The supposed images of the iPad Mini 6 case show a redesign with relocated volume buttons for full-size Apple stylus

The upcoming sixth-generation iPad mini will feature volume buttons on the top of the device to house a full-size Apple Pencil, according to images apparently from an accessory maker shared by the Twitter user known as “Majin Bu. “

The images supposedly depict the sixth-generation iPad mini with an iPad Air-style screen design, with square edges, a Touch ID fingerprint scanner on the power button, and no home button, as it should have been. previously rumored. The most notable change that differentiates the design of sixth-generation sixthiPad mini‌ from the design of the iPad Air is the relocation of the volume buttons, with the buttons opposite the ‌Touch ID‌ power button located on the top edge of the device. This is an unprecedented ‌iPad‌ design change, with all previous ‌‌iPad‌‌ models so far with the volume buttons on the right side of the device.

The main reason for moving the volume buttons seems to be that it fits the “Apple stylus” on the right edge of the device. The iPad Air and iPad Pro models are able to fit both the volume buttons and a magnetically connected Apple Pencil on the right edge of the device, but this doesn’t seem to be the case with the new generation iPad mini due to its size. . This probably caused Apple to move the volume buttons to another location.

Jon Prosser’s Leaker versions of the sixth-generation iPad mini suggested that there would be no change in the device’s buttons, instead of proposing that Apple release a smaller version of the Apple Pencil to fit the side of the device, without having to move the volume buttons as a result.

The relocated volume buttons were depicted in previous images of alleged iPad aluminum production molds. Third-party accessory manufacturers usually achieve accurate dimensions for upcoming devices long before launch to develop screen protectors and accessories so that they are available as soon as the device is released. Given that this is the second appearance of relocated volume buttons from accessory manufacturers, the change may be more accurate, especially in light of the anticipated need to accommodate an Apple pencil.

Relocating the volume buttons to the top right of the device might also make sense for larger iPads that are often used in landscape mode and with keyboards, as the user should no longer have to raise their hand to the screen. to the top edge of the screen. device to change the volume. Horizontally, the volume buttons in this new location would be much closer to an external keyboard. It is unknown whether the relocated volume buttons will be extended to other iPad models to ensure consistency in the future.

The reliable Bloomberg Journalist Mark Gurman believes the new ‌ iPad mini‌ is on track to be released this fall along with the new MacBook Pro models.