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Apple iPad mini (A20 Pro)

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My short take

Apple moved the mini to an 8.5-inch OLED panel and the A20 Pro chip. It weighs 255 g, which is about half an iPad Air 13-inch, and the battery is 18.9 Wh. Apple doesn't list a refresh rate for it, so I'd assume it isn't ProMotion.

8.1

A big speed bump and battery life that matched Apple's claim in Macworld's test, held back by a 60Hz screen and a sixth CPU core locked to the 512GB model. I'd buy the base 128GB Wi-Fi model if you want a tablet this small, and skip paying for storage just to get the extra core.

Pavel Ryzhikh, November 10, 2026

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The specs

Screen
8.5 in
Weight
255 g
Battery
18.9 Wh
Chip
Apple A20 Pro
Base storage
128 GB
Stylus
Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Operating system
iPadOS