{"id":16303,"date":"2024-10-23T06:37:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/apple-ipad-mini-a17-pro-review-the-best-small-tablet-gets-faster\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T06:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:37:41","slug":"apple-ipad-mini-a17-pro-review-the-best-small-tablet-gets-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/apple-ipad-mini-a17-pro-review-the-best-small-tablet-gets-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chip upgrade breathes new life into compact slate ready for AI and better accessories while still in a class of its own<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s premium tiny tablet gets a speed boost for 2024 with support for new accessories and imminent AI features, while providing the full modern iPad experience in a compact package.<\/p>\n<p>The revamped design of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/sep\/22\/apple-ipad-mini-2021-review-the-best-small-tablet-gets-stunning-revamp\">iPad mini in 2021<\/a> was excellent so it is no surprise that Apple has kept it mostly the same with internal changes and a tweak to the side to support new accessories. But while it may be small in stature, the new iPad mini remains pricey, costing from \u00a3499 (\u20ac599\/$499\/A$799), placing it in between the \u00a3329 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/oct\/26\/apple-ipad-review-10th-gen\">base-model iPad<\/a> and the \u00a3599 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/may\/20\/ipad-air-m2-review-cheaper-apple-ipad-pro-for-rest-of-us-gets-bigger\">11in iPad Air<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen:<\/strong> 8.9in 2266&#215;1488 LCD display (326ppi)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Apple A17 Pro<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 128, 256 or 512GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating system:<\/strong> iPadOS 18<\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> 12MP rear and selfie cameras<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> wifi 6E (5G optional eSim-only), Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Touch ID<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 293g (4G version: 297g)<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2024\/oct\/23\/apple-ipad-mini-a17-pro-review-the-best-small-tablet-gets-faster\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c0c0b06262069c5e25730eb474104a08fd243c23\/183_320_5056_3034\/master\/5056.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=192c03835994627e8dbec198b3a645ad\" title=\"Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster\" \/>Chip upgrade breathes new life into compact slate ready for AI and better accessories while still in a class of its own<br \/>\nApple\u2019s premium tiny tablet gets a speed boost for 2024 with support for new accessories and imminent AI features, while providing the full modern iPad experience in a compact package.<br \/>\nThe revamped design of the iPad mini in 2021 was excellent so it is no surprise that Apple has kept it mostly the same with internal changes and a tweak to the side to support new accessories. But while it may be small in stature, the new iPad mini remains pricey, costing from \u00a3499 (\u20ac599\/$499\/A$799), placing it in between the \u00a3329 base-model iPad and the \u00a3599 11in iPad Air.<br \/>\nScreen: 8.9in 2266&#215;1488 LCD display (326ppi)<br \/>\nProcessor: Apple A17 Pro<br \/>\nRAM: 8GB<br \/>\nStorage: 128, 256 or 512GB<br \/>\nOperating system: iPadOS 18<br \/>\nCamera: 12MP rear and selfie cameras<br \/>\nConnectivity: wifi 6E (5G optional eSim-only), Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Touch ID<br \/>\nDimensions: 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3mm<br \/>\nWeight: 293g (4G version: 297g) Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chip upgrade breathes new life into compact slate ready for AI and better accessories while still in a class of its own Apple\u2019s premium tiny tablet gets a speed boost for 2024 with support for new accessories and imminent AI features, while providing the full modern iPad experience in a compact package. The revamped design &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/apple-ipad-mini-a17-pro-review-the-best-small-tablet-gets-faster\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16303"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}