iPad?mini Technical Specifications

Finish
iPad mini in four different colors
  • Blue
  • Purple
  • Starlight
  • Space Gray
Capacity1
  • 128GB
  • 256GB
  • 512GB
Size and Weight2
iPad mini dimensions
height: 7.69?inches
(195.4?mm)
width: 5.3?inches
(134.8?mm)
depth: 0.25?inch
(6.3?mm)

Wi?Fi models

0.65 pound (293 grams)

Wi?Fi + Cellular models

0.66 pound (297 grams)

Buttons and Connectors
iPad mini button and connector locations
Volume buttons :top
Stereo speaker :top
Camera :top
Microphone :top
Top button/ Touch ID sensor :top
Stereo speaker :bottom
Camera :back
Microphone :back
Magnetic

connector :right-side, middle
USB‑C connector :bottom
In the Box
  • iPad?mini
  • USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter)
Display
iPad mini display size
8.3 :inches when measured diagonally as a rectangle

Liquid?Retina display

  • LED backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
  • 2266-by-1488 resolution at 326?ppi
  • Wide color?(P3)
  • True?Tone
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Fully laminated
  • Antireflective coating
  • 500?nits brightness
  • Supports?Apple?Pencil?Pro
  • Supports Apple?Pencil (USB‑C)
  • Apple?Pencil hover

The iPad mini display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the screen is 8.3?inches. Actual viewable area is less.

Chip
  • A17 Pro chip
  • 6-core CPU with 2 perform-ance cores and 4 efficiency cores
  • 5-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural?Engine
Apple
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.

Camera
  • 12MP Wide cam-era, ?/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 color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Advanced red-eye correction
  • Photo geotagging
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video Recording
  • 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
  • Slo?mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240?fps
  • Time‑lapse video with stabilization
  • Extended dynamic range for video up to 30?fps
  • Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
  • Continuous autofocus video
  • Playback zoom
  • Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
Front Camera
  • 12MP Center?Stage camera
  • ?/2.4 aperture
  • Smart?HDR?4
  • 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60?fps
  • Time?lapse video with stabilization
  • Extended dynamic range for video up to 30?fps
  • Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction
  • Retina?Flash with True Tone
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
Video Calling3
  • FaceTime video
  • Center?Stage
  • iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi?Fi or cellular
Audio Calling3
  • FaceTime audio
  • iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi?Fi or cellular
Speakers

Landscape stereo speakers

Micro-phones

Dual microphones for calls, video recording, and audio recording

Cellular and Wireless

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
SIM Card
  • eSIM6
  • iPad?mini uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)

Learn more about eSIM

Learn more about traveling with eSIM

Location

All models

  • Digital compass
  • Wi?Fi
  • iBeacon microlocation

Wi?Fi + Cellular models

  • GPS/GNSS
  • Cellular
Sensors
  • Touch ID
  • Three-axis gyro
  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Ambient light sensor
Touch?ID
  • Unlock iPad
  • Secure personal data within apps
  • Make purchases from the iTunes?Store, the App?Store, and Apple?Books
Apple?Pay
  • Pay with your iPad using Touch?ID within apps and on the?web
Siri7
  • Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more
  • Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri
  • Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
  • Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful
Charg-ing and Expan-sion
  • USB-C port with support?for:
  • Charg-ing
  • DisplayPort
  • USB?3 (up to 10Gb/s)
Display Support

Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors

  • 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)
Power and Battery8

All models

  • Built-in 19.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
  • Up to 10 hours of sur?ng the web on Wi?Fi or watching video
  • Charg-ing via power adapter or USB-C to computer?system

Wi?Fi + Cellular models

  • Up to 9 hours of sur?ng the web using cellular data network
Operating System

iPadOS?26

iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.

Accessi-bility

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.

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
Built-in Apps9
System Require-ments
  • Apple Account (required for some features)
  • Internet access10

Syncing to a Mac or PC?requires:

  • macOS?Catalina?10.15 or later using the Finder
  • macOS?High?Sierra?10.13 through 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/itunes/download)
Languages

Language?support

Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional – Hong Kong), Chinese (Traditional – Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia), English (India), English (UK), English (U.S.), Finnish, French (Canada), French (France), German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (U.S.), Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu,?Vietnamese

Video Playback
  • Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
  • HDR with Dolby?Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and?HLG
Audio Playback
  • Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple?Lossless, FLAC, Dolby?Digital, Dolby?Digital?Plus, and Dolby?Atmos
  • Spatial Audio playback
  • User-con?gurable maximum volume limit
Environmental Requirements

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 3000 meters (10,000 feet)

iPad?mini and?the Environment

iPad?mini is designed to reduce environmental impact:11

Progress toward Apple 2030

  • More than 25% recycled content12
  • Over 35% percent of manufacturing electricity sourced from low-carbon electricity13
  • More than 35% emissions reduction against business-as-usual scenario as modeled by Apple14

Materials

  • 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards and in the wire of all cam-eras
  • 50% recycled plastic in multiple components

Energy

  • Over 35% of manufacturing electricity is sourced from low-carbon electricity13
  • ENERGY STAR? certified15

Packaging

  • 100% fiber-based packaging
  • 39% recycled content in fiber packaging16

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program

Chemistry17

  • Arsenic-free glass
  • Mercury-, BFR-, and PVC-free