The iPad mini could allow split-screen viewing in a future generation.

Among Apple's most innovative devices, we have the iPad, which belongs to a line of tablets that are somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop, and is focused more on accessing than creating applications and themes.

The iPad Mini will bring us new split-screen features in its next generation.

The first generation iPad was announced on January 27, 2010. The second generation was announced by Steve Jobs himself on March 2, 2011; this was Jobs' last product presentation. CEO Tim Cook's first product launch after Jobs' death was the third generation iPad, on March 7, 2012.

What's truly incredible is that so much innovation is within our reach, since when the fourth generation of iPads was released, the iPad mini arrived on October 23, 2012, and over the last few years more innovations have come from this product, small, fast and with exceptional power, and of course full of new features for its users.

The latest iPad mini is the iPad mini 3, which brings more power, including iOS 8, Touch ID, and a new gold finish. Size, as always, is secondary, since the iPad mini 3 includes an A7 chip with 64-bit architecture, like that of a desktop computer. This clearly demonstrates its impressive performance, all while maintaining excellent battery life, ensuring it can keep up with even the most demanding users.

With the upcoming release of iOS 9, one of its main new features being dual-screen support for the iPad Air 2 thanks to the A8X processor, allowing users to run two apps simultaneously, sources indicate that a future update, supported by Apple's software, may make this feature available for the iPad mini, a significant advancement for this generation of products.