Source: Marques Brownlee
OLED iPad Mini: What You Need to Know
THE TL;DW
- The new OLED iPad Mini starts at $699 for 128GB, a $100 jump from the previous generation, with 256GB and 512GB tiers reaching $799 and $999.
- The 8.5-inch Super Retina XDR OLED panel brings richer color and contrast but is still capped at a 60Hz refresh rate instead of ProMotion.
- Marques Brownlee says Apple’s pricing “laddering” — extra charges for nano-texture glass only on higher-storage models — makes this feel like peak Apple behavior.
The Jupiter Take
The OLED iPad Mini is arguably the biggest redesign the small tablet has seen since it returned in 2021, finally ditching LCD for an OLED screen. Marques Brownlee’s review frames it as a genuinely great device wrapped in classic Apple pricing tricks, which is exactly the tension driving conversation around this launch.
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