'iPhone Duo, unfoldable edition': leak shows a new iPad mini is on the way, even after Apple's folding iPhone — and rumored HomePod mini 2 colors appear too

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  • An 8th-gen iPad mini has appeared in Apple code
  • The device could launch as soon as next month
  • It might be joined by an updated HomePod mini

Does the official arrival of the iPhone Duo mean the iPad mini will be quietly retired? Not according to fresh Apple leaks that suggest the smallest iPad in the range will be getting a refreshed model sooner rather than later.

This will be the iPad mini 8 if you're keeping count, the successor to the iPad mini 7 that launched in October 2024, and references to it have been spotted in Apple code by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.

The code reveals a couple of images of the upcoming iPad mini, with a landscape front-facing camera that puts it in line with the other iPads, and a small groove cut out of the top of the display glass, which is likely to be for...

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