Wired
After many years, Apple finally remembered that the iPad mini had not been updated for a long time, and today it officially announced a major revision of the iPad mini. The iPad mini, which has finally been revised for many years, has several major changes. First, the transmission and charging interface is changed to a USB Type-C interface. In the future, Apple has the opportunity to change the entire series to a new interface. In addition, the iPad mini uses the old friend Touch ID, and the fingerprint scan position is on the power button. What’s more special is that the iPad mini is equipped with the latest A15 chip, which is better than the iPad and iPad Air processors. However, because the update rate is too large, the price of iPad mini is not “mini” at all. The cheapest 64GB and W-iFi are priced at 14,900 yuan, which is more expensive than the iPad, which has a larger screen, is rare. .
▲Replaced with the latest A15 chip and the long-awaited USB Type-C interface, it is really a big revision.
8.3-inch Liquid Retina display and A15 chip
The screen used in the iPad mini is an 8.3-inch IPS panel with a resolution of 2266×1488 and a pixel density of 326ppi. However, the screen specifications are not as exaggerated as the iPhone 13, and the maximum brightness is only 500 nits. In addition, iPad mini can also support the second-generation Appel Pencil and can be attached to the right side of the screen.
This time, because it has been waiting for years of revision, the hardware upgrade rate is very large. The processor is not the A13 chip used by the iPad just released, nor the A14 chip used by the iPad Air, but directly uses the A15 chip of the same level as the iPhone 13 Pro. The difference between A12 and A15 is definitely very significant. The A15 chip is a six-core CPU and five-core GPU. The specifications are the same as the iPhone 13 Pro series, and it is not a simplified version of the iPhone 13. But this is also worrying, this major revision will not have to last another two and a half years!
▲The screen is 8.3 inches and can be used with the second-generation Apple Pencil.
Power button integrated with Touch ID
The return of Touch ID should be full of expectations. This time, the Touch ID of the iPad mini is integrated on the power button. As long as the finger slides over the power button, the fingerprint can be scanned, which can be unlocked or paid. On the other hand, the charging and transmission interface has also changed from the original Lightning to the mainstream USB Type-C interface, which can be used by connecting expansion devices in addition to charging. Switching from the iPad mini to USB Type-C also makes people look forward to whether to fully switch to USB Type-C as the charging interface, but the iPhone 13 still uses the Lightning interface and has not changed.
As for the camera, the iPad mini uses a single-lens f/1.8 wide-angle camera with a 12-megapixel sensor. iPad mini has a Wi-Fi version and a 5G version. The 5G version can use Nano SIM or eSIM.
▲Finally changed to USB Type-C interface, really waited a long time.
▲Touch ID is integrated on the power button, swipe over to scan the fingerprint.
4 colors, priced at 14,900 yuan
There are 64GB and 256GB versions available for iPad mini. In addition, depending on the transmission method, there are Wi-Fi and 5G versions to choose from. The 64GB Wi-Fi version is the cheapest at 14,900 yuan, while the 64GB 5G version is 19,400 yuan. The colors are available in space gray, pink, purple, and starlight. The iPad mini is now available for pre-order in the United States and other places, and will be fully available on September 24. Taiwan has yet to announce the pre-order and delivery time.
▲After waiting for so many years, a big revision finally came.