The OLED iPad mini launches this Friday, marking the biggest update to the iPad mini line since the smaller tablet first came out 14 years ago. At 5.4mm thick, it's nearly a millimeter thinner than the iPad mini 7 and weighs just 255 grams, down from 293 grams, making it the lightest iPad Apple has made.
Like the iPad Air and iPhone Duo, it sticks with Touch ID. It's the second iPad to get an OLED display after the iPad Pro, though Apple stopped short of giving it all Pro features. The display is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and didn't get ProMotion. Bezels are slimmer and the display is 8.5 inches instead of 8.3 inches.
Pricing starts at $699 for 128GB of storage, up $100 over the A17 Pro model. You're limited to midnight and starlight colors. The iPad mini is the first iPad rated IP67 for water and dust resistance. It features a redesigned acoustic system with an "Acoustic Display" and tweeters under the glass.
Apple used the A20 Pro chip, the same as the iPhone 18 Pro. The 128GB and 256GB models have a binned version with a 5-core CPU and 7-core GPU, while the 512GB model has a 6-core CPU with the 7-core GPU.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing