Apple to Phase Out the iPad Mini?

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Posted May 16, 2017 at 4:55pm by iClarified

Apple is reportedly planning to phase out the 7.9-inch iPad mini as it continues to increase the size of the iPhone's display and decrease the footprint of its larger iPads.

Customers are increasingly choosing the larger iPhone Plus model with its 5.5-inch display and Apple is expected to bump the screen size up to 5.8-inches with its next generation model. It's believed that this has cannibalized sales of the 7.9-inch iPad mini leading Apple to make the decision to discontinue the device.

We have heard from a source close to Apple that the iPad mini is being phased out. Not one to ever be shy about disrupting the company’s own lineup, our source beats the Apple drum and states that there’s “fierce cannibalism of our own products” and that the iPad mini has just been “sized out of its own category.” We’re also told that the numbers are “very clear” as far as sales are concerned, which is most likely the biggest reason the company plans to eliminate the littlest iPad.

We could learn more about the iPad mini's future at WWDC 2017. Stay tuned to iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

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Adebeci - May 16, 2017 at 6:56pm

Ipad mini is a needed devise, in dash car mount; is the best option today over expensive head units

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Cory - May 16, 2017 at 5:07pm

Well, this makes sense. The iPad mini is ridiculously over-priced and more expensive than the new 9.7 inch starting model.

gamerscul9870 - May 16, 2017 at 6:30pm

From the way the latest iPad was made is one thing for the price, but I don't think the mini is priced too high, yet there are places that offer it slightly cheaper after all.