iPad mini 8 vs iPad mini 7: What's new, and is it worth buying?
The new iPad mini 8 adds a lot of upgrades, but they all come at a high cost. Here are all the differences between the two iPads.
Apple has introduced the iPad mini 8, a significant redesign of the popular mini tablet. The new model marks the most substantial change in years, though some key specifications remain the same. However, a notable difference is the price increase, which has raised questions about the tablet's value. We will examine the key differences between the iPad mini 8 and its predecessor, the iPad mini 7, focusing on specifications, design, and performance.
The iPad mini 8 boasts several upgrades over the iPad mini 7. Display-wise, the new model features an 8.5-inch Super Retina XDR OLED screen with a higher resolution of 2316 x 1512 pixels, compared to the 8.3-inch LCD screen in the iPad mini 7 (2266 x 1488 pixels). The increased pixel density results in brighter, more vivid colors and deeper blacks on the iPad mini 8. Additionally, the display is brighter, with a maximum brightness of 600 nits for regular content and 1,200 nits for HDR content.
Performance-wise, the iPad mini 8 is powered by Apple's A20 Pro chip, a 2nm chip also found in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. In contrast, the iPad mini 7 uses the A17 Pro chip, built on a 3nm process and first introduced in the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple claims a 60% faster CPU performance and up to 2.7x faster graphics on the A20 Pro chip, with AI performance increasing by up to 4.5x and memory bandwidth more than doubling.
The higher-capacity 512GB model of the iPad mini 8 also benefits from the full power of the A20 Pro chip, featuring a six-core CPU and dual 16-core Neural Engine.
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