Apple iPads News

Apple maintained its strong growth momentum in India, recording double-digit year-on-year growth and its highest-ever quarterly shipments in Q1. 

Earlier, he revealed that Apple is going to launch its first foldable iPhone in 2023. In terms of specifications, iPad Mini may come with a 9-inch display and it will have a 120 Hz display which will also be a part of the iPhone 13 series and foldable iPhone. There are very few chances of the iPad mini getting a mini-LED screen as it will be a smaller and inexpensive Apple tablet.

Apple assembles a bulk of its iPads in China but is fast diversifying production to markets such as India and Vietnam to minimise the impact of the U.S.-China trade war and the coronavirus crisis. Apple`s push comes at a time its iPhone supplier Wistron is just restarting operations at a southern Indian plant after angry workers went on a rampage last year. Apple is yet to take the Taiwan manufacturer off of probation. New Delhi is also planning another PLI, at a budget of roughly 50 billion rupees over five years, to boost domestic manufacturing of wearable devices such as smartwatches, the sources said, adding the plan could be announced within two months.

Apple has had a strained relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the past when the US agency asked the tech giant to give it access to iPhones owned by terrorists and shooters.

Apple Inc`s planned video streaming service may not be a tough sell for media companies who could be enticed by the company`s ubiquitous iPhones and iPads, which represent a new stream of growth for an industry losing viewers.

Apple, facing tough competition in the tablet market, Thursday unveiled a new line-up of iPads that feature its mobile payments system and include the fingerprint unlock used on iPhones.