iPad mini (6th generation)

Reinvents the iPad mini with an all-screen 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, Top Button Touch ID, USB-C, Apple Pencil 2 magnetic charging, 5G, and A15 Bionic.

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Announced: 2021-09-14
Family: iPad
Branch: mini
Historical weight: Major evolution

Display: 8.3" Liquid Retina, 2266×1488
Chip / CPU: Apple A15 Bionic · 2.93 GHz
Memory: 4 GB
Base storage: 64 GB
Ports & charging: USB-C
Weight: 293 g
Dimensions: 195.4×134.8×6.3 mm
Original OS: iPadOS 15
Launch price: $499
Released: September 24, 2021
Discontinued: October 2024
Graphics: Apple 5-core GPU
CPU cores: 6

Generation delta

What changed?

All-screen industrial design
Flat-edge aluminum unibody with narrow uniform bezels; display expands from 7.9 inches to 8.3 inches while the overall device length actually decreases by 7.8 mm (195.4 mm vs 203.2 mm).
Display
8.3-inch Liquid Retina display
2266 x 1488 resolution at 326 ppi with rounded display corners, True Tone, P3 wide color, full lamination, anti-reflective coating, and 500 nits brightness.
Display
Top Button Touch ID
Fingerprint sensor embedded into top power button, preserving biometric authentication without bezels or Face ID.
Power
Relocated volume buttons
Moved to the top edge of the enclosure to accommodate the Apple Pencil 2 magnetic charging dock on the right side; buttons dynamically switch volume-up/down mapping based on device orientation.
Power
USB-C connector on iPad mini
Replaces Lightning with USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1, up to 5Gbps), enabling connections to cameras, external drives, and 4K displays.
Display
Apple Pencil (2nd generation) support
Magnetic attachment and wireless inductive charging on the side.
Connectivity
A15 Bionic chip
6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency), 5-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine; 40% jump in CPU and 80% leap in graphics over A12 Bionic.
Silicon
5G cellular networking
Up to 3.5Gbps peak cellular speeds with Gigabit LTE and eSIM.
Connectivity
Center Stage camera system
12MP Ultra Wide front camera (122-degree field of view) with machine-learning automatic framing.
Camera
Rear camera overhaul
12MP Wide camera (f/1.8 aperture, Focus Pixels) with Quad-LED True Tone flash and 4K video recording at 24/25/30/60 fps.
Camera
Landscape stereo speakers
Dual speaker system providing stereo separation in landscape mode.
Audio
Finishes
Space gray, pink, purple, and starlight.
Product

Footprint
Height reduced from 203.2 mm to 195.4 mm while screen increased from 7.9" to 8.3".
Display
Weight
Reduced from 300.5 g to 293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Cellular).
Connectivity
Starting price
Increased from $399 to $499 (US).
Product