Apple Announces New Fifth-Generation iPad Mini With Apple Pencil Support, Revamped Retina Display and A12 Bionic Chip

[ScreenSavers]

A12 is most recent, right? Same AS XR/XS?

Yes

 

[Abazigal]

So...2 new iPads is all we are getting?

 

[magicschoolbus]

I think the prices are great.. $500.00 for a 10.5 is a steal and is a sweet spot for tablets.

Mini specs are great, but I have no use for one.

 

[sharleyP]

A12 and same price tag? Well, it's rare for Apple to be this generous...

Well, they’re not. This model has half the amount of storage.

 

[ipedro]

But why the Apple Pencil 1? Having 2 different pencils that only work with certain iPads is bound to cause confusion.

Apple should be phasing all iPads to the new Pencil 2, not introducing brand new iPads that work exclusively with the older pencil.

 

[johnyslats]

Strange... European availability looks to be early April, with UK 28th March. No doubt bumped up ahead of Brexit deadline day

 

[jb-net]

These bezels Only compatible with Apple Pencil v1 not v2

 

[fredrik9]

They have also added search by lyrics support to Apple Music. I don't know if this is a new feature for everyone or just Sweden.

 

[StellarVixen]

Well, they’re not. This model has half the amount of storage.

So? 64GB is the standard base amount for Apple for now.

 

[mimeArtist]

iPad Pro Mini please

 

[recoil80]

9.7 kept the same price, so the mini compared to version 4 (only €20 more)
Mini 4 was overpriced, and 5 is still too pricey especially in the EU. The most interesting product is the new Air with support for the keyboard and pencil, the CPU is quite fast and I don't think the lack of FaceID is a problem with that product.

 

[4jasontv]

But why the Apple Pencil 1? Having 2 different pencils that only work with certain iPads is bound to cause confusion.

Apple should be phasing all iPads to the new Pencil 2, not introducing brand new iPads that work exclusively with the older pencil.

Agreed. They also should be moving away from the lightning port. I hate hauling three different power cables when I travel.

 

[party like it's 1984]

The off-center Home Button looks not very Apple-like. Can't unsee it.

what are you talking about?

 

[Hattig]

So no replacement for the mass market iPad?

And those bezels on the mini, what are they thinking? OTOH, the A12 makes this a very powerful tablet.

 

[chucker23n1]

Mini costs too much. Base memory is too low to be a practical option even for my wife who is by no means a power user and has been hanging onto her mini forever.

Still rocking an iPad mini 2 on iOS 12 here. With 16 GB. It gets crowded, but between allowing podcasts to stream and iOS automatically cleaning rarely-used apps, it works.

Sure, I wouldn’t buy a new one with this capacity, but the new minimum is four times that at 64, so…

 

[smirking]

Yeah crazy that they would increase the screen and power and all the other upgrades but not increase the price.

That’s actually what they usually do. They never drop the price of aging systems so that the next model is a great value in comparison.

 

[KPOM]

Mini costs too much. Base memory is too low to be a practical option even for my wife who is by no means a power user and has been hanging onto her mini forever.

Since photos upload to iCloud accounts, I haven’t needed more than 64GB on any iOS product.

 

[chucker23n1]

what are you talking about?

Do you really not see it?

 

[cocky jeremy]

What about the iPhone SE2?

What about it?

 

[gplusplus]

Here we go again. A brand new product with a mixture of old specs and design. Massive bezels, old Apple Pencil support, insufficient storage... topped off with an absurd price tag.

Man, I really miss old Apple.

 

[cmaier]

Since photos upload to iCloud accounts, I haven’t needed more than 64GB on any iOS product.

Good for you? I guess that means nobody else needs more than 64GB.

 

[sracer]

But why the Apple Pencil 1? Having 2 different pencils that only work with certain iPads is bound to cause confusion.

Apple should be phasing all iPads to the new Pencil 2, not introducing brand new iPads that work exclusively with the older pencil.

It's not complicated for me. The Pencil 2 requires a different iPad chassis. These lower cost iPads can't support that.

Pencil 1 vs Pencil 2 is not complicated for me... Pencil 1=iPads, Pencil 2=iPad Pro

edit: added "for me" to avoid confusion.

 

[cmaier]

Still rocking an iPad mini 2 on iOS 12 here. With 16 GB. It gets crowded, but between allowing podcasts to stream and iOS automatically cleaning rarely-used apps, it works.

Sure, I wouldn’t buy a new one with this capacity, but the new minimum is four times that at 64, so…

The problem is she often uses it to hold offline media for when she’s travelling. Fills up fast.

 

[xxray]

I don’t really think it’s expensive given the added functionality and improvements and how the rest of the iPad lineup looks now.

 

[Steve121178]

What about the iPhone SE2?

Not worth serving a very niche market.