Apple launches iPad mini in India: Price, features and more

Apple iPad mini

Apple has launched the new iPad mini in India. Apple’s smallest iPad comes powered by the A17 Pro chip, which means it will be able to run Apple Intelligence features.

Apple iPad mini: Price and availability

Available in blue, purple, starlight, and space grey, the new iPad mini starts at Rs 49,900 for the Wi-Fi model, and Rs 64,900 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. The new iPad mini starts with 128GB of storage — double the storage of the previous generation. The new iPad mini is also available in 256GB and 512GB configurations. Customers can pre-order the new iPad mini today, with availability beginning Wednesday, October 23.

Apple iPad mini: Key features

The iPad mini features a 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display. Apple says that the A17 Pro processor delivers a huge performance boost for even the most demanding tasks, with a faster CPU and GPU, a 2x faster Neural Engine than the previous-generation iPad mini, and support for Apple Intelligence.

Apple iPad mini also supports the Apple Pencil Pro. There’s a 12MP wide back camera which supports Smart HDR 4. Utilising the powerful 16-core Neural Engine, the new iPad mini uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically identify documents right in the Camera app and can use the new True Tone flash to remove shadows from the document. There’s also a 12MP Ultra Wide front-facing camera.

The new iPad mini features all-day battery life, as per Apple.  The new iPad mini supports Wi-Fi 6E, which delivers up to twice the performance than the previous generation, so users can download files, play games online, and stream movies even faster.