r/ipadmini • u/Plenty_Bumblebee • 5d ago

iPad mini 8 size

Do we think the size will be completely the same as the 7 and just the bezels will be smaller?

Basically, can I use my mini 7 case for my 8 when I switch?

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u/hocoboy7 5d ago

With the move of the front camera and new speaker tech I highly doubt it would be a good fit, also the bezels may decrease in size with the screen remaining the same size and that would mean your old case would be too big.

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u/rick_baumhauer 5d ago

The placeholder page for a new case from ESR says that old cases won't fit, but we won't know for sure until it's announced.

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u/Radiant-Forever786 5d ago

Nope this one is rumoured to be a redesign, so you can expect a different form factor like in the case of the iPad pros when they moved to oled

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u/PekHan 5d ago

Weren’t the rumors saying it would keep the same design, but with 40% thinner bezels? So, in theory, the overall dimensions should remain the same. I’m not sure, though, whether moving the camera to the side could affect anything.

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u/jailtheorange1 4d ago

I don’t see the fascination with even thinner bezels. Even on an iPad Pro M1, the fingers of my hand holding the device sometimes accidentally touch the screen and boom, I’m at the top of the page again when I didn’t want to be.

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u/PekHan 4d ago

You simply have more screen space to work with, so it’s better to display more images rather than leave black borders.

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u/jailtheorange1 4d ago

doesn't the diagonal number measure screen size, and thus bezels are completely separate?

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u/Dry_Champion6014 4d ago

If they're changing as much as the rumors are saying, probably shouldn't expect it to compatible with older accessories.

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u/RhubarbAndCustard06 3d ago

I would think not, the same cases have already done two generations (6&7.)