Apple’s smallest iPad may not get fairly as a lot consideration as its larger siblings, however right this moment, Apple took the wraps off a totally redesigned iPad Mini. It’s obtained a much bigger display, a extra highly effective processor, and is available in a spread of colours. The Mini is now not the forgotten runt of the iPad household.

Following Apple’s revamps for the iPad Pro, and the iPad Air, the iPad Mini 6 can also be getting an overhaul with flat-edged sides and a brand new energy button with a built-in fingerprint scanner for Touch ID, identical to the one on the iPad Air. Because there isn’t a devoted dwelling button taking over area on the backside of the display, Apple was capable of slim down the iPad Mini’s bezels and improve the scale of its show to eight.3 inches (up from 7.9 inches on the earlier mannequin) with out making huge adjustments to the Mini’s total dimensions.

The iPad Mini’s liquid retina show also can now pump out 500 nits of brightness, with Apple tossing in help for a wider DCI-P3 shade gamut, a brand new anti-reflective display coating, and help for Apple’s True Tone white steadiness characteristic that mechanically adjusts the display’s shade temp to match your surroundings.

Inside, Apple upgraded the Mini’s internals with a brand new six-core A15 Bionic processor (identical to you get within the iPhone 13), which Apple says delivers 40% sooner CPU efficiency and 80% sooner GPU efficiency in comparison with the outgoing mannequin.

Meanwhile, round again, the iPad Mini 6 is getting a brand new 12-MP rear digital camera with devoted Focus Pixels to raised seize tack-sharp pics, whereas the picture processor within the A15 Bionic helps produce extra lifelike HDR pics, even in low gentle, in response to Apple. And in entrance, the Mini can also be getting a brand new 12-MP ultra-wide cam that works with Apple’s Center Stage software program to supply higher picture high quality for selfies and video calls.

But maybe a very powerful improve when it comes to total usability is the addition of a brand new USB-C port on the underside, which permits the brand new iPad Mini to recharge sooner and extra simply connect with peripherals like cameras and extra. Wifi has additionally gotten an improve to Wi-Fi 6, however in case that’s not sufficient, Apple can also be making a model of the brand new iPad Mini that helps 5G connectivity. And identical to the iPad Pro and iPad Air, the iPad Mini can also be getting help for the Apple Pencil so you’ll be able to draw or take notes to your coronary heart’s content material. There’s even a magnetic strip to cost your second-gen Apple Pencil when it’s not in use.

Unfortunately, all these upgrades do come at a value: While the earlier iPad Mini began at $400 for 64GB of storage, the brand new mannequin will begin at $500 for the wifi-only mannequin with 64GB of storage, or $650 if you happen to go for the mannequin with built-in 5G/LTE.

The excellent news is that despite the fact that we’re within the midst of a worldwide chip crunch, you shouldn’t have to attend too lengthy to purchase a brand new Mini. Pre-orders go stay right this moment (obtainable in area grey, pink, purple, and starlight) with official shipments slated to being on September 24.