Overview
- Apple announced the new iPad mini on Monday, Oct. 26, and said it will go on sale worldwide on November 6.
- The tablet uses Apple’s in‑house A20 Pro chip, which Apple says delivers up to 4.5× faster AI processing, up to 2.7× faster GPU performance, and up to 1.6× faster CPU performance versus the prior A17 Pro model.
- Apple revised the enclosure to improve portability, making the device about 14% thinner at 5.4 mm and lighter than the previous mini.
- The display was expanded to an 8.5‑inch OLED panel by narrowing the bezels, and the base model starts at $699 in the U.S. (¥119,800 in Japan) with Midnight and Starlight color options.
- The update signals Apple’s push to run more AI and graphics workloads on small devices, which could change how people use compact tablets for tasks like photo edits, offline AI assistants, and gaming.