📱Apple Launches iPad mini With 8.5-Inch OLED and A20 Pro Chip at $699

Your next tablet just got a lot thinner and brighter

Apple just put OLED in the iPad mini, and it's a bigger deal than the spec sheet makes it sound. The new 8.5-inch model is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, measuring 5.4 mm, and it runs on the A20 Pro. Pricing starts at $699 for Wi-Fi and $849 for Wi-Fi plus cellular. If you do real work on a tablet, look at the display first. OLED means true blacks and a 2 million:1 contrast ratio, which matters when you're reviewing code, docs, or design files late at night. The new nano-texture option cuts glare outdoors, so the screen stays readable where older tablets washed out. The A20 Pro has a 6-core CPU with up to 60% faster multithreaded performance. Apple also claims up to 4.5x faster AI performance than the last generation, and the new Siri can pull from your personal context. Pre-orders open October 28, with availability starting November 6. Watch how much the cellular premium matters for your team. At $849, it's a real jump, and most people will be fine on Wi-Fi.