元器件交易网讯  4月10日消息，据外媒报道，KGI分析师郭明池在最新的研究报告中称，苹果今年晚些时候将发布的iPad Air和视网膜屏iPad mini可能搭载A8处理器和Touch ID指纹识别传感器。

　　“我们认为升级版iPad Air今年的发布时间比去年早。最大的变化时搭载A8处理器和Touch ID指纹传感器，主摄像头分辨率800万像素。

　　我们此前认为苹果今年不会发布新版的iPad mini，但是我们认为苹果将推出一款升级版产品来提振视网膜屏iPad mini出货量。”

　　关于下一代iPad Air，郭明池补充说平板将比去年iPad Air发布时间11月提前。郭还指出，苹果可能会削减现有视网膜iPad mini的价格。新模型将采用与旧模型相同的外形，搭载升级的A8处理器和触摸ID指纹传感器。

　　（元器件交易网董蕾 译）

　　外媒原文如下：

　　Apple may be preparing to feature its Touch ID fingerprint sensor on updated models of the iPad Air and Retina iPad mini that will be released later this year, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo states in a new research note. 

　　We think the upgraded iPad Air will be launched earlier in 2014 than the iPad Air was in 2013. The biggest changes will be A8 processor, Touch ID (fingerprint recognition), and main camera resolution of 8MP. 

　　...We previously thought Apple would not release a new version of the iPad mini this year, but we now think Apple will launch an upgraded version with same form factor, A8 processor and Touch ID (fingerprint recognition) to boost shipments of iPad mini with Retina display.

　　Regarding the next-generation iPad Air, Kuo adds that the tablet will launch at an earlier point than the original iPad Air did in November of last year. Kuo also notes that Apple is likely to cut the price of the existing Retina iPad mini, and that the newer model will feature the same form factor with an upgraded processor and Touch ID fingerprint sensor. 

　　The researcher also once again speaks on the possibility of the long-rumored 12.9-inch iPad, stating that Apple is actively working on the device and gearing it towards uses in entertainment and productivity. However, Kuo notes that the product is unlikely to come out in 2014, falling in line with what he stated in his previous reports from this past February and last October.