Apple Announces New iPad Mini

Apple, announcing a new iPad Mini via their “Newsroom” website yesterday:

Apple today unveiled the all-new iPad mini, featuring a stunning OLED display in an even thinner and lighter design, a huge leap in performance with A20 Pro, and water and dust resistance.1 The larger 8.5-inch OLED display, also available with a nano-texture option, delivers higher contrast and more than 2x higher peak brightness than the previous-generation iPad mini for a brilliant and immersive viewing experience.2 A20 Pro supercharges AI with Neural Accelerators in each GPU core and Dual 16-core Neural Engine. iPad mini now has a 12MP Center Stage front camera on the landscape edge that’s perfect for video calls, an innovative Acoustic Display for an even better audio experience, faster wireless and cellular connectivity, and fast-charge support.3 With its incredible set of advanced features, it’s the most capable and versatile iPad mini ever.

The last update to the iPad Mini was two years ago (in October, 2024), so this is definitely a welcome upgrade.

While the new iPad Mini has increased in cost (it now starts at $699, up from the $599 price tag that was seen the previous version), the A20 processor, coupled with the OLED display and optional nano-texture screen, make for a nice device that’s both powerful and portable.