The recent announcement of an Apple keynote taking place on March 25th was accompanied with the usual influx of leaks, rumors and fervent speculation as to what new hardware and software could be revealed in the coming weeks. Compared to the time when Steve Jobs’ notorious ‘One more thing…’ could bring about some genuinely surprising reveals, it seems like we know almost everything about the Apple keynotes before they even begin, and it’s been no secret that the first new iPad Mini revision since 2015 has been on the cards for a while, alongside a number of other potential hardware revisions. In other words, it’s always been a matter of when, not if. As a result, I have to take my hat off to Apple, as I didn’t predict that this unsuspecting Monday morning could bring with it not one, but two new iPad products. Alongside the aforementioned fifth-generation iPad Mini, Apple have also introduced a new 10.5 inch iPad Air, both of which will certainly hold their own in the iOS gaming department.
The fifth-generation iPad Mini is definitely a welcome update, especially considering its predecessor was almost four years old and came with a relatively paltry A5 processor. The new iPad Mini comes equipped with the same A12 Bionic chip that is in the latest line of iPhones, as well as what Apple claims is an ‘advanced Retina display’ for the highest pixel density of any iPad. While it’s incredibly strange that this iPad Mini...