The iPad mini with a new OLED display has been announced, and attention this week is focused on when the M6-generation Mac will be announced in Japan time. The article organizes the publicly announced facts and possible times.
Apple is reportedly announcing the iPad mini with an OLED display at 10 p.m. Japan time on the 26th tonight, with pre-orders starting at 2:10 a.m. on the 29th and sales beginning on 6 November. Following the iPad mini announcement, attention is also turning to this week's Mac-related announcement schedule.
The announcement time for the M6 iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro is considered most likely to be around 10 p.m. Japan time on the 27th, while a hands-on event for the touch-enabled OLED MacBook Pro is reportedly expected at either 10 p.m. on the 28th or 2 a.m. on the 29th. Apple has not formally announced the announcement time as of now.
The expectation of a Tuesday announcement was derived from Mr. Gurman’s forecast, while earlier reports also suggested Wednesday. Based on developments in overseas media, multiple dates and time windows are being discussed around the announcement, but no confirmed information has yet emerged.
Pre-orders for the iPad mini are reportedly set to begin at 10:10 a.m. on the 28th U.S. time, and the same pattern as previous launches may be repeated for the pre-order and release dates. The price converted into Japanese yen and the release date will depend on the information available when the announcement is issued.
The first point to watch is the announcement scheduled for 10 p.m. on Tuesday the 27th, and if that does not occur, the announcement is reportedly expected to move to Wednesday. In Japan, the time could be 10 p.m. on Wednesday the 28th or 2 a.m. on Thursday the 29th.