Apple announced this Tuesday the launch of its new iPad mini, a device smaller than the usual iPad and that surpasses the previous generation with a Neural Engine processor twice as fast. This iPad mini will have an A17 Pro chip under the hood and will be compatible with Apple Intelligence, the brand’s own artificial intelligence layer, as well as the Apple Pencil Pro accessory.
It will be sold in Spain starting at 599 euros ($499 in the United States) and can be chosen between four colors, introducing new blue and purple ones. Its launch will be on October 23, and can be reserved now. The base model starts at 128 GB, double that of the previous generation. Its versatile and “ultra-portable” design seeks to convince those users who want a device to take with them anywhere.
Its screen is 8.3 inches, Liquid Retina type with anti-glare and 500 nits brightness, which includes True Tone, P3 wide color gamut and ultra-low reflectivity, “which makes text clear and colors vivid, wherever you are.” , indicate from Apple.
Compared to the A15 Bionic chip of the previous iPad mini, this new tablet comes with an A17 Pro chip, a 6-core processor (two performance cores and four efficiency cores), offering 30% higher performance than the previous one. It also improves its graphics processor (GPU), with 5 cores, which makes a 25% jump compared to the previous generation.
The improved capabilities of this CPU mean that users can make use of more professional editing, design applications, or even programs for doctors or pilots. It also allows you to play AAA titles thanks to its support for dynamic caching and hardware-accelerated mesh shading.
As in previous models, there will also be iPad mini models compatible with a 5G mobile network, which will use eSIM instead of a physical SIM, given that the former is a “safer alternative.”
As for its camera, we have a 12 megapixel lens with Smart HDR 4 to capture more natural images with that high dynamic range. Allows you to record video in 4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps.
Apple Intelligence (and ChatGPT) on iPad
Its compatibility with Apple Intelligence is one of the great assets of this new model. In conjunction with an operating system updated to iPadOS, users of this iPad will be able to use a series of tools that have not yet reached many Apple customers, given that only the latest iPhone models are compatible with them.
The AI ​​functions that this iPad will include: writing functions (rewriting, correcting and summarizing texts), a new virtual assistant Siri with improved capabilities to understand natural speech, and photographic tools, such as the Clean Up function to remove unwanted objects in an image, or the Memories function to create movies from photos and videos based on a description provided by the user.
Additionally, other functions that will arrive in the coming months are: image creation with Image Playground, Image Wand for graphic design, Genmoji for creating new emoticons, a Siri with a more personal treatment, and compatibility with ChatGPT to use your information or abilities to understand or summarize documents or images.
Once again, Apple focuses on privacy, explaining that the device uses private cloud computing so that all artificial intelligence operations that require an Internet connection occur safely, in connection with specialized servers that also use processors. Apple Silicon.
Study, creativity and productivity
The new functions that come into play in this iPad once again position it as a powerful tool to support study, design, editing and productivity. Compatibility with Pencil Pro will serve digital designers who use the iPad as a graphics tablet, while the Transcription function will allow audio recorded in a class, press conference or conversation to be converted to text.
Likewise, the Calculator and Notes apps become smarter, allowing you to solve mathematical equations, add graphs and better organize information.
