Overview
- Apple announced the redesigned iPad mini on Monday, Oct. 26, introducing an 8.5‑inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with up to 1,200 nits peak brightness and much thinner bezels.
- The company set U.S. pricing and timing with the Wi‑Fi model starting at $699, preorders opening Oct. 28 and deliveries and retail availability beginning Nov. 6.
- The display remains 60Hz rather than adopting 120Hz ProMotion, and a nano‑texture anti‑glare option will be offered as a paid upgrade on higher storage tiers.
- The new A20 Pro chip promises big CPU, GPU and AI gains versus the prior mini, but Apple reserves the top neural performance for the 512GB model by including a dual 16‑core Neural Engine there.
- Apple added IP67 water and dust resistance, an Acoustic Display speaker system, Wi‑Fi 7 plus the N1 networking chip, and a C2 modem for faster cellular speeds, and the launch precedes a week of other Apple product rollouts that may reshape retail timing and the iPad lineup.