Analyst Expects Retina iPad Mini Updates In 3Q 2013 and 1Q 2014

An analyst Richard Shim from NPD DisplaySearch claims (via CNET) that Apple is going to release two updated iPad mini devices.

"We see two refreshes coming. One in the second half of this year, then one in Q1 [first quarter] of 2014," analyst Richard Shim told CNET late Sunday night.

"The Q1 [2014] device will have a Retina display plus an updated processor," Shim added.

Last month an analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that production challenges related to a Retina iPad mini will likely push back the release of the device relative to his previous expectations and market consensus and outlined three scenarios showing releases in the September-November timeframe.