Apple announced iPad mini with OLED display

Apple announced iPad mini with OLED display

Great update, but display is 60Hz only though

Danis Tazetdinov

Oct 27

Apple refreshes iPad mini.

New iPad mini is now thinner, uses OLED display, has IP67 rating to resist water and dust and is now powered by A20 Pro.

iPad mini has peak brightness of up to 1200 nits, supports 600 nits of full-screen brightness for SDR and HDR content, along with a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. And minimum of a 1-nit brightness. Optional nano-texture finish is available too.

New OLED display lacks ProMotion though.

The 512GB configuration features a powerful Dual 16-core Neural Engine (base model has single) and 4 efficiency cores instead of 3.

The new iPad mini features an innovative Acoustic Display – providing better audio quality. It also allows for said IP67 rating.

iPad mini now uses N1 and C2 for WiFi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread, and cellular connectivity.

iPad mini supports both USB-C and Apple Pencil Pro.

Only two color options are available – Midnight and Starlight.

Preorders start October 28 and it should be available in stores starting November 6.

Apple Newsroom: Apple gives iPad mini its biggest update ever

References and further reading:

• Apple unveils all-new iPad mini: OLED, thinner design, more

• Apple Announces New iPad Mini With 8.5-Inch OLED Display, A20 Pro Chip, and More

• New iPad Mini Still Lacks ProMotion Despite Upgrade to OLED

• New iPad Mini Uses ‘Acoustic Display’ for Redesigned Speaker System

• OLED iPad Mini Pre-Orders and Release Date Announced

• New iPad mini has big limitation on all but one model

• New iPad Mini Is Apple’s First Water-Resistant iPad

• New iPad Mini Offers Nano-Texture Display on Select Models

• 512GB OLED iPad Mini Gets Extra CPU Core and Dual Neural Engine

• The New iPad mini Adds OLED with a Larger 8.5-Inch Display

• New iPad Mini Available in Just Two Colors

• OLED iPad Mini Starts at $699 After Second Price Hike This Year

• All Current iPads Now Feature a Landscape Front Camera

• OLED iPad Mini Fast Charge Needs a 35W Adapter, Sold Separately

• New iPad mini vs previous model: Here’s everything new

• New iPad Mini Gains Adaptive True Tone Flash

• OLED iPad mini 8 vs iPad mini 7: Apple’s tiny tablets compared

• Apple Raises iPad and Mac Trade-In Values

• OLED iPad mini 8 vs iPad mini 7: Apple’s tiny tablets compared

• New iPad Mini Announced Today Has More Than 12 New Features

• OLED iPad mini arrives with A20 Pro processor, better dust protection

• iPad Mini 2024 vs. 2026 Buyer’s Guide: Should You Upgrade?

• iPad mini (8th Generation)

• Apple Announces New A20 Pro iPad Mini

• Apple knows the iPad mini market, but internet unimpressed by 60Hz

© 2026 Danis Tazetdinov
N/A