Apple iPad Mini 7

The 2024 iPad mini is a solid and necessary update to the best small tablet on the market. It still delivers the full iPad experience in a compact package. A compact but full-featured iPad.

For newcomers or anyone with an older Mini, this is otherwise a great tiny tablet. With a modern chip that supports the latest software smarts and accessories, the iPad Mini has been future-proofed for the next few years.

There isn’t a better small tablet on the market than the iPad Mini 7. Apple’s latest dinky slate might not be a huge upgrade if you picked up the previous model, but its fast internals and support for the forthcoming Apple intelligence still make it a worthy buy.

The whole pitch for the new Mini, aside from the fact that it’s the iPad Mini, is that it’s the smallest iPad made for Apple Intelligence. Apple Intelligence better be a hell of an upgrade because, without it, the new Mini isn’t much of an upgrade at all.

The iPad mini 7 isn’t just a compact tablet – it’s the world’s best digital notetaking device.

In many ways a very good tablet, but without doubt a least-possible update that’s primarily designed to make the 2024 iPad Mini support Apple Intelligence. Which isn’t here yet.