Apple has quietly launched a new generation of iPad Mini in India at a much more affordable price. The new iPad Mini 7 was expected to debut alongside M4-powered Macs at Apple’s upcoming October launch event, but just days before the rumored event announcement, the tech giant launched the affordable iPad globally. . It may come as a surprise to many, but the iPad Mini 7 is packed with some eye-catching new features and significant upgrades that make it worth your money.
Apple took about three years to develop the new generation iPad Mini, and it was last announced in 2021. As such, the iPad Mini 7 has undergone some major overhauls in terms of design, performance, features, and more. Learn all about the new features of the new Apple iPad Mini.
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iPad Mini 7: New features and upgrades
design: After a three-year wait, the iPad Mini 7 debuts with some notable improvements. The design, dimensions, and weight are the same as the iPad Mini 6. Apple has introduced new color variants of Space Gray, Blue, Purple, and Starlight. The new iPad also features a 2x faster USB-C port, up to 10Gbps, which is also a significant upgrade.
performance: The new iPad Mini 7 is powered by the A17 Pro chipset, which was also used for the flagship performance of last year’s iPhone 15 Pro model, highlighting a significant upgrade throughout performance. Apple claims the iPad Mini’s new chipset delivers a 30% increase in CPU performance and 25% increase in GPU performance. Additionally, the iPad has been upgraded to 8GB RAM instead of 4GB for improved performance efficiency. iPad Mini 7 with RAM also offers larger storage capacities of 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB. Previously, the iPad Mini 6 only had two storage options: 64GB and 256GB.
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Apple intelligence: Equipped with an enhanced CPU and GPU, the A17 Pro chipset also offers Neural Engine functionality to support artificial intelligence (AI)-related tasks. Therefore, the upcoming iPadOS 18.1 update could roll out Apple Intelligence with features like a notification summary AI writing tool, genmoji, smarter Siri, ChatGPT integration, and more.
screen: In terms of viewing experience, the iPad Mini 7 has a similar 8.3-inch display with a resolution of 2266 x 1488 and brightness of up to 500 nits. Once again, the new iPad does not feature ProMotion technology, which allows the device to offer a 120Hz refresh rate. Apart from this, the new iPad Mini supports Apple Pencil and Apple Pencil Pro.
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Camera and battery: iPad Mini 7 has the same 12MP single rear camera as iPad Mini 6. However, Apple claims that the sensor has been upgraded to improve capture quality, support Smart HDR 4, and allow users to scan documents. Apart from this, all other features remain the same. On the front, it has the same 12MP ultrawide selfie camera.
In terms of sustained performance, Apple claims the iPad Mini 7 offers up to 10 hours of video playback time, just like its predecessor. Additionally, there are minor upgrades like Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, and USB-C 3.1 Gen 2.
