
The company did not give the subject of the event, but it was widely expected to be the iPad Mini.

On October 16, 2012, Apple announced plans for a media event on October 23 at the California Theatre in San Jose, California. Matching the new design language of the current Pro and Air iPads, features included a larger 8.3-inch full-screen display, USB-C port (instead of Lightning), top button with Touch ID (with home button removed), and support for the second-generation Apple Pencil. The sixth-generation iPad Mini was announced on Septemalongside the ninth-generation iPad, with both devices being released on September 24, 2021. On March 18, 2019, Apple released the fifth-generation iPad Mini with support for the Apple Pencil alongside the third-generation iPad Air. On September 9, 2015, Apple released the iPad Mini 4 which is a smaller version of the iPad Air 2. The iPad Mini 3 was announced on Octoand was released on October 22, 2014, alongside the iPad Air 2 it features the same external hardware as the Mini 2 and the addition of a Touch ID fingerprint sensor compatible with Apple Pay. The iPad Mini 2, with a A7 processor and a Retina Display, was announced on October 22, 2013, and released on November 12, 2013. It featured similar internal specifications to the iPad 2, including its display resolution.

The first-generation iPad Mini was announced on October 23, 2012, and was released on November 2, 2012, in nearly all of Apple's markets. It is a sub-series of the iPad line of tablets, with screen sizes of 7.9 inches and 8.3 inches. The iPad Mini (branded and marketed as iPad mini) is a line of mini tablet computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
