But due to the company's silence, avid Apple users find it difficult to assume the possible launching of the latest update of iPad Mini anytime this year.

In the wake of reports that Apple might discontinue the production of its iconic Air series and focus more attention on the development of the Pro lineup, tech experts believed that upcoming iPad Mini might be marketed as iPad Pro Mini.

Just like the release date, there are also a lot of speculations regarding the features of the upcoming iPad Mini 5 that hit the internet.

Some of these claimed that the upcoming version of the iPad will not have a significant change in the exterior design but will only have a smaller screen size than that of the iPad Mini 4.

A Mobipicker report also hinted that the iPad Mini 5 or iPad Pro Mini's chipset might improve from A8 to A9.

There is also a strong belief that iPad Mini 5 will be equipped with the iOS 10, an 8 megapixel rear camera, and a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera.

The iPad Mini 5 is at the same time believed to come with the 3D touch feature similar to that of iPhone 6S that enables the users to draw gestures using their fingers on the screen.