Apple today announced a significant upgrade to the iPad mini, now featuring an A17 Pro chip and support for the company's new Apple

A new iPad Mini was expected by the end of the year, and much like we predicted, Apple delivered one. Not a lot has changed in terms of design, but the new Mini has an A17 Pro chip that can handle soon-to-launch generative AI-based Apple Intelligence features, as well as Pencil Pro compatibility.

Ahead of a possible October event, Apple unveiled its long-rumored iPad mini 7. These are all the highlights from this announcement.

Apple has launched the seventh generation of the iPad Mini, with the A17 Pro processor, making it the cheapest device for Apple Intelligence.

Apple announces a faster iPad mini for $499. It comes with Apple Intelligence and supports the Apple Pencil Pro.

Apple today unveiled a new generation of iPad mini, upgraded to be powered by the A17 Pro chip. That’s the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro. This means the new iPad mini can support the full suite of Apple Intelligence features. It also features support for the Apple Pencil Pro.

The new Mini is mostly a spec bump: it runs a new A17 Pro chip, which Apple says has a 30 percent faster CPU, 25 percent faster GPU, and a Neural Engine twice as fast as the previous model. The device also supports the new Apple Pencil Pro,

The seventh-generation iPad mini looks likely to arrive in the coming days or weeks. Here’s everything we know.

Recent news suggests that Apple will host another product launch event in October, introducing several new Mac and iPad models that are expected to officially go on sale starting November 1, 2024. The lineup may include the MacBook Pro series equipped with the M4 series processors and a new iMac.