The bigger iPads are increasingly competing with your laptop; the Mini very much still complements it. The Mini has always felt like an afterthought — updated only occasionally, forced to run apps and an OS clearly designed for larger screens — but the one-handed iPad was the one for me anyway.

Earlier this month, Apple announced a new iPad mini for the first time in three years. Ahead of the device launching this Wednesday, we have

Apple today introduced the new iPad mini, supercharged by the A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence, the easy-to-use personal intelligence system that understands personal context to deliver intelligence that is helpful and relevant while protecting user privacy.

The price for the Apple iPad mini 7 is the same as before, starting at $499 for the Wi-Fi version with 128GB of RAM, and $649 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular variant.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman backed up these display shipment claims, and – in the latest edition of his Apple newsletter – has said that the iPad “will probably get updated”

Apple Intelligence is an impressive, if expensive feature making its way to new Apple devices, but this affordable iPad is easy on your budget.

Apple's budget-friendly iPad is set to receive an AI upgrade by 2025, aligning with Apple's broader AI integration across devices. The update follows

Apple has redesigned its smallest iPad to cater for the artificial intelligence boom, featuring a faster chip and neural engine as well as new colours.