iPad Mini 7th Generation Chip ID
Background and Identification
The 7th generation iPad mini was announced on October 15th, 2024 in an Apple press release. It's a minor refresh over the recently-redesigned 6th generation from 2021: it keeps an identical industrial design, the same screen, the same size battery, the same cameras, and retains Touch ID.
The iPad mini 7 gains seven key upgrades over its predecessor:
- It adopts the iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Pro SoC (to help bolster its neural processing for Apple Intelligence support)
- It sports double the ram (8 GB, up from 4 GB)
- It uses a faster USB-C port (10 Gb/s, up from 5 Gb/s)
- It has updated connectivity (Wi-Fi 6E & BT 5.3, up from Wi-Fi 6 & BT 5.0)
- It now has Apple Pencil Pro support
- It comes with the base storage (for the same price)
- It comes in a new blue color
The iPad mini 7 comes in Space Gray, Starlight, Blue, or Purple, and can be configured with 128, 256, or 512 GB of internal storage. It has two connectivity configurations: Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular. The cellular model now only supports eSIM, not compatible with physical SIM cards anymore.
The iPad mini 7 keeps its $499 starting price.
Technical Specifications
Announce date: October 15th, 2024
Operating System: iPadOS 18
Display:
- 8.3-inch “Liquid Retina” IPS
- Multi‑touch
- 2266 × 1488 pixel resolution (326 ppi)
- True Tone
- P3 wide color gamut
- 500 nits max brightness
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Apple Pencil Pro support
- Apple Pencil (USB-C version) support
Primary camera:
- Rear-facing wide-angle module
- 12 MP
- ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Five-element lens
- Quad-LED True Tone flash
- 4K video recording up to 60 fps
FaceTime HD camera:
- Front-facing ultra-wide (122˚ field of view)
- 12 MP
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- 1080p video recording, up to 60 fps
- Retina Flash
Processor: A17 Pro with 16-core Neural Engine
- 3 nm process
- 6-core CPU
- 5-core GPU
RAM: 8 GB (minimum amount to support Apple Intelligence)
Storage: 128, 256, or 512 GB
Battery: 5034 mAh, 19.19 Wh
Sensors:
- Touch ID
- Barometer
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Wireless Connectivity:
- 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6E dual band, with 2x2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Cellular models: sub-6 GHz, NR, FDD-LTE, TD-LTE
Ports:
- USB 3 (10 Gb/s, Type-C) with support for charging, DisplayPort
Dimensions: 7.69 × 5.3 × 0.25 in (195.4 × 134.8 × 6.3 mm)
Weight:
- Wi-Fi models: 293 g (0.65 lb)
- Wi-Fi + Cellular models: 297 g (0.66 lb)
Colors: Space Gray, Starlight, Blue, and Purple
