It’s
been
three
long
years
since
Apple
last
updated
the
iPad
Mini,
but
the
company
is
finally
turning
the
page
on
the
sixth-gen
model
of
its
smallest
tablet.
The
company
announced
a
refreshed
iPad
Mini
today,
and
preorders
have
just
opened
at
Apple
with
an
October
23rd
release
date.
Prices
start
at
$499
for
the
Wi-Fi-only
128GB
configuration,
which
is
double
the
previous
generation’s
starting
storage.
Back
in
2021,
the
sixth-gen
iPad
Mini
was
a
relatively
big
update
for
the
dainty
tablet,
reflecting
Apple’s
latest
design
tenets.
It
got
a
slightly
bigger
display,
USB-C,
and
second-gen
Apple
Pencil
support,
among
other
key
changes.
This
year’s
upgrade
feels
a
little
tamer
in
comparison.
The
highlight
is
the
addition
of
Apple’s
A17
Pro
chip,
giving
the
tablet
plenty
of
processing
headroom
and
an
upgraded
neural
engine
for
Apple
Intelligence,
which
will
come
to
the
iPad
Mini
as
part
of
iPadOS
18.1
when
Apple
finally
launches
it
later
this
month.
Today’s
refresh
also
brings
Apple
Pencil
Pro
support
(which
is
great
for
the
powerful
calculator
app
the
iPad
finally
has),
Wi-Fi
6E
radios,
and
faster
USB-C
performance
with
10-gigabit
data
transfers.
The
new
iPad
Mini
is
otherwise
similar
to
the
last-gen
model,
including
the
same
8.3-inch
Liquid
Retina
display
and
the
same
12MP
resolution
for
its
rear
and
front
cameras
(which
now
support
Smart
HDR
4,
the
latter
still
centered
in
portrait
orientation).
Apple
is
now
accepting
preorders
for
the
2024
iPad
Mini,
starting
at
$499
for
a
128GB
Wi-Fi
model
and
topping
out
at
$799
for
512GB.
The
cellular
model
starts
at
$649
for
the
same
128GB
and
goes
up
to
$949
for
a
512GB
configuration.
We
haven’t
spotted
preorder
listings
at
other
retailers
or
carriers
yet.
As
mentioned
above,
the
seventh-generation
iPad
Mini
will
hit
stores
starting
October
23rd.
You
can
get
it
in
four
colors:
space
gray,
blue,
purple,
and
starlight.
$499
The
seventh-generation
iPad
Mini
comes
with
an
A17
Pro
chip
to
support
Apple
Intelligence.
It
also
newly
supports
the
Apple
Pencil
Pro
and
has
faster
Wi-Fi
and
USB-C
speeds.
$499
at
Apple
(Originally posted by Quentyn Kennemer)
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