Apple announces updated iPad mini in five colours with all new iPad Pro-like design

(Pocket-lint) - Apple contiguous announced a caller iPad mini astatine their California Streaming lawsuit successful Cupertino, and it features an A15 Bionic spot with an all-new plan akin to the iPad Pro.

It’ll motorboat successful 4 colours, Silver, Space Gray, Purple and Gold and Rose Gold and diagnostic Touch ID successful the powerfulness fastener alternatively than the Home Button, which has present been removed owed to the caller design. 

Also yet changing is the archaic Lightening larboard to a overmuch needed USB-C slot. 

The rear camera is getting an upgrade to a 12MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture. On the front, Apple is giving the mini the ultra-wide sensor which’ll let for Centre Stage support. 

The Apple Pencil 2nd-generation besides is capable to beryllium magnetically attached to the broadside of the instrumentality conscionable similar connected the beefier iPad Pro models. 

Further upgrades to the instrumentality see an all-new stereo talker system, a caller acceptable of slim Smart Folio covers and the summation of True Tone flash connected the rear camera module. 

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As for price, Apple is starting the iPad mini astatine $499 successful the US for a Wi-Fi exemplary only. A 5G cellular exemplary volition beryllium made disposable arsenic well, but pricing for that won't beryllium revealed until Apple's Online Store gets updated pursuing the event. 

Writing by Alex Allegro. Originally published connected 14 September 2021.