Apple Unveils $699 iPad Mini With 8.5-Inch OLED and A20 Pro
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Updated · The Verge · Oct 26
Apple Unveils $699 iPad Mini With 8.5-Inch OLED and A20 Pro
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 26
Summary
$699 is Apple’s new starting price for the iPad Mini, which adds an 8.5-inch OLED screen, a thinner 5.4mm body and 24% slimmer bezels while keeping the compact footprint.
A20 Pro powers the refresh and enables on-device AI features for Siri; all models include a 16-core Neural Engine, while the 512GB version gets a 6-core CPU versus 5 cores on lower-storage models.
1200-nit peak brightness, a new Acoustic Display, a 12MP front camera moved to the long edge, IP67 water-and-dust resistance and Apple’s C2 modem round out the hardware, though the display still tops out at 60Hz without ProMotion.
October 28 preorders precede a November 6 release, with Wi-Fi plus cellular starting at $849 as Apple tees up more product launches ahead of its Wednesday event.