Tiny Tablet Time: Take a look at the new iPad Mini – Video

It’s been three years since my last iPad mini, and not much has changed. So it has Pencil Pro support, it has a new processor, and that’s it. Well, if there’s more, wait. The iPad mini is one of the largest portable devices I carry around. I mean, I like playing games on the Switch. I read books on my Kindle, I carry actual physical books, and sometimes I have a big screen cell phone. iPad mini wants to do all of this and a little more. So Pencil Support always promised that this would be a little more like a sketchpad and could be used side by side. But the more I use it, the more I wish it had a bigger screen, something more akin to a larger iPad or laptop. If you’re looking for an iPad mini, this upgrade is for you. We’re going to make it a little more future-proof for you to buy. Unfortunately, Daily Entry on iPad doesn’t have those upgrades yet. And back in 2021, the design was pretty much the same. In other words, Apple didn’t have to make any major changes to the iPad mini’s design. It has a nice display. The bezel is smaller than last time, but it’s still a little big, but I think it’s reasonably light. It has USB C, but the display isn’t as fast and clutter-free. It’s not an organic EL. So, it feels a little disappointing compared to the iPhone Pro, but other than that, there is nothing particularly different. I kind of thought maybe they’d make a little pencil that attaches in a cool way, or maybe Apple would make a really cool little keyboard case. Three years later, none of them have appeared. Now let’s talk about the specs. iPad mini 2024 doesn’t have that many features. It’s an 8.3-inch liquid Retina display with the same resolution, same refresh rate, and same screen technology as three years ago. That means it’s not OLED and won’t run at 120 hertz. It also has an A 17 pro processor. This was on the iPhone 15 Pro, not the new iPhone 16, and it’s not the M-series processor or Stage Manager that connects to an external monitor and throws in additional apps that don’t work here. It has faster USB C data via the port and also supports Apple Pencil Pro. The Apple Pencil Pro has hover functionality, squeeze haptics, and the ability to rotate. This is a very useful drawing tool. And the price of the Pencil Pro is the same as the price of the Pencil Two. However, you cannot use Pencil Two with iPad mini. Now all I need is a Pencil Pro or a cheap Pencil with USB C. If you also had a pencil, you would have to buy a new one for this, which is frustrating. And let’s talk a little bit about Apple Intelligence. Apple made a big splash this year with its generation AI tools for I Os, iPad, and Os Mac OS. It is compatible with Apple Intelligence. However, I haven’t been able to test it yet with this model we’re talking about. It’s expected to be released later this month, but it’s still in beta and some of these features are going to be really early and incremental. Apple won’t unleash everything in the end, but I wonder how well it will do with this iPad mini, which is steamrolling ahead with the A 17 Pro. It was in last year’s iPhone 15 Pro, which was the first iPhone without an M-series chip and with Apple Intelligence compatibility. Will it harm this iPad in the future, I don’t know. So I want to talk about future-proofing this. I like it. I believe Apple Intelligence will become a bigger part of the iPad OS in the future. But will it be excluded from some updates that other iPads will receive? Now let’s talk about the pros and cons. So, pros, it’s a little iPad, and whether you like it or not, it’s up to you, but it’s been around for a while. But there are plenty of kids out there, like mine, who love the idea of ​​an iPad mini. If you’re using this, you’re either a pilot or you’re using a point of sale. Many commercial applications want something like the iPad mini, but with a 5G option as well. The fact that it supports pencil pro and is a complete sketching tool. Well, the fact is that it can run Apple Intelligence, but we don’t yet know how well it will work. This is because we have not been able to test it on the iPad mini at this time. 17 Pro chip inside, so we don’t know how long support will last. I have added another professional to my favorite list. The $500 base model now has 100 and 28 gigabytes of storage, compared to an astonishing 64 gigabytes. 28 gigabytes is still not a ton, but it’s the bare minimum for the $500 price. Thankfully, they made it happen and you can now upgrade to 512 gigabytes of storage. This costs an additional fee and was not previously available. What I don’t like is, again, nothing has changed design-wise. So the camera is still on the narrow side instead of the long side. So when you put it on a table like this, video chat still looks a little weird, as opposed to the rest of the iPad lineup, which is on the side edge. There is no new concept behind pencils. This is a large honking pencil for use with a small iPad, and it parks very well with magnets, but I wish it was a little smaller and cuter. I could just take it out on a whim and put it away. It can be done. This one feels like it’s been taken out like a big name stylist, and there’s no keyboard case you’d buy separately anyway. But I like the idea of ​​writing on the iPad, and you can also purchase third-party accessories separately to do this. But Apple didn’t have any sort of magical keyboard accessory in mind for this. You know, if I wanted to use this as a computer on the go, I’d have to type with my thumb or use a pencil, and my handwriting would be terrible. Display and refresh rate are fine. But, you know, I’m using an iPhone 16 Pro Max right now, and it has a beautiful OLED display, and the refresh rate goes back and forth so fast that it doesn’t seem to look very good. Good for watching videos. Hmm, this is a really great kindle alternative for reading e-books. If you’re willing to pay for it, it’s very kid-friendly in many ways. But it’s also actually a model of what I’d like to see on an iPad. The next generation of the base model, the iPad 10th generation, has been released for several years, but has not been updated. No one knows why. But I’m sure it will be included in the base iPad card to get some kind of Apple Intelligence compatibility for future proofing and to be able to support some sort of modern Pencil Pro. I am. I hope so since it’s $500. It’s already on the iPad mini. I’ve made this a little bigger and now have a template for what I want to put into the base of the iPad 11th generation. So should you buy this instead of waiting for the base model iPad to get an upgrade, probably next year? Well, if you’ve been waiting to get your hands on an iPad mini, now’s the perfect time to buy one because it finally has a useful upgrade. If you already have an iPad mini in 2021. These upgrades may not mean much to you. So, for now, it might be okay to stick with what you have. And I’m curious to know what the upgrades will be to the base iPad model, if it launches next year, will these features be added, and how much will something like the super capable iPad Air cost? I would like to know if it will go down. Current products have a built-in M2 chip. These are all big questions I have, but the iPad mini is working just fine. It’s not like we’re making amazing strides into new territory. If you have any questions or anything else, please let us know below. And as always, thanks for watching.