--- title: Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster... description: Apple announced a new iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display and an A20 Pro chip. The tablet is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, measuring 5.4mm... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-with-oled-display-and-faster-a20-pro-chip-ysyi4nyzg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip | daily.dev og:description: Apple announced a new iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display and an A20 Pro chip. The tablet is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, measuring 5.4mm... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-with-oled-display-and-faster-a20-pro-chip-ysyi4nyzg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YSyI4NYzg.png og:image:alt: Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple announced a new iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display and an A20 Pro chip. The tablet is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, measuring 5.4mm thick, and comes in two colors. It starts at $699 for Wi-Fi and $849 for Wi-Fi plus cellular. Peak brightness reaches 1,200 nits, more than double the previous model, with a 2 million:1 contrast ratio. Apple says the new chip delivers up to 4.5 times faster AI performance and 60% faster multithreaded performance. Pre-orders open October 28, with availability starting November 6. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What chip is in the new iPad mini and how much faster is it? The new iPad mini uses Apple's A20 Pro chip with a 6 core CPU and 7 core GPU with Neural Accelerators in each core. It delivers up to 4.5 times faster AI performance than the previous generation and up to 60% faster multithreaded performance for tasks like photo editing and multitasking. _Developers evaluating on-device AI performance across Apple hardware can track chip updates like this on daily.dev._ ### What is the price and release date of the new iPad mini with OLED display? The new iPad mini starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi model and $849 for Wi-Fi plus cellular. It can be pre-ordered starting October 28, with availability beginning November 6. It features an 8.5-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display. _Anyone budgeting for new Apple hardware purchases can follow pricing and launch details on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Apple is preparing an OLED iPad mini for October as its tablet lineup expands](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-is-preparing-an-oled-ipad-mini-for-october-as-its-tablet-lineup-expands-mwznsx7id) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-introduces-the-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m4-gastgzrql) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple’s smallest iPad just got its biggest price cut for Cyber Monday](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-smallest-ipad-just-got-its-biggest-price-cut-for-cyber-monday-nar05nlcz) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-speeds-up-the-ipad-air-with-an-m4-upgrade-starting-at-599-jifsbsnyc) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-with-oled-display-and-faster-a20-pro-chip-ysyi4nyzg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-with-oled-display-and-faster-a20-pro-chip-ysyi4nyzg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-with-oled-display-and-faster-a20-pro-chip-ysyi4nyzg"},"datePublished":"2026-10-26T14:29:22.313Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T00:08:07.064Z","description":"Apple announced a new iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display and an A20 Pro chip. 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