The A17 Pro has a 6-core CPU, a 5-core GPU, and a 16-core NPU (neural processing unit). The GPU adds features like dynamic caching, hardware-accelerated ray-tracing, and mesh shading. Apple claims that the A17 Pro offers 30 percent better CPU performance, 25 percent better GPU performance, and 100 percent better NPU performance than the A15.

Up until today, the M2 Mac mini was the cheapest way to try Apple Intelligence, but it’s not portable and needs extra peripherals to use, which ramps up the price. Mac mini aside, the iPhone 16 was the next cheapest entry point into the world of Apple Intelligence, but that device starts at $799 / £799.

The most important thing about the new iPad mini is that, on the one hand, it’s a pretty minimal update. It got a better processor—the A17 Pro from last year’s Pro iPhones—and Apple supposedly fixed a display refresh problem that previously caused what is known as “jellyscrolling” where one side of the display refreshes slower than the other.

Apple's smallest iPad has been around for years and it has its fans. The advantages of a smaller tablet include a lower price and easier portability. It can slide into big jacket pockets or small bags,

If you’ve used an iPad mini before, you know what you’re getting: a reliable, powerful, and eminently mobile device with a large display you can slip inside an inner coat pocket and use just about anywhere,

The iPad mini (2024) is set to launch this week. The first reviews for the newest iPad are being published. There's a lot of good — and some bad.

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

It was a lean few years for the iPad. The tablet fell out of favor with Apple, as the company turned its focus to other categories like mobile, content,