Apple unveiled the i Pad mini (2026) with an OLED screen and the A20 Pro chipset on Monday, with first units shipping November 6. A Geekbench 7 listing for the i Pad19,2 Wi-Fi + Cellular model shows 3,879 single-core and 9,870 multi-core points.
The CPU has five cores (two performance at 4.93GHz and three efficiency), indicating a 128GB or 256GB model with a binned A20 Pro that disables one efficiency core. Only the 512GB version has the full six-core CPU, consistent with the previous i Pad mini's cut-down chip approach. The listing also reveals 12GB of RAM, which Apple omits from marketing materials.
For comparison, the i Phone 18 Pro Max with full six-core A20 Pro scores 4,024 single-core and 11,424 multi-core, putting the i Pad mini about 4% behind in single-core and 14% behind in multi-core. However, it's a major leap over its predecessor, which scored 2,638 and 7,103 points — a 47% single-core and 39% multi-core improvement.
Against larger Apple tablets, the i Pad mini (2026) beats the M5 i Pad Pro 13 (3,580 single-core, 15,126 multi-core) by 8% in single-core, while the M4 i Pad Air 13 (3,206 single-core, 12,686 multi-core) trails by 21% in single-core but leads 29% in multi-core. The i Pad mini (2026) starts at $699, €749, or £699, with pre-orders now open.
Source: GSMArena
Source: GSMArena · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing