iPad mini Technical Specifications
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512GB
Wi-Fi models
293 grams (0.65 pound)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
297 grams (0.66 pound)
- iPad mini
- USB-C Charge Cable (1 metre)
- 20W USB-C Power Adapter
- Liquid Retina display
- LED backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2266-by-1488 resolution at 326 ppi
- Wide colour (P3)
- True Tone
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated
- Antireflective coating
- 500 nits brightness
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro
- Supports Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
The iPad mini display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the screen is 8.3 inches. Actual viewable area is less.
- A17 Pro chip
- 6-core CPU with two performance cores and four efficiency cores
- 5-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
Intelligence◊◊
Built into your iPad, Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no-one else can access your data — not even Apple.
- 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Five-element lens
- True Tone flash
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Smart HDR 4
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Advanced red-eye correction
- Photo geotagging
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- True Tone flash
- Slow‑motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilisation
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
- 12MP Ultra Wide front camera
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Smart HDR 4
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilisation
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Retina Flash with True Tone
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- FaceTime video
- Centre Stage
- iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or a mobile network
- FaceTime audio
- iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or a mobile network
Landscape stereo speakers
Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording
All models
- Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO4
- Simultaneous dual band
- Bluetooth® 5.3
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO
- Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO
Model A2995:
- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79)4
- FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
- TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48)
- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- Data only5
- Wi-Fi calling4
- eSIM6
- eSIM6
All models
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- iBeacon microlocation
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- GPS/GNSS
- Mobile connectivity
- Touch ID
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Unlock iPad
- Secure personal data within apps
- Make purchases from the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books
- Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web
- Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders and more
- Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Hey Siri”, or use Type to Siri
- Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
- Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant and personal
- USB-C port with support for:
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- USB 3 (up to 10 Gbps)
Supports full native resolution on the built-in display in millions of colours
- Supports one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz
Digital video output
- Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
- VGA, HDMI and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)
Video mirroring
- Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
- Video mirroring and video out support through USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)
All models
- Built-in 19.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi or watching video
- Charging via USB-C to a power adapter or computer system
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network
Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad. Learn more
Features include:
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Spoken Content
- Voice Control
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
- Siri and Dictation
- Type to Siri
- Real-Time Text
- Audio Descriptions
- Subtitles and Closed Captioning
- Live Captions
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, Clips and the Apple Store app are preinstalled on iPad.
- Apple Account (required for some features)
- Internet access9
Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
- macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, using the Finder
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 through to macOS Mojave 10.14.6, using iTunes 12.9 or later
- Windows 10 or later, using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from apple.com/nz/itunes/download)
Language support
Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional — Hong Kong), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, India, UK, US), Finnish, French (Canada, France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America, Spain, US), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support
Ainu, Akan, Albanian, Amharic, Apache (Western), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Armenian, Assamese, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Bangla (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Belarusian, Bodo, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Phonetic, Stroke, Sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Chinese — Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin — QWERTY, Pinyin — 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke), Chinese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin — QWERTY, Pinyin — 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), Choctaw, Chuvash, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dogri, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Dzongkha, Emoji, English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), Fula (Adlam), Georgian, German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hmong (Pahawh), Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Inari Sámi, Indonesian, Ingush, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Kabyle, Kannada (InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer, Kildin Sámi, Konkani (Devanagari), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Liangshan Yi, Lithuanian, Lule Sámi, Lushootseed, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay (Arabic, Latin), Malayalam (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Maltese, Mandaic, Manipuri (Bengali, Meetei Mayek), Māori, Marathi (InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Mi’kmaw, Mongolian, Mvskoke, Navajo, Nepali, N’Ko, North Sámi, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Odia (Alphabetic, InScript), Osage, Pashto, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Pite Sámi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi (Alphabetic, InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Rejang, Rohingya, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Sindhi (Arabic, Devanagari), Sinhala, Skolt Sámi, Slovak, Slovenian, South Sámi, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamazight (Standard Moroccan), Tamil (Anjal, Tamil 99, Transliteration), Telugu (Alphabetic, InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Ume Sámi, Urdu (Alphabetic, QWERTY, Transliteration), Uyghur, Uzbek (Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin), Vietnamese (Telex, VIQR, VNI), Wancho, Welsh, Wolastoqey, Yiddish, Yoruba
QuickType keyboard support with autocorrection
Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bangla (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese — Simplified (Pinyin — QWERTY), Chinese — Traditional (Pinyin — QWERTY), Chinese — Traditional (Standard, Zhuyin-Grid), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi (Alphabetic, InScript, Transliteration), Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi (Alphabetic, InScript, QWERTY, Transliteration), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Tamil (Alphabetic, Anjal, Tamil 99, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu (Alphabetic, QWERTY, Transliteration), Vietnamese (Telex)
QuickType keyboard support with predictive typing
Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bangla, Cantonese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Marathi, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support with multilingual typing
Chinese (Simplified — Pinyin, Traditional — Pinyin), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew, Hindi (Latin), Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Turkish, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support with contextual suggestions
Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese
QuickPath keyboard support
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified — Pinyin — QWERTY, Traditional — Pinyin — QWERTY), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Vietnamese
Siri languages
Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Cantonese (China (mainland), Hong Kong), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Finnish (Finland), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew (Israel), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Republic of Korea), Malay (Malaysia), Mandarin Chinese (China (mainland), Taiwan), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, US), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye)
Dictation languages
Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Cantonese (China (mainland), Hong Kong), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, US), Finnish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mandarin Chinese (China (mainland), Taiwan), Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China (mainland)), Slovak, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain, US), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Monolingual dictionary support
Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional — Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, English (UK, US), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Idiom dictionary support
Cantonese – English, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Traditional) – English
Bilingual dictionary support
Arabic–English, Bangla–English, Cantonese (Traditional) – English, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Simplified) – Japanese, Croatian–English, Czech–English, Danish–English, Dutch–English, Finnish–English, French–English, French–German, German–English, Greek–English, Gujarati–English, Hindi–English, Hungarian–English, Indonesian–English, Italian–English, Japanese–English, Kannada–English, Kazakh–English, Korean–English, Malay–English, Malayalam–English, Norwegian–English, Polish–English, Portuguese–English, Punjabi–English, Russian–English, Slovak–English, Spanish–English, Swedish–English, Tamil–English, Telugu–English, Thai–English, Turkish–English, Ukrainian–English, Urdu–English, Vietnamese–English
Thesaurus
Chinese (Simplified), English (UK, US)
Spell check
Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Finnish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Hindi (Devanagari), Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Telugu, Turkish, Vietnamese
Apple Pay supported regions
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China (mainland)10, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guernsey, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, US, Vatican City, Vietnam
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes
- HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
- Spatial Audio playback
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
Viewable document types
.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics; .usdz; .pkpass (Wallet)
Operating ambient temperature:
0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
Nonoperating temperature:
−20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)
Relative humidity:
5% to 95% noncondensing
Operating altitude:
Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
