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Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display

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Apple announced a new iPad Mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display. The company revealed the new device just days before its “Pro and tell” event on Wednesday. It starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi-only model.

Aside from an OLED display, the new iPad Mini features an upgraded A20 Pro chip. This enables support for some of Apple’s new Siri AI features, including the ability to tweak the expressiveness and pace of the assistant’s voice.

iPad Mini’s 12MP front-facing camera is now on the long edge of the device, making it easier for video calls in landscape orientation.

This new iPad Mini follows Apple’s 7th-generation version released in 2024, which arrived three years after the 6th-generation model in 2021. That 7th-generation iPad Mini, which started at $499, was primarily a spec bump, with the A17 Pro chip, support for the Apple Pencil Pro, and an upgrade to...

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