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iPad mini (A20 Pro)
The iPad mini moves to an 8.5-inch OLED screen, the A20 Pro chip, Wi-Fi 7 and IP67 water and dust resistance in a 5.4mm, 255g body. It supports Apple Pencil Pro and starts at $699 with 128GB of storage.
Pros
- 8.5-inch OLED display with up to 1200 nits peak HDR brightness and 326 ppi
- A20 Pro chip with a 16-core Neural Engine; Apple claims up to 60% faster multithreaded CPU performance than the previous iPad mini
- IP67 dust and water resistance
- Thin, light 5.4mm and 255g body
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C), plus Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6
Cons
- Starting price of $699 is high for a small tablet
- Only the 512GB model gets the 6-core CPU; 128GB and 256GB versions have 5 cores
- Included charger is 20W; fast charging needs a separate 35W+ adapter
- Apple does not state RAM and gives battery size only in watt-hours (18.9 Wh)
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple A20 Pro, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad mini (A20 Pro)
Display
- Screen size
- 8.5 ″
- Panel type
- Super Retina XDR OLED
- Resolution
- 2316x1512
- Pixel density
- 326 ppi
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A20 Pro
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
Design
- Weight
- 255 g
- Thickness
- 5.4 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6
- Cellular
- 5G optional
- USB
- USB-C (10Gbps)
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil Pro
- Speakers
- Stereo
- Operating system
- iPadOS 27
Quick answers
Is the iPad mini (A20 Pro) good in 2026?
The iPad mini (A20 Pro) earns an Inno Score of 79.8/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The iPad mini moves to an 8.5-inch OLED screen, the A20 Pro chip, Wi-Fi 7 and IP67 water and dust resistance in a 5.4mm, 255g body. It supports Apple Pencil Pro and starts at $699 with 128GB of storage.
What are the key specs of the iPad mini (A20 Pro)?
Screen size: 8.5 ″ · Chipset: Apple A20 Pro
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad mini (A20 Pro)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HONOR MagicPad3 Pro 13.3, Galaxy Tab S11, Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
