Apple calls it the iPad mini’s biggest update ever, and the spec sheet backs that up.
- A larger 8.5-inch OLED display, with a nano-texture option, and more than 2x the peak brightness of the last model.
- A20 Pro on a 2-nanometer process, with Neural Accelerators in each GPU core and a Dual 16-core Neural Engine.
- 5.4 mm thin, IP67 water and dust resistance, and an “Acoustic Display.”
- A 12MP Center Stage front camera on the landscape edge, finally.
- N1 for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread, and C2 cellular with up to 50% faster data on cellular models.
Pre-orders, alongside a new Smart Folio, open today (Wednesday, Oct. 28), with availability Friday, Nov. 6.
My take
A landscape camera and IP67 on the mini are the practical wins. OLED is the “wow.”
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