Introduced final week, the brand new Apple iPad mini (2024) is now out there. The brand new slate comes with 128GB storage for $500, double what its predecessor had. That is for the Wi-Fi solely mannequin, however there’s additionally a Wi-Fi+Mobile model out there for $650. When you want extra storage, 256GB and 512GB choices can be found as effectively.
The important thing improve is the Apple A17 Professional, aka the iPhone 15 Professional chipset however with some downgrades. This, together with the additional RAM (8GB), permits the brand new mini to run Apple Intelligence.
Apple Intelligence will arrive as a software program replace soon-ish – iPadOS 18.1 will carry the primary batch of options later this month, extra options might be added within the coming months. There’s a “however” right here – Apple Intelligence might be out there solely in US English initially (basically, it’s just for folks within the US).
The brand new iPad mini additionally has quicker connectivity. It helps Wi-Fi 6E (ax), up from common Wi-Fi 6. Additionally, the USB-C 3.2 Gen2 goes as much as 10Gbps, double what the port on the previous mini may do.
You will discover the Apple iPad mini (2024) over on Apple’s on-line retailer.