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Compal Expected to Assemble iPad Mini 5 Launching 'Later in 2019'

Taiwanese manufacturer Compal Electronics is expected to be a supplier of the so-called iPad mini 5 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/) when the tablet launches later in 2019, according to DigiTimes (https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20190131PD207.html). This would likely entail final assembly of the device.





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Rumors suggest Apple will release the new <!---->iPad<!----> mini as early as this spring, likely alongside a new seventh-generation <!---->iPad<!----> with a slightly larger 10-inch display. Apple's plans to release a new <!---->iPad<!----> mini have been reported by Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/23/kuo-october-event-ipad-mini-refresh/), Mark Gurman (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/30/ipad-and-ipad-mini-coming-in-spring/), DigiTimes (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/17/ipad-mini-5-and-entry-level-ipad-early-2019/), and the China Times (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/21/ipad-mini-5-and-10-inch-ipad-coming-2019/).





Apple has debuted new iPads in March for three consecutive years, including the 9.7-inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/) in 2016, the fifth-generation <!---->iPad<!----> in 2017, and the sixth-generation <!---->iPad<!----> in 2018, so there's a good chance that Apple will unveil the <!---->iPad mini 5<!----> and the new 10-inch <!---->iPad<!----> in a little over a month from now.





Kuo said the new <!---->iPad<!----> mini will feature an upgraded processor and a lower-cost panel, but few details are known beyond that.





The current iPad mini 4 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/#the_ipad_mini_4) was released in September 2015. The tablet features a 7.9-inch display with 326 PPI, A8 chip, 2GB of RAM, Touch ID (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/touch-id/), 8-megapixel rear camera, a Lightning connector, dual speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It is available with 128GB of storage for $399 (Wi-Fi) and $529 (LTE).

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