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Apple iPad mini (2026)
Apple iPad mini (2026) is a tablet released in October 2026. Key specs: screen size 8.5″, refresh rate 60 Hz, chipset Apple A20 Pro, RAM 12 GB.
7.4Score
Display7.6
Performance9.3
Battery3.3
Memory & storage7.2
Features6.7
price range$720–890Reference price converted from EUR
- Released
- October 2026
- Type
- Tablet
- Brand
Apple- Popularity
- #595 of 616
- Series
- Apple iPad mini · 4 generations
- Model numbers
- A3596A3597
8.5″Screen size
60 HzRefresh rate
Apple A20 ProChipset
12 GBRAM
512 GBStorage (max)
4,974 mAhBattery capacity
255 gWeight
YesStylus support
Spec guide
How it ranks among tablets of 2026
Screen size · 8.5″Bottom 7%
Refresh rate · 60 HzBottom 8%
RAM · 12 GBTop 34%
Storage (max) · 512 GBTop 22%
Battery capacity · 4,974 mAhBottom 4%
Weight · 255 gTop 4%
Compared with tablets released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other tablets
Why is iPad mini (2026) a good choice?
AnTuTu score: 3,478,833better than 90% of tablets
Geekbench 6 (multi-core): 12,197better than 98% of tablets
Weight: 255 gbetter than 98% of tablets
Pixel density: 325 ppibetter than 94% of tablets
RAM: 12 GBbetter than 79% of tablets
Peak brightness: 1,200 nitsbetter than 91% of tablets
Storage (max): 512 GBbetter than 84% of tablets
Process: 2 nmbetter than 99% of tablets
Weak points
Screen size: 8.5″worse than 91% of tablets
Refresh rate: 60 Hzworse than 100% of tablets
Battery capacity: 4,974 mAhworse than 96% of tablets
Specifications
Full specifications
Design
- Weight
- 255 g
- Thickness
- 5.4 mm
- Height
- 195.3 mm
- Width
- 132.6 mm
- Frame
- Aluminium
- Back
- Aluminium
- Ingress protection
- IP67
- Water resistance (IPx)
- IPx7
- Colours
- Midnight, Starlight
Display
- Screen size
- 8.5″
- Panel
- Super Retina XDR OLED
- OLED panel
- Yes
- Resolution (short side)
- 1,512 px
- Resolution (long side)
- 2,316 px
- Pixel density
- 325 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 82.4%
- HDR
- Yes
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A20 Pro
- Process
- 2 nm
- CPU cores
- 6
- CPU frequency
- 4.93 GHz
- AnTuTu score
- 3,478,833
- Geekbench 6 (multi-core)
- 12,197
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 4,974 mAh
- Battery type
- Li-Ion
- Wired charging
- 20 W
- Charged in 30 min
- 50%
- Wireless charging
- No
Connectivity
- Cellular (LTE)
- Yes
- 5G
- Yes
- eSIM
- Yes
- Dual SIM
- No
- Wi-Fi standard
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2
- USB version
- 3.1
- Video output (USB-C / DisplayPort)
- Yes
- NFC
- No
- GPS
- Yes
- Satellite navigation
- GLONASS
Features
- Stylus support
- Yes
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No
- Fingerprint sensor
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Cameras
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Rear camera aperture
- f/1.8
- Rear cameras
- 1
- Ultra-wide camera
- No
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Max video
- 4K
- 4K video frame rate
- 60 fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- 4K front-camera video
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- iPadOS 27
- Platform
- iPadOS
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