The current iPad mini fills several interesting niches as a tiny, reading-focused device. However, those who are disappointed can make some strong arguments.

Apple today introduced the new iPad mini, supercharged by the A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence, the easy-to-use personal intelligence system that understands personal context to deliver intelligence that is helpful and relevant while protecting user privacy.

The timing of the new release has taken many by surprise. Apple’s smallest iPad has a faster processor, more storage and support for Apple Intelligence.

Having a big screen can be handy when you have editing work to do, but a 13-inch iPad is not that much smaller than a MacBook Air, so you’re not really saving that much on space. The iPad mini is less than two-thirds the size and still sports a decent 8.3-inch screen that feels considerably bigger than any phone.

The iPad mini 7 is here, equipped with the A17 Pro chip, Apple Pencil Pro support, and Apple Intelligence. When Apple redesigned the iPad mini in 2021 with flat sides and no Home Button, it changed the tiny-device game. That diminutive tablet is back with a host of upgrades aiming to make the best iPad -as-a-tablet even better.

A new iPad Mini was expected by the end of the year, and much like we predicted, Apple delivered one. Not a lot has changed in terms of design, but the new Mini has an A17 Pro chip that can handle soon-to-launch generative AI-based Apple Intelligence features, as well as Pencil Pro compatibility.

The iPad mini 7 reviews are in, and they're mostly positive. Here's what critics are saying about Apple's smallest tablet.

Starting 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