Apple unveiled its “biggest update ever” for the iPad mini, featuring a thinner, lighter design and an OLED display. Dave Pakula, Apple’s VP of Hardware Engineering, explained the decision to omit ProMotion, noting OLED’s fast pixel response time reduces motion blur significantly compared to LCD. The new iPad mini is also IP67-rated for water and dust resistance, enabled by a new Acoustic Display that uses the screen itself to emit mid and low frequencies, supplemented by custom tweeters.
Pakula emphasized the device’s universal appeal, highlighting access to over a million apps, Apple Pencil Pro support, and advanced multitasking in iPadOS 27. Pre-orders are open, with shipments starting November 6.
Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing