The new iPad Mini, an updated version of the ultra-portable tablet computer from Apple that features several hardware and software improvements, including the A17 Pro chip, Apple Pencil Pro support, and Apple Intelligence—Apple's AI—is now available for pre-order ahead of its release on October 23 at a starting price of $499,

As expected, Apple has introduced a much faster Apple Intelligence-capable iPad mini equipped with the same A17 Pro chip used in the iPhone 15 Pro series. That’s a good improvement from the A15 Bionic in the previous model,

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.