The new iPad mini

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-gives-ipad-mini-its-biggest-update-ever/

49•soheilpro•1h ago

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ProZsolt•57m ago

A 40% price increase compared to pre June pricing, a 60Hz display (that’s likely just software locked), and still starting at 128GB of storage.

I was actually excited for this, but now I’m going to pass.

sapphire4•47m ago

128gb...

abhikul0•43m ago

Thanks AI.

I wanted to upgrade my air(gen4) but with these prices it's just not happening. Oh and no support for the perfectly fine apple pencil I already got with it is just....

spolitry•25m ago

Value/$ in iPad basically has not changed since 2022. Inflation (general and AI/antitrust-driven component shortages) has cancelled out technical gains.

sbdaman•29m ago

Not in a snarky way but who is the target market for this?

thewisenerd•24m ago

from previous [1] threads on the iPad Mini, at least aircraft pilots are a target audience

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19421163

criddell•10m ago

They only sell around six million minis per year, so it's not a large market (for Apple).

sumnole•28m ago

A bit disappointed it lacks ProMotion adaptive refresh.

comrade1234•25m ago

I looked at the tech specs but I don't see how much ram it has. I ended getting more storage than I needed on my pro because it also gave it more ram.

SirMaster•2m ago

The 512GB option actually has a better chip with 1 more CPU core and twice the neural engine...

animitronix•23m ago

Oh yay, they made a kindle

criddell•12m ago

I wish they would do that. I'd love a dedicated $200-$300 ereader from Apple.

jmull•23m ago

AI Doomer: AI is going to rise up and destroy humanity!

AI Optimist: AI is going usher in an era of unparalleled productivity and achievement

The reality: RAM/Chip prices are way, way up. The starter iPad mini is $700.

kleiba2•18m ago

The cheapest configuration of the original model was $329 in 2012 [0]. Even when corrected for inflation, that would still be less than $500 in today's money -- so quite a bit less than $700!

Is the comparison unfair because today's model is much more powerful than the one from 14 years ago? Perhaps. But perhaps it shouldn't be compared to the past, but to its relative competitors?

[0] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2012/10/23Apple-Introduces-iP...

m3kw9•19m ago

Thought China would have flooded the ram market by now

sheepscreek•17m ago

They should stop handicapping the non-Pro displays at 60hz refresh rate. The world moved on 5 years ago. It’s getting tiring now.

ortusdux•11m ago

Gotta maintain the price ladder!

asciimov•2m ago

Goodness, Apple is going back to the luxury item category... thanks ai

xrd•1m ago

I bought a used iPad for my daughter for her birthday about a year ago for about $500.

M4 chip.

Her mom's cats chewed on the corner of the screen. It won't turn on.

The cost to replace that screen: $1200.

Apparently OLED screens break completely if just a single pixel is damaged.

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