Apple is likely to introduce a new iPad mini with an OLED display as soon as 2026, market research firm Omdia claims. According to Omdia’s latest long-term OLED display adoption forecast, the iPad mini will get the technology in 2026 or 2027, followed by the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air in 2027-2028. These devices will […]
Read MoreIt’s been just over a month since Apple released the iPad mini 7, refreshing its smallest tablet with a new Apple Intelligence-capable A17 Pro chip. MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera has been using the iPad mini 7 as a replacement for the iPad Pro for the last several weeks, and he has some thoughts to share […]
Read MoreElectronics repair website iFixit this weekend shared an iPad mini 7 teardown video, and it adds some mystery to the device’s “jelly scrolling” improvements. “Jelly scrolling” refers to screen tearing, which can cause text or images on one side of the screen to appear to be tilted downwards because of a mismatch in refresh rates. […]
Read MoreThe next iPad mini will feature an OLED display, display industry analyst Ross Young said in a social media post on Wednesday. “Next iPad Mini will have an OLED,” he said, succinctly. Compared to the iPad mini 7 and previous models of the device, which have LCD displays, benefits of OLED technology should include increased […]
Read MoreToday is the official launch date of the iPad mini 7, which is the first new iPad mini that we’ve had since 2021. It has a much faster chip and a few other tweaks, so we thought we’d check it out and do a quick review. Apple didn’t change the design of the iPad mini […]
Read MoreStarting today, Apple’s new iPad mini 7 with A17 Pro chip is available for same-day or next-day pickup at Apple Stores, with no pre-order required. Online orders are also beginning to arrive to customers today. Customers across Europe, Asia, and other regions can now place an order on Apple’s website or in the Apple Store […]
Read MoreIn iOS 18, Apple includes a new over-the-air recovery feature designed to revive bricked iPhone 16 devices using another iPhone or an iPad, and it appears that the same feature can be used to recover the new iPad mini 7, too. In iOS 18, placing an iPhone 16 next to another iPhone or iPad can […]
Read MoreIt’s Wednesday, October 23 in Australia and New Zealand, which means that customers who pre-ordered one of the new iPad mini 7 devices are starting to receive their orders. Apple introduced the iPad mini 7 on October 15, which is also when the company began accepting pre-orders. While the iPad mini 7 has the same […]
Read MoreApple today released a new version of iPadOS 18.0.1 that’s designed specifically for the iPad mini 7 that will be available as of tomorrow. The iPadOS 18.0.1 update features the same content as the iPadOS 18.0.1 update that was released in early October, but it has a 22A8380 build number. The iPad mini 7 isn’t […]
Read MoreEarlier this month, Apple announced a new iPad mini for the first time in three years. Ahead of the device launching this Wednesday, we have outlined 12 new features and changes with the seventh-generation iPad mini compared to the previous model. Here’s everything new with the iPad mini 7: A17 Pro chip: Introduced in the […]
Read MoreApple recently introduced the seventh-generation iPad mini, offering the A17 Pro chip, Apple Intelligence support, 8GB of memory, Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil hover support, and more. Earlier this year, Apple debuted the sixth-generation iPad Air, featuring the M2 chip, Apple Pencil Pro support, and a larger display size option. The iPad mini effectively […]
Read MoreApple last year released Final Cut Pro for iPad Pro and iPad Air models with the M1 chip and newer, and now we have confirmed that the professional video editing app is also compatible with the new seventh-generation iPad mini. Apple recently updated the App Store listing for Final Cut Pro to indicate the app […]
Read MoreThe first iPad mini 7 reviews were published today, and many of them said that “jelly scrolling” display behavior is either less noticeable or fully unnoticeable on the device. However, one prominent technology website disagrees. The major exception is The Verge. “The ‘jelly scrolling’ effect from the last model is still very much present,” opined […]
Read MoreApple is set to release the iPad mini 7 on Wednesday, and new iPad mini owners will have an update waiting right out of the box. Apple is shipping the iPad mini 7 with a version of iOS 18.0, which is no longer the current version of iOS 18. iPad mini owners will need to […]
Read MoreOne of the main complaints about the prior-generation iPad mini 6 was “jelly scrolling” or screen tearing, and it sounds like it’s a problem that Apple may have addressed with hardware updates to the iPad mini 7 display. In the most recent episode of the Six Colors Podcast, Jason Snell and Dan Moren discussed the […]
Read MoreJust like iPhone 16 models, the new iPad mini is likely to launch without Apple Intelligence, but the features should be available on the device soon. Geekbench results for the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip list the device as running iPadOS 18.0, instead of iPadOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence. Last month, a private […]
Read MoreThe seventh-generation iPad mini has now appeared on Geekbench, confirming that it has 8GB of memory and revealing how the 5-core GPU version of the A17 Pro chip performs. The new iPad mini, identified as iPad 16,2 on the Geekbench database, includes the same A17 Pro SoC first introduced in the iPhone 15 Pro series […]
Read MoreThe seventh-generation iPad mini‘s charging speed is capped at 20W, according to a Chinese regulatory filing. The new iPad mini’s charging speed has seemingly been confirmed through a China Compulsory Certificate (3C) certification report (spotted by 91Mobiles), revealing that the new model has the same charging specification as its immediate predecessor. According to the 3C […]
Read MoreThe new iPad mini 7 does not come with a charger in the box in European countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and others. This change is likely in response to EU regulations regarding electronic waste that will be enforced starting in 2026, but even some European countries that are not […]
Read MoreApple today introduced the iPad mini 7 with a faster A17 Pro chip, Apple Intelligence support, and Apple Pencil Pro support. In addition, the device also received a handful of smaller upgrades and changes compared to the previous model, as outlined below. The new iPad mini can be ordered starting today, and it launches on […]
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