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The new iPad mini is boring, but the next one might be mind-blowing
The 2024 iPad mini has just been updated for the first time in three years, and yet, for some of the product’s biggest fans, it’s a bit of a disappointment. The truth is, very little has changed from the 2021 model, other than the processor.
Apple’s new tendency to name iPads after the processors they contain means that this new product is officially the 2024 iPad mini (A17 Pro). It’s a mouthful, but it also points out the fundamental contradiction that has bothered so many iPad mini fans: Finally, there’s an iPad mini with “Pro” in its name—but it’s only the name of the chip it contains. The iPad mini itself remains a notch below the iPad Air in Apple’s priority list.