iPad mini features an all-screen design, the A15 Bionic chip,
Center Stage, 5G, and more
Apple® today introduced the powerful new iPad mini® — with a
larger 8.3-inch Liquid Retina® display — in four gorgeous finishes.
Featuring the brand new A15 Bionic chip, the new iPad mini delivers
up to 80 percent faster performance than the previous generation,
making it the most capable iPad mini ever. A new USB-C port allows
faster connectivity, and cellular models with 5G bring more
flexible mobile workflows. New advanced cameras, Center Stage™, and
support for Apple Pencil® (2nd generation) enable new ways for
users to capture photos and videos, communicate with loved ones,
and jot down their ideas when creativity strikes. The new iPad mini
is available to order beginning today, and will be in stores
beginning Friday, September 24.
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The powerful new iPad mini features an
all-screen design, the A15 Bionic chip, Touch ID, Center Stage, and
more. (Photo: Business Wire)
“With its ultra-portable design and wide range of uses from
everyday tasks to creative and enterprise applications, there’s
nothing else like iPad mini,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior
vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With a new all-screen
Liquid Retina display, massive boost in performance, new advanced
cameras on the front and back, Center Stage, USB-C, 5G, and support
for Apple Pencil, the new iPad mini is a huge leap forward that can
be held in the palm of your hand.”
New All-Screen Design in Four Gorgeous Finishes
The new iPad mini delivers an amazing experience in a gorgeous
new array of finishes — pink, starlight, purple, and space gray.
iPad mini features a larger 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display with
narrow borders, all while keeping the same compact footprint. With
advanced technologies such as 500 nits of brightness, a P3 wide
color gamut, anti-reflective screen coating, True Tone®, and full
lamination, images and video will be vibrant and come right up to
the surface of the glass. And new landscape stereo speakers,
combined with the new display, deliver a great movie-viewing
experience.
The all-screen design is enabled by moving Touch ID® to the top
button of iPad mini. Touch ID delivers the same ease of use and
secure authentication users know and love — to unlock iPad mini,
log in to apps, or use Apple Pay®. iPad mini now supports Apple
Pencil (2nd generation), which attaches magnetically to iPad mini
for wireless charging and pairing.
A15 Bionic Brings Powerful Performance to iPad mini
iPad mini gets a huge performance boost from the new A15 Bionic
chip, with its incredibly efficient design that delivers all-day
battery life.1 The 6-core CPU delivers a 40 percent jump in
performance, and the 5-core GPU delivers an 80 percent leap in
graphics performance compared to the previous generation of iPad
mini. A15 Bionic on iPad mini handles even the most demanding tasks
— from graphically rich games to pro apps used by designers,
pilots, doctors, and more. With its powerful performance and
compact design, iPad mini is the ultimate tool users can take
anywhere.
Advanced machine learning (ML) functions are powered by a
16-core Neural Engine and new ML accelerators in the CPU,
delivering 2x faster ML tasks than its predecessor. Combined with
the CPU and GPU, the Neural Engine enables apps to deliver
next-level experiences, such as image recognition and natural
language learning. With iPadOS® 15, powerful new ML features
include Live Text, which uses on-device intelligence to recognize
text in photos that users can take action on, and even translates
text from photos into seven different languages.2
Center Stage Comes to iPad mini with New Advanced
Cameras
The Center Stage experience on iPad Pro® is now available on
iPad mini, so users can enjoy even more engaging video calls. An
updated Ultra Wide front camera with a new 12MP sensor and a much
larger field of view enable Center Stage, which automatically pans
the camera to keep users in view as they move around. When others
join in, the camera detects them too, and smoothly zooms out to
easily include them in the conversation.
The back camera now features a 12MP sensor with Focus Pixels and
a larger aperture to capture sharp, vivid photos. The back camera
also features a True Tone flash, perfect for capturing images in
low light. With a new ISP in A15 Bionic, users will also see
remarkably natural-looking photos with Smart HDR, which improves
image quality by recovering details in shadows and highlights.
5G and USB-C for Faster Connectivity
With 5G now available on iPad mini, customers can do even more
with faster wireless connectivity on the go. 5G allows iPad mini to
reach peak speeds of up to 3.5Gbps in ideal conditions.3 Users can
now stay connected and be even more productive wherever they are —
from everyday activities like friends playing games, to field
service technicians working onsite. Combined with continued support
for Gigabit LTE and eSIM, iPad mini offers incredible flexibility
when users need to get connected. Wi-Fi 6 ensures even faster Wi-Fi
connections as well.
iPad mini now features a USB-C port for up to 5Gbps data
transfer, which is 10x faster than the previous generation, and
connects to a vast ecosystem of USB-C accessories, including
cameras and external storage and displays up to 4K. USB-C enables
workflows with high-bandwidth input and output for everyday users
and creative professionals alike — perfect for a photographer
connecting cameras when shooting on location, or a doctor
conducting an ultrasound remotely.
Even More Intuitive iPad Experience with iPadOS 15
iPadOS 15 brings new features that take advantage of the unique
capabilities of iPad, helping users be more productive and taking
the versatility of iPad mini even further:
- New widget layouts for the Home Screen and App Library offer
simple ways to personalize iPad mini and organize apps.
- Notes goes systemwide with Quick Note, and offers new ways to
collaborate and organize, whether typing or writing with Apple
Pencil.
- The Translate app comes to iPad with new features that make
conversations easier and more natural, including Auto Translate and
face-to-face view.
- Multitasking is even more intuitive, making features like Split
View and Slide Over easier to discover, easier to use, and more
powerful.
- Live Text uses on-device intelligence to recognize text in a
photo and allow users to take action. For example, a snapshot of a
storefront may reveal a phone number and the option to place a
call.
- Focus lets users automatically filter notifications based on
what they’re currently doing, such as working, reading, exercising,
playing games, or sleeping.
- FaceTime® calls feel more natural with spatial audio and a new
Portrait mode. And now, Group FaceTime provides the option to
display participants in same-size tiles in a new grid view.
Accessories
Apple Pencil (2nd generation) turns iPad mini into a digital
journal and sketchbook users can take anywhere. With wireless
charging and pairing, and support for double tap, Apple Pencil
delivers pixel-perfect precision and industry-leading low latency,
making writing as easy and natural as pen and paper.
A new Smart Folio® designed for iPad mini is a slim, lightweight
cover and delivers open-to-wake and close-to-sleep functionality.
The Smart Folio now comes in beautiful coordinating colors that
complement the new iPad mini finishes: black, white, dark cherry,
English lavender, and electric orange.
iPad and the Environment
iPad mini features 100 percent recycled aluminum in the
enclosure — marking a major milestone where every single model in
the iPad lineup now has a 100 percent recycled aluminum enclosure.
iPad mini also uses 100 percent recycled tin in the solder of the
main logic board, and 100 percent recycled rare earth elements in
the magnets in the enclosure and the speakers.
Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate operations,
and by 2030, plans to have net zero climate impact across the
entire business, which includes manufacturing supply chains and all
product life cycles. This means that every Apple device sold, from
component manufacturing, assembly, transport, customer use,
charging, all the way through recycling and material recovery, will
be 100 percent carbon neutral.
Pricing and Availability
- The new iPad mini is available to order beginning today on
apple.com/store and in the Apple Store® app in 28 countries and
regions, including the US, with availability beginning Friday,
September 24.
- Wi-Fi models of iPad mini are available with a starting price
of $499 (US) and Wi-Fi + Cellular models start at
$649 (US). The new iPad mini, in 64GB and 256GB
configurations, comes in pink, starlight, purple, and space gray
finishes.
- iPadOS 15, the powerful operating system designed specifically
for iPad, is available beginning Monday, September 20, and ships
for free with the new iPad mini. iPadOS 15 will be available as a
free software update for iPad mini 4 and later, iPad Air 2 and
later, iPad 5th generation and later, and all iPad Pro models.
- Apple Pencil (2nd generation), available for purchase
separately, is compatible with iPad mini for $129 (US).
- The new Smart Folio for iPad mini is available for $59
(US) in black, white, dark cherry, English lavender, and electric
orange.
- Customers can buy any Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad model directly from
apple.com/store or at an Apple Store and get up to $200 (US)
back from T-Mobile/Sprint or Verizon with activation. Terms apply.
For eligibility requirements and more details see
apple.com/shop/buy-ipad. Customers can also trade in their current
iPad and get credit toward a new one.
- Engrave iPad with a meaningful mix of emoji, text, and numbers,
all for free, at apple.com/store or in the Apple Store app.
- Apple provides customers with a number of services in store and
online that make its retail experience uniquely Apple. With
personalized support and advice from Apple Specialists, convenient
delivery and pickup options, free engraving, and special ways to
save with Apple’s carrier offers and great trade-in values, Apple
ensures the best way to buy Apple products is from Apple Store
locations and apple.com/store.
1 Battery life varies by use and configuration. 2 Live Text
language translations include English, simplified Chinese, French,
Italian, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. 3 5G wireless plan and
coverage required. Speeds will vary. Check with carriers for
details.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
Apple’s five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and
tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and
empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store,
Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000
employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and
to leaving the world better than we found it.
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