Smaller, sleeker, better

PERFECT FOR taking notes in meetings or at lectures, the new iPad mini not only supports the Apple Pencil stylus but also comes in a more compact and discreet size. 
The display is better too as is the camera, the CPU packs a bigger power punch and battery life is longer lasting. What’s more the 2019 version of the iPad mini features Retina display with True Tone technology and A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine.
That new A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine delivers high-end performance and the speed to handle demanding computing tasks. You can experience three times the performance and nine-times-faster graphics versus the A8 chip in iPad mini 4. 
And the new iPad Air also gets a 70-per-cent boost in performance and twice the graphics capability.

The A12 Bionic is powerful enough to handle the apps you use every day, like Microsoft Office, as well as apps for video editing, 3D modelling, and photorealistic games.
In short, the A12 Bionic delivers the power of a computer in the portability of an iPad. It has a six-core design with two performance cores to tackle heavy computational tasks and four high-efficiency cores to take on everyday tasks. A custom performance controller manages how the cores are used – including driving all six cores simultaneously. 
A four-core graphics engine delivers amazing performance for augmented reality experiences and photorealistic effects in 3D games, while leveraging the latest Metal framework for impressive graphics performance within apps like Adobe Photoshop.
The Apple-designed Neural Engine of the A12 Bionic powers a new generation of iPad workflows and apps using advanced machine learning and Core ML in everything from photography to AR, completing up to 5 trillion operations per second. 
The CPU also consumes less battery, allowing the new iPad mini and iPad Air to deliver up to 10 hours of battery life.
During the test, I found that the new iPad mini was really great for handling games and productive apps like Microsoft Office and graphic and photo editing apps like Pixelmator Photo and Procreate.
Pixelmator Photo and Procreate support the use of the first-generation Apple Pencil. The iPad mini and the first-generation Apple Pencil are an especially powerful combination for those wanting a super-portable Moleskin-like notebook, journal, and sketchbook device. It’s also ideal as a compact, yet powerful device for customer service, field support and other situations where hand-written input is more efficient and effective.

The Apple Pencil supports pressure and tilting and provides pixel-perfect precision. It also has low latency, making it useful for professional designers and illustrators who need a portable tool.
Apple Pencil support is integrated throughout iOS, including handwritten notes and sketching in Notes and Mail. And with Markup, you can quickly and naturally annotate photos, PDFs, and screenshots. It is the closest experience to a real pencil on paper. 
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote native apps of the iOS also support Apple Pencil and enable new ways for users to create and express themselves, including advanced yet easy-to-use drawing tools. And Smart Annotation in Pages allows you to add comments and notations with the Apple Pencil that dynamically anchor to your text. 
The apps that already support Apple Pencil can be used on the new iPad mini. Procreate, Good Notes, Notability, Pixelmator, and Microsoft Office are just some of the those designed to take full advantage of Apple Pencil.
The new iPad mini has a truly beautiful display. It uses 7.9-inch Retina display with 2048x1536 pixel resolution at 326 pixel per inch depth.
It also features Apple’s advanced display innovations including full lamination, high brightness, P3 wide colour, low reflectivity and True Tone technology, meaning it provides outstanding screen performance both indoors and out. 
True Tone dynamically adjusts white balance based on the light around you making images look natural and easier on your eyes, whether you’re reading a book in bed or surfing the web by the pool. 
The 7.9-inch Retina display on the new iPad mini is 25-per-cent brighter and has a 25-per-cent greater colour gamut than the iPad mini 4 display. It also offers the highest pixel density of any iPad.

The new iPad mini is very portable due to its compact size. It weighs just 456 grammes and is 6.1 mm thin. It’s easy to carry in one hand or take out of a pocket or bag whenever you need it.
And it comes with a good quality camera. The front and back cameras on iPad Air and iPad mini let you take stunning photos and 1080p HD videos. And when combined with apps, they let you do a whole lot more including make a Group FaceTime call, scan a document, sign it, and send it back, or use augmented reality apps to learn, work, or play.
The detail-rich photos and clear, stable 1080p HD video you can shoot with the 8MP camera are assisted by Apple hardware and software integration. Photo modes like panorama, slo-mo video, burst mode and time-lapse video make it easy and fun to capture incredible memories. The portability of iPad also means you can do things like shoot, edit, and share.
The 7MP FaceTime HD camera combined with the 7.9-inch iPad screen makes this new iPad ideal for immersive FaceTime video calls, and especially Group FaceTime. You can also use it for capturing stunning photos and shooting 1080p HD video.
And it’s a perfect device for truly immersive AR experiences with front and back cameras, the A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine, a vivid Retina display, and sensors for motion tracking, all of them ready for the next generation of AR apps and games like JigSpace, Live Home 3D - Interior Design, Lego AR Playgrounds, and more.
I tested it with a Wi-Fi 802.11ac connection with Wi-Fi speeds up to 866 Mbps and MIMO support plus Bluetooth 5.0. It also features an iPad mini version that supports superfast gigabit-class LTE.
The new iPad mini runs on iOS 12, which is an advanced mobile operating system that puts everything you need within a tap or a swipe. 
Apple’s new iPad mini with 64GB storage retails for Bt13,900 for the Wi-Fi version and Bt18,400 for the LTE version while the version with 256GB storage retails for Bt18,900 for the Wi-Fi version and Bt23,400 for the LTE version.
  

KEY SPECS
OS: iOS 12
Chip: A12 Bionic chip with 64bit desktopclass architecture with Neural Engine and embedded M12 coprocessor
Storage: 64GB, 256GB
Display: 7.9inch (diagonal) LEDbacklit MultiTouch display with IPS technology and 2048by1536 resolution at 326 ppi
Camera: 8megapixel photos with 2.4 aperture lens
FaceTime HD Camera: 7megapixel photos with 2.2 aperture lens
Speakers: Stereo
Microphones: Dual
Secure authentication: Touch ID, Face ID
Sensors: Touch ID , Threeaxis gyro , Accelerometer , Ambient light sensor, Barometer
Connector: Lightning
Battery: Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on WiFi, watching video, or listening to music
Dimensions: 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm (HxWxD)
Weight: 300.5g