Apple iPad mini 2 rumours, release date and everything you need to know

We wait anxiously for 22 October, when Apple is expected to be announcing the next-generation iPad mini, but the whirlwind of rumours continues.

We've rounded up all the iPad mini 2 rumours, which have been circulating over the last few months to try and provide you with a glimpse of what details we might see appearing with the new iPad mini 2.

iPad mini 2 release date

The rumours regarding the new iPad mini have almost always pointed towards an October launch date, although there was some talk of April which would have been a fair estimate in previous years. But April obviously didn't happen and those that predicted October seem to have hit the nail on the head in this instance.

Back in February, we reported that Jeremy Horowitz of iLounge said the next-generation iPad mini was codenamed J85 and was set for an October release.

It is now October, an Apple media event is about to happen and while we don't know for certain that a new iPad mini will be joining Apple's tablet line-up, we think it is pretty likely.

If last year is anything to go by, we can expect to see a new iPad mini hitting the shops in November as the original iPad mini arrived very shortly after its announcement.

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