Apple has been reportedly coming up with a number of new gadgets likely the iPad, iPad Mini and the iPad Pro. However, the release date for these products still remains a mystery as there is no official confirmation for the release of the upcoming gadgets.

The iPad mini 5 is reportedly long overdue. It's getting on for a year and a half since the iPad mini 4 was unveiled in September 2015, with significant design changes.Fans have been reportedly awaiting word on the iPad mini 5's release date or potentially the launch of an iPad Pro mini, if rumours are to be believed. If reports are to be believed, a refreshed iPad mini 5 was supposed to be launched during Apple's March 2017 Store update.

In fact, reports claim that Apple has now dropped the iPad mini 2, meaning the iPad mini 4 is the only 7.9in tablet available from Apple. Recently, DigiTimes has reported that the new iPad mini won't enter mass production until early 2017. Thus, fans could be faced with a June 2017 or later release for iPad mini 5/Pro mini, reports Paste Magazine.

Reports say that in the past, the Apple iPad mini 4 was released in September, when Apple hosted a press event to release the iPhone gadgets. It released the iPad mini along with the iPhone and iWatch in that event. Reports claim that the iPad mini 4's September arrival was mildly surprising, as the original iPad mini, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3 were all launched at October events. In 2015, however, Apple didn't have an October event, lumping its new iPhone and iPad announcements into a single night, reports Forbes.com.

Sources claim that Apple has added a new date to its calendar earlier in 2015: a March event where the company released new Macs and the Apple Watch. Following the current trend and rumours, fans believed that Apple will release the iPad mini 5, or iPad Pro Mini at the 2017 March event. It is also rumoured that it might be named the iPad Pro mini because of its new rumoured launch date - as it would follow the iPad Pro line-up.

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