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Apple has unveiled a new iPad mini tablet with Apple Intelligence , the tech giant announced Tuesday.
The new iPad mini has an 8.3-inch screen and comes in four color options. It contains Apple's A17 Pro chip, which has a six-core CPU and five-core GPU that promises to make it faster than the previous iPad mini model. It'll also support hardware-accelerated ray tracing for gaming.
But the A17 isn't Apple's newest chip—the iPhone 16 Pro has an A18 Pro chip, and last year's iPhone 15 Pro has the A17 Pro .
The new iPad mini supports Wi-Fi 6E connections and can connect to 5G networks. Cellular versions use an eSIM instead of a physical SIM card. The tablet also comes with a USB-C port and a 12MP back camera.
It'll come preloaded with iPadOS 18 , which contains a slew of AI features and an upgraded Siri. Using Apple Intelligence, the new iPad mini has writing assistance tools, a Memories feature that lets users generate videos, and a Clean Up tool that can remove distractions in photos.
The new operating system supports the Apple Pencil Pro and comes with a new way to do math by writing with Math Notes, an upgraded way to record voice notes, and a more customizable home screen. Apple's Photos, Messages, and Notes apps also get big updates as well.
Apple says its upcoming Image Playground, Image Wand, and " Genmoji " features—as well as its ChatGPT integration—will launch for the new iPad mini as well as compatible iPhones in the coming months.
The tablet comes with 128GB of storage and costs $499. It's available for preorder now, and will fully launch later this month on Oct. 23.
