iPad mini (A17 Pro)

Apple A17 Pro chip (3nm)

6-core CPU (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores, delivering a 30 percent boost over A15 Bionic), 5-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading (up to 4x faster ray tracing and 25 percent graphics boost), and a 16-core Neural Engine that is over 2x faster for on-device machine learning and Apple Intelligence models.

Apple Intelligence architecture

Hardware capability engineered for Apple Intelligence features including Writing Tools, Clean Up in Photos, and Siri intelligence.

Apple Pencil Pro support

Compatible with Apple Pencil Pro, introducing squeeze gestures, barrel roll rotational brush control, custom haptic feedback, and Find My tracking.

Apple Pencil hover

Displays precision visual cursor feedback up to 12 mm above the 8.3-inch screen.

2x faster USB-C port

Upgraded from 5 Gbps to 10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 2), enabling rapid offloading of large media files, high-res photos, and connection to external displays up to 4K at 60Hz.

Doubled baseline storage

Entry capacity doubled from 64GB to 128GB at the same $499 starting price, adding a new 512GB top tier alongside 256GB.

Wi-Fi 6E & Bluetooth 5.3

Tri-band Wi-Fi delivering up to 2.4 Gbps download throughput.

Smart HDR 4

Upgraded computational photography pipeline on the 12MP Wide rear camera.

eSIM-only cellular architecture

Cellular models omitted the physical nano-SIM slot worldwide.

New color finishes

Available in Blue, Purple, Starlight, and Space Gray.

Apple Pencil (2nd generation) compatibility

Incompatible with Apple Pencil 2 due to re-engineered magnetic charging infrastructure.

Physical SIM tray

Retired on all global cellular models.

8.3-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2266-by-1488 resolution at 326 ppi, 50…

8.3-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2266-by-1488 resolution at 326 ppi, 500 nits brightness, P3 wide color, True Tone, fully laminated with anti-reflective coating).

Top-button Touch ID capacitive biometric sensor

Top-button Touch ID capacitive biometric sensor.

Landscape stereo speakers

Landscape stereo speakers.

Portrait-oriented 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage

Portrait-oriented 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage.

Ultraportable 6.3 mm aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Cellular)

Ultraportable 6.3 mm aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Cellular).

19.3-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web surfing on Wi-Fi

19.3-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web surfing on Wi-Fi.