Apple introduces updated iPad mini with A17 Pro and Apple Intelligence, starting at $499

What just happened? Apple has introduced an updated version of the iPad mini powered by the A18 Pro, the same chip found in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. While it is not the latest SoC from Cupertino, the year-old SoC will be fast enough to power Apple Intelligence starting later this month.

The new Apple iPad mini features an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display – an LED backlit multi-touch screen with IPS technology that operates at a resolution of 2,266 x 1,488 (326 PPI). It boasts 500 nits of brightness and supports Apple Pencil and Apple Pencil Pro.

The A17 Pro consists of two performance cores and four efficiency cores. According to Apple, the chip delivers a 30 percent boost in CPU performance compared to the A15 Bionic found in the previous generation iPad mini. The A17 Pro's five-core GPU, meanwhile, is said to offer a ...