Where can you pre-order the iPad Mini 2024?

It's been three long years since Apple last updated the iPad Mini, but the company is finally turning the page with the sixth-generation model of its smallest tablet. The company announced an updated iPad Mini today, and pre-orders at Apple have just opened with a release date of October 23rd. Pricing starts at $499 for the 128GB Wi-Fi-only configuration, which is double the previous generation's starting storage.

In 2021, the sixth-generation iPad Mini was a relatively major update to the petite tablet and reflected Apple's latest design principles. It features a slightly larger display, USB-C, and support for the second-generation Apple Pencil, among other key changes. This year's upgrade feels a little tamer in comparison. The highlight is the addition of Apple's A17 Pro chip, which gives the tablet plenty of processing power and an improved neural engine for Apple Intelligence, which will come to the iPad Mini as part of iPadOS 18.1 when Apple finally releases it later this month brings to the market.

Today's update also brings Apple Pencil Pro support (which is great for the powerful calculator app that iPad finally has), Wi-Fi 6E radios, and faster USB-C performance with 10 gigabit data transfers. Otherwise, the new iPad Mini is similar to the last-generation model, including the same 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display and the same 12MP resolution for its rear and front cameras (which now support Smart HDR 4, the latter still centered in portrait orientation). .

Apple is now accepting pre-orders for the 2024 iPad Mini, starting at $499 for a 128GB Wi-Fi model and maxing out at $799 for a 512GB model. The cellular model starts at $649 for the same 128GB and goes up to $949 for a 512GB configuration. We have not yet discovered any pre-order offers from other retailers or providers.

As mentioned above, the seventh generation iPad Mini will go on sale starting October 23rd. You can get it in four colors: Space Gray, Blue, Purple and Starlight.