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When the iPad mini 7 was released in Oct. of this year, there were some early deals available from retailers outside of Amazon. But now it’s Amazon’s turn to have the best deal on the new iPad Mini A17 Pro, currently going for $399.99 (originally $484) after an $84.01 on-page coupon, the lowest price it has been, according to price-tracking tools.
The iPad mini 7 comes with the A17 Pro chip, the same chip found in the iPhone 15 Pro, and one A-series less than the iPhone 16 series uses. It’s only a year old and will be supported by Apple for many years. In comparison to the iPad mini 6, it is 30% faster than the iPad mini 6’s A15 Bionic chip, but more importantly, it runs Apple Intelligence, including new AI features like notification summaries and AI-powered writing tools. You’ll also be able to use the new Apple Pencil Pro with it, have Wi-Fi 6E support, and it starts with 128GB of storage (twice what the iPad mini 6 base model offers).
True to its name, the mini 7 is Apple’s smallest tablet, measuring 7.7 by 5.3 by 0.3 inches and weighing 1.1 lbs. The screen is an 8.3-inch screen with a 2,226 by 1,448 pixels resolution. According to PCMag’s “excellent” review, you can expect to get about 7 hours and 23 minutes of juice on a full charge. Other than Apple Intelligence and supporting the Pencil Pro, there is not much difference to warrant upgrading if you have the 6th generation iPad mini. But if you’re looking for a smaller iPad or just need to upgrade to a newer one that has the latest features, this new iPad mini is currently just $50 more than the previous version and is a great deal for its price.