OLED has finally come to the Apple 8.5" iPad mini. Now featuring an 8.5" Super Retina XDR OLED touchscreen, the iPad mini delivers vivid, accurate colors, 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness, and a near-infinite contrast ratio. Paired with nano-texture glass, this iPad mini can be used anywhere, from dark rooms to brightly-lit environments.
The iPad mini features the A20 Pro chip, which supercharges AI with Neural Accelerators in each GPU core. The iPad mini now features a 12MP Center Stage front camera on the landscape edge that's ideal for video calls. The Acoustic Display hides the speakers behind the glass, which allows for an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance. With other features such as 5G cellular, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence, and iPadOS, the iPad mini is ideal for a wide range of users, thanks to its portability, performance, and now OLED display.
8.5" Super Retina XDR OLED Display
The Super Retina XDR OLED display delivers deep, vivid colors and near-infinite contrast for your viewing pleasure. With up to 1,200 nits of peak brightness and 1 nit of minimum brightness, HDR content is easy on the eyes in any light. Colors are vibrant yet accurate, with support for P3 wide color and True Tone technology that automatically adapts white balance to match the ambient lighting.
Nano-Texture Glass
The nano-texture display glass scatters ambient light instead of bouncing it back. This helps reduce glare without losing contrast or color accuracy. Whether you're working outside, traveling, or creating on the go, what's on the screen stays clear and readable.
The nano-texture display option is ideal for creatives editing outdoors or technicians working out in the field.
Together, these display advancements extend the versatility of iPad mini across an even wider range of use cases.
Apple A20 Pro Chip
The A20 Pro chip is the most powerful and power-efficient chip built for iPad mini yet. With packaging inspired by Apple's M-series chips, it delivers a huge leap in CPU and GPU performance. The A20 Pro 5-Core chip features two super cores and three efficiency cores. It also has a 16-Core Neural Engine for AI. New Neural Accelerators in each GPU core, enhanced Apple Neural Engine, and increased memory bandwidth speed up Apple Intelligence and all your AI tasks.
The powerful A20 Pro chip delivers up to 60% faster performance than the previous model. The GPU is up to 2.7x faster, enabling Dynamic Caching, hardware-accelerated mesh shading, and ray tracing for incredible graphics. And with double the memory bandwidth, everything you do feels even more responsive.
Neural Accelerators in the GPU speed up AI tasks by up to 4.5x for large language model (LLM) token generation. A faster dual 16-core Neural Engine delivers twice the peak compute power for on-device AI.
Apple Intelligence and Siri AI
Siri AI is your helpful AI assistant, powered by Apple Intelligence. Siri understands your context, works across your apps, and keeps everything secure with on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute. Tap or circle anything on the screen to search or ask questions. Turn rough sketches into polished images. And with natural conversations, richer answers, and its own dedicated app, Siri AI is powerful, private, and tailored to you.
5G Cellular with C2
The Apple C2 cellular modem enables up to 50 percent faster cellular data speeds and greater power efficiency than the previous model. With this iPad mini, you'll be able to do even more while on the go.
Wi-Fi 7
The Apple N1 wireless networking chip improves performance and reliability with support for Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread home networking.
Apple Pencil Compatibility
Apple Pencil sold separately.
The iPad mini is compatible with both Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C). Whether you're writing, sketching, or drawing with expressive strokes, the Apple Pencil turns your iPad mini into the ultimate portable canvas.
Fun in Focus
Connect over FaceTime or create content with the landscape 12MP Center Stage front camera. Take photos and shoot 4K video with the 12MP Wide rear camera. You can even scan documents shadow-free with the Adaptive True Tone flash.
Reframe a photo after it's been taken with Spatial Reframing, Expand your shots with the Extend tool. And remove even larger objects with the enhanced Clean Up tool.
iPadOS
iPadOS brings game-changing enhancements that push productivity further. An intuitive windowing system allows you to work in two or more apps at once with complete flexibility. Connect iPad mini to an external display and expand your workspace even further. New and expanded child safety features can help parents and guardians keep kids safe on iPad. And with over a million apps designed just for iPad, you can transform iPad mini into whatever you'd like it to be - a sketch pad, a planner, a full‑blown creative studio in your hands.
Acoustic Display
With Acoustic Display, custom tweeters and woofers are now hidden beneath the glass and enclosure, delivering a rich, personal audio experience.
With no physical speaker holes, the iPad mini is able to have an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance.
The dual front and rear microphones can capture clear, natural audio.
Thinner. Lighter. Ultraportable.
The iPad mini is now 14 percent thinner than the previous model. It measures just 0.21" thin and weighs just 0.58 pounds.