Apple's new iPad mini is thinner, uses an OLED screen and resists water and dust, but the screen stays at 60Hz. Pre-orders are open now.
Apple's new iPad mini is thinner and lighter, and it is the first iPad rated to resist water and dust. Apple calls it the "biggest update ever" for the iPad mini. Pre-orders are open now, and the first orders arrive on November 6.
Refresh rate is how often the screen redraws each second. Apple's pricier displays use ProMotion for extra smoothness, and this one skips it. Dave Pakula, Apple's vice president of Hardware Engineering, says OLED pixels respond more than ten times faster than LCD pixels, which cuts motion blur.
Pakula describes the iPad mini as the full iPad experience in the palm of your hand. It works with Apple Pencil Pro and runs iPadOS 27. That suits people who want a small tablet that can handle spills and splashes.
The material does not give a price or storage options. It also does not say how the iPad mini compares with the iPhone Duo, which Pakula was asked about. Check Apple's order page for those details before buying.
The new iPad mini resists water and dust but stays at 60Hz, so check the price and screen feel before you pre-order.
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