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OLED iPad Mini

OLED iPad Mini

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Comments (193)

  • micw
    It makes no sense to make the devices so thin and then having a fat camera. This requires a cover to equalize the size with the camera for haptic reasons. Better use this space for other stuff like larger batteries and make the device the same thickness everywhere.
  • gyomu
    The original iPad had a 9.7" screen; it was later bumped to 10.2", and today the smallest iPad/iPad Air screen is 11".The iPad Mini started with a 7.9" screen, bumped today to 8.5".The iPhone Duo inner display is 7.6", there are already rumors saying a gen 2 or gen 3 might be 7.9".It's interesting how smooth the iPhone/iPad continuum is becoming.
  • krtkush
    I am so glad that I bought so much new tech before 2025 that I can make do without them for a while now.These prices are insane and there is no sign of things slowing down.
  • throw0101c
    Hopefully as Apple's own N-series Wifi chips mature and get rolled into more products, they will include GPS/GNSS capabilities into the chips, as right now if you want that functionality you have to purchase the "Wi-Fi + Cellular" variant:* https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/ § LocationEdit: to perhaps make it more clear, I meant still sell a +Cellular variant with the C-series chips (or whatever), but move the GNSS functionality into the N-series chips. So you'd have a non-cellular and a cellular, but both would have GNSS.
  • nakovet
    Last iPad Mini I bought in 2015 was 32gb for $379CAD, one today 11 years later is $949CAD for 128gb, 2.5x over 10 years, I know there is different tech, inflation and times are different but I always though the mini as the budget option, now with this recent releases Apple is just going for: it's expensive because that's the only way we can keep growing....
  • rconti
    Apple: Just fix the software. I have an iPad Mini (6?) and it's clearly just such an orphaned product. They're not even TRYING to make it usable. The on-screen keyboard takes up the majority of the screen when in landscape mode. In portrait mode, the "drawer" on the left side of the screen takes up so much space in apps like Maps/Flighty that it covers the location you're currently at.They've clearly given almost no thought into how the (already marginal) iPadOS renders on a smaller screen.
  • asimovDev
    Ctrl+F "ProMotion" 0 resultsnon-starter
  • vallerie
    I'm shocked Apple haven't acquired Procreate yet. It's nearly always in iPad marketing material. Personally I know so many artists who've bought iPads, and the only app they have installed is Procreate.
  • r0fl
    I saw a lot of people say the homeview is stupid, they can get an iPad and a dockThe homeview at $299 is the great value Apple product by far, compared to the price of new iPadsThe 512 nano texture iPad mini with a case and pencil and Apple care and tax and tip in Canada is well over $2000!!!
  • kennyadam
    $700? Dang. Prices are climbing so fast.
  • dkdbejwi383
    Costs as much as the full-size one did until recently.
  • jcmontx
    It's year 2026 and still no use-case for the iPad in sight...
  • Turfie
    I don't understand why the color gamut is only P3. With an OLED display, I assume it's quite easy to push gamut > P3, no?
  • AndrewStephens
    Tech pundits should just talk to me. I bought AirPods the week before the new ones came out, and I bought a new iPad 48 hours ago!Luckily I didn’t buy a iPad Mini, but I really like the form factor.
  • magicmicah85
    How would an OLED screen be an improvement over an ipad 8th generation? I'm debating on what to upgrade to but I mainly use my ipad for reading comics nowadays. Movies/TV are for the big screen.
  • jerojero
    OLED is really good for media consumption, and IMO, this form factor is one of the best for carrying around in trips and watching movies on the car/plane/train/etc.But the price is a bit high, that's the history of Apple though. On the other hand, I think this particular screen is probably going to be sourced by cheaper small android tablets at a much more competitive price, and if you're using it for media consumption, there's no difference between an Apple and an Android tablet.So I'm happy to see OLED on this model.
  • yegle
    iPad still don't support multi-user profiles, which makes it really uncomfortable sharing my iPad with my kids (Tailscale, Bitwarden etc).It would be great if it can use fingerprint to unlock different profiles.
  • LITzman
    Boneless iPhone Duo
  • kushalpandya
    Lack of 120hz display on a $700 device is non-negotiable.
  • ciupicri
  • ChaseRensberger
    interesting this would come out so close to the iPhone Duo release.
  • tacker2000
    749 € starting price WTF ?I want to upgrade my old Mini 5 with Lightning since I want one with USB-C, and the OS is getting slower and slower, but at these prices?All I do is read websites and watch Youtube on it anyway, so maybe I'll just get an Android Tablet for 300 €.This is getting ridiculous!
  • smartbit
    No Face ID, still Touch ID. Are they serious?I was considering buying one, but will skip until the older model becomes unsupported or when Apple adds Face ID.
  • enzoaguado
    The second image in the carousel (well, video, really) hides the camera bump. This seems highly disingenuous of Apple.
  • ChrisArchitect
  • taytus
    $700 bucks entry level model in this economy?
  • TiredOfLife
    As I understand the model with cellular still can't make calls without iPhone?
  • GaggiX
    With Apple ads there is always something uncanny with the hands, like the fingers get unnaturally longer behind the device.
  • ivanjermakov
    Delivering iPad mini but no iPhone mini is double disappointing.
  • SSLy
    > 60 Hz screenlol, no, thanks
  • james_pm
    $1,099 CAD for 256GB. Yeah, no.
  • franzcoughka
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  • m_a_g
    This is a disappointment. Apple has so much potential with iPad minis, but they consistently hold back simply because they don’t want to cannibalize their pro models.