 “that we have seen to date. All this, probably, in a body that will remain unchanged in terms of dimensions. The form factor should be similar to that of the iPad Air 3 and the same stylistic language should also be used on the new entry-level iPad, which will therefore reach the ninth generation.

iPad mini 6 will use a reduced bezel design compared to the latest models, but will keep the frames on the top and bottom, implementing in the second the Home button with Touch ID fingerprint sensor . This feature will also be resumed on the new entry-level iPad, which will therefore retain Touch ID and bezels above and below. The port for charging and any connection with compatible accessories will be, as usual, the Lightning owner

The launch, according to sources, is expected in March. The new rumors coming from Japan clash a bit with the previews previously disclosed by the reliable Ming-Chi Kuo: the analyst had foreseen the arrival of an iPad mini with display from 8.5 to 9 “, and had also spoken of an iPad mini with mini-LED panel . We do not yet know, however, if the new backlight technology will be present on iPad mini 6 or later.