Apple Is Making a 7th-Gen iPod Touch and New iPads, Says Report (macrumors.com)

Four new iPad models and a 7th-generation iPod Touch have been found in upcoming iOS 12.2, and seven new iPad models were discovered in the Eurasian Economic Commission Database, reports MacRumors. From the report: Developer Steven Troughton-Smith speculates that the iPad model numbers could be new iPad mini devices, which would be in line with rumors suggesting a new iPad mini 5 is in the works. According to Troughton-Smith, none of the iPads have Face ID, which is what we would expect as a new iPad mini is likely to be positioned as an affordable, lower-end device. There's also a reference to "iPod 9,1," which does not match up with any known iPod touch devices, suggesting it is a new next-generation model. The current sixth-generation iPod touch is "iPod 7,1," for reference. The iPod listed in iOS 12.2 does not appear to have Face ID or Touch ID, which is in line with the current iPod touch.

Previous rumors have indeed suggested Apple is working on a 7th-generation iPod touch, an iPad mini 5, and a new version of the lower-cost 9.7-inch iPad, which may actually be upgraded to 10 inches in its next iteration. There's been mixed information about what to expect from an iPad mini update. A case leak suggested a vertical camera and quad speakers, but a photo of an unreleased iPad mini, which could be the new iPad mini, featured an older A9 processor and a design that's similar to the fourth-generation iPad mini.

Comments

All I ask for is a headphone jack

[ReneR]

they can sell me a next gen SE, if that is the only phone where they decide to keep Jack alive, :-/

Re:All I ask for is a headphone jack

[Anonymous Coward]

Time to let the Jack die.It's outdated technology and there are better, wireless ways to do things.

Yeah, because recompressing (bluetooth intrinsic compression) an already compressed audio signal (99% of the music out there) is somehow better. Except it isn't, but don't let that get in the way of the marketing hype and fanboys talk.

Re:All I ask for is a headphone jack

[Anonymous Coward]

You can take my floppy when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!
My floppy was 8" once, now it's 3.5". It's harder now, and how you use it is what counts.

Re:All I ask for is a headphone jack

[mentil]

What I really want to know is if the USB-C port is coming to the mainline iPad and iPad mini. If so, that'd suggest they're generally transitioning away from Lightning, not just on their high-end products.

Re: All I ask for is a headphone jack

[Anonymous Coward]

Like the ones included with every iPhone?

Re:All I ask for is a headphone jack

[sheramil]

I would tentatively suggest that a 3.5mm jack that does not need to be charged is always going to be superior to a bluetooth dongle that does.

Re: All I ask for is a headphone jack

[drinkypoo]

My point was that the sound of most of these lower end headphones and earbuds is dreadful anyway so complaining about Bluetooth compression ruining your 'listening experience' is kind of stupid.

And your point was wrong. First, you're not forced to continue to use the convenience earbuds included with the device. The whole point of using a stereo miniplug is compatibility. You don't even understand the argument. Second, you're wrong anyway. The recompression is bad enough that you can hear the difference even on crappy headphones. Third, you can use either a wire or bluetooth to connect to a stereo system as well, where headphones don't come into play. The headphones are actually irrelevant to the argument! You are literally wrong in every way in which it is possible to be wrong.

Re:All I ask for is a headphone jack

[drinkypoo]

Time to let the Jack die.It's outdated technology and there are better, wireless ways to do things.

We could describe you the same way, but it would be unfair to assume that nobody is using you. For example, Apple is using you as a useful idiot.

Re:All I ask for is a headphone jack

[DarkOx]

Yes but there is no rule that says you have to use cheap ass earbuds. I take a lot of flights and I don't mind dragging along my expensive ass noise canceling super oral head set..

Re:Oh wow

[jellomizer]

The worlds biggest company, makes all its money from selling less products, Even ones like the iPod Touch and iPads which are in general iPhones without the phone or iPhones in a bigger case.

Sure Apple drops product lines in the past, but that is only after they have a replacement that they want to sell.

iPod touches are popular with kids, where their parents won't buy them wicked expensive iPhones, but they want access to the Apple App store where still they have a selection of better quality apps.

iPads are actually popular in businesses outside of IT and Engineering circles. Marketing and Sales people love them, also executives who primary spend most of their jobs reading documents and emails.

They still have their place in the "Apple Ecosystem" so I don't expect to see them gone any time soon. Even just because you may personally hate Apple, their business model is strong. And their looser products are few compared to their winner products. Apples problem now is their growth isn't as fast as it use to be, this isn't a decline in sales, just less growth.

Metal Fatigue?

[dfm3]

Anecdotal, I know, but I can say that in the decades I've been using electronics with 3.5mm headphone jacks, I've never had a single connector fail due to metal fatigue or failure of a weld between the connector and the board. Now, I've certainly had my share of wires become frayed or wear out, both cheap and supposedly high end ones, but I've never seen a failure of the actual connector.

Now if only I could say the same about USB micro B connectors; those seem to be designed to fail after a few hundred uses...