Apple launches OLED iPad mini at $699, $200 more than the 2024 model
Key points
- Apple has launched a redesigned iPad mini, which it calls the biggest update ever to the model.
- The new iPad mini has an OLED display and a thinner, lighter design.
- It starts at $699, which is $200 more than the 2024 iPad mini.
- The tablet gets a new chip, the first refresh since 2024.
- The display is still 60Hz, which drew criticism online.
- Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak said more new products are coming this week.
This was first reported as an expected launch. 9to5Mac ran a preview on October 25 saying the OLED iPad mini was coming that week. Apple then confirmed it on Monday, October 26, so the launch is official, not a rumour. The preview described it as the first new display technology for the mini since 2021.
PCMag links the higher price to the memory crunch. That is the outlet’s explanation, and the coverage here does not show Apple saying it.
The reaction came a day later. The coverage says commentators focused on the 60Hz screen as the one thing Apple did not upgrade. Joswiak also teased an exciting week ahead, so the mini looks like the first of several announcements.
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