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iPad Mini 7th Generation Chip ID

iPad Mini 7th Generation Chip ID

Background and Identification

The 7th generation iPad mini was announced on October 15th, 2024 in an Apple press release. It's a minor refresh over the recently-redesigned 6th generation from 2021: it keeps an identical industrial design, the same screen, the same size battery, the same cameras, and retains Touch ID.

The iPad mini 7 gains seven key upgrades over its predecessor:

  1. It adopts the iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Pro SoC (to help bolster its neural processing for Apple Intelligence support)
  2. It sports double the ram (8 GB, up from 4 GB)
  3. It uses a faster USB-C port (10 Gb/s, up from 5 Gb/s)
  4. It has updated connectivity (Wi-Fi 6E & BT 5.3, up from Wi-Fi 6 & BT 5.0)
  5. It now has Apple Pencil Pro support
  6. It comes with the base storage (for the same price)
  7. It comes in a new blue color

The iPad mini 7 comes in Space Gray, Starlight, Blue, or Purple, and can be configured with 128, 256, or 512 GB of internal storage. There are two variants of the iPad mini 7: a Wi-Fi only model and a 5G-enabled version.

The iPad mini 7 keeps its $499 starting price.

Technical Specifications

Announce date: October 15th, 2024

Operating System: iPadOS 18

Display:

  • 8.3-inch “Liquid Retina” IPS
  • Multi‑touch
  • 2266 × 1488 pixel resolution (326 ppi)
  • True Tone
  • P3 wide color gamut
  • 500 nits max brightness
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Apple Pencil Pro support
  • Apple Pencil (USB-C version) support

Primary camera:

  • Rear-facing wide-angle module
    • 12 MP
    • ƒ/1.8 aperture
    • Autofocus with Focus Pixels
    • Five-element lens
  • Quad-LED True Tone flash
  • 4K video recording up to 60 fps

FaceTime HD camera:

  • Front-facing ultra-wide (122˚ field of view)
    • 12 MP
    • ƒ/2.4 aperture
    • 1080p video recording, up to 60 fps
    • Retina Flash

Processor: A17 Pro with 16-core Neural Engine

  • 3 nm process
  • 6-core CPU
  • 5-core GPU

RAM: 8 GB (minimum amount to support Apple Intelligence)

Storage: 128, 256, or 512 GB

Battery: 5034 mAh, 19.19 Wh

Sensors:

  • Touch ID
  • Barometer
  • Three-axis gyro
  • Accelerometer
  • Ambient light sensor

Wireless Connectivity:

  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6E dual band, with 2x2 MIMO
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Cellular models: sub-6 GHz, NR, FDD-LTE, TD-LTE

Ports:

  • USB 3 (10 Gb/s, Type-C) with support for charging, DisplayPort

Dimensions: 7.69 × 5.3 × 0.25 in (195.4 × 134.8 × 6.3 mm)

Weight:

  • Wi-Fi models: 293 g (0.65 lb)
  • Wi-Fi + Cellular models: 297 g (0.66 lb)

Colors: Space Gray, Starlight, Blue, and Purple

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