Apple announces new iPad Mini with all-new design, improved performance and more

At a press event today, Apple today announced the updated iPad Mini with all-new design, much improved display, improved performance and more. Read about them below.

• All-new design matching the current iPad Pros and available in 4 colors.
• New A-series SoC for 40% faster CPU, 80% faster GPU and much improved Neural Engine performance.
• Liquid Retina display.
• 5G support with up to 3.5GBps download speed.
• USB-C port for 10x faster data transfers.
• 12mp rear camera with smart HDR, TrueTone flash.
• 12mp Ultra Wide front camera with support for Center Stage.
• TrueTone display.
• New stereo speakers.
• Support for 2nd gen Apple Pencil.
• New set of smart folio covers from Apple.
• Ships with iPad OS 15.
• Starts at $499 with 64GB storage.
• Available next week.

Apple iPad Mini features:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Source: Apple