Apple iPad Mini 7
Apple iPad Mini 7 Specifications
- Battery
- User Replaceable No
- USB Type-C Yes
- Type Li-Polymer
- Display
- Screen Size 8.3 inches (21.08 cm)
- Display Type IPS LCD
- Screen Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels
- Touch Screen Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
- Pixel Density 327 ppi
- Front Camera
- Resolution 12 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera
- Flash Yes, Retina Flash
- General
- SIM Slot(s) Single SIM, GSM
- Model iPad Mini 7
- Operating System iOS v15
- SIM Size SIM1: Nano
- Fingerprint Sensor Yes
- Launch Date May 16, 2024
- Network 5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available
- Brand Apple
- Main Camera
- Autofocus Yes
- Video Recording 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
- Camera Features Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
- Image Resolution 4000 x 3000 Pixels
- Flash Yes, LED Flash
- Settings Exposure compensation
- Shooting Modes High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
- Resolution 12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera
- Multimedia
- Audio Jack USB Type-C
- Network & Connectivity
- VoLTE Yes
- GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
- USB Connectivity Mass storage device, USB charging
- Wi-Fi Features Mobile Hotspot
- Bluetooth Yes, v5.1
- Voice Calling Yes
- Network Support 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
- SIM 1 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
- Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
- Performance
- Graphics Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
- RAM 4 GB
- Processor Hexa Core (2.93 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche + 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard)
- Chipset Apple A15 Bionic
- Architecture 64 bit
- Special Features
- Fingerprint Sensor Position Top
- Other Sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
- Storage
- Expandable Memory No
- Internal Memory 64 GB
High-end performance
Premium look and feel
Ideal for some professions
Pros
Only works with Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil USB-C
Front camera is placed for portrait orientation
Cons
Another thing I would like to point out is the omission of support for the Apple Pencil 2. A lot of people who are upgrading from older iPads still have those pencils lying around. It is the same for other iPads as well, but not having Apple Pencil 2 support isn't the right thing, in my opinion. It practically makes old Apple Pencils electronic waste.
Buying iPad mini 7 is the cheapest way to experience Apple Intelligence
Coming to the elephant in the room, yes, the iPad mini happens to be the cheapest way possible to experience Apple's generative AI, which it calls Apple Intelligence. You get the whole suite of features that are available currently, including writing tools, Clean Up in the Photos app, which lets you erase objects, the brand new Siri experience, which is much smarter now, and notification summaries, which can indeed come in quite handy.
I would say, to say the least, the experience is just starting to build. There's not a lot you can do at the moment, but iPadOS 18.2 is on the horizon now that December is here. With the update, the iPad mini will get several new features, including Genmoji, Image Playground, ChatGPT integration, and more. This will make the experience more complete and well-rounded.
So, if you have been wanting to try out Apple Intelligence but don't want to splurge on something like the iPhone 16 or an iPad with an M series processor, the iPad mini will be a compelling device at ₹49,900.
iPad mini 7 review verdict: It deserves a corner in your backpack (or handbag)
If you are in the market for a compact tablet that does everything a tablet is supposed to do and beyond, without skipping a beat, the iPad mini is the de facto choice; it has been the de facto choice for a while now, and the iPad mini 7, with its latest A17 Pro chipset and support for Apple Intelligence, only doubles down on this lead. You can't go wrong with the iPad mini 7. For ₹49,900, Apple has actually made quite a value-for-money device. Yes, the design is not fresh, and the front-facing camera placement could have been better, but these can be ignored for the experience you get at large.