New iPad Mini Announced Today Has More Than 12 New Features

The new eight-generation iPad mini unveiled today has a long list of new features and changes, as outlined in our all-in-one summary below.


Here is what is new for the iPad mini:

• Larger, brighter, and more vivid 8.5-inch OLED display, up from 8.3-inch LCD display
  
  

  ↳ Up to 600 nits of SDR brightness, up from 500 nits
  ↳ Up to 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness
  ↳ 60Hz still, no ProMotion



• Anti-glare nano-texture display option for 256GB and 512GB models (+$100 upgrade)


• Extended display mode support on external display (requires iPadOS 27.2)


• Approximately 15% thinner and lighter
  
  

  ↳ 5.4mm thickness, down from 6.3mm
  ↳ 0.56-pound weight, down from 0.65 pounds (Wi-Fi-only model)



• A20 Pro chip built with TSMC's 2nm process
  
  

  ↳ Up to 60% faster CPU performance
  ↳ Up to 2.7× faster GPU performance
  ↳ Up to 4.5× faster AI performance
  ↳ 5-core CPU, 7-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine (128GB and 256GB models)
  ↳ 6-core CPU, 7-core GPU, and dual 16-core Neural Engine (512GB model)
  ↳ Neural Accelerators in each GPU core



• New Acoustic Display speaker system with no speaker holes
  
  

  ↳ This contributes to IP67-rated water and dust resistance



• 12-megapixel Center Stage is now positioned for landscape video calls, rather than usage in portrait orientation


• Adaptive True Tone flash for improved photos and document scanning


• Fast charging support: up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 35W or higher adapter


• Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, up from Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3
  
  

  ↳ N1 chip improves AirDrop and AirPlay performance and reliability



• Apple's C2 modem with up to 50% faster cellular data speeds (cellular models)


• Two color options: Midnight and Starlight


• $699 starting price in the U.S., up from $599

The new iPad mini has a similar overall design as the previous model. It retains a Touch ID button on the top edge of the device, a USB-C port, a 12-megapixel rear Wide camera, two microphones, and the same advertised battery life.

The new iPad mini can be pre-ordered starting Wednesday, October 28 at the very precise time of 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time, and it will begin arriving to customers and launch in Apple Stores and at select other retailers on Friday, November 6.
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