iPad Mini 8th Generation Repair

Apple announced the 8th generation iPad mini, which it calls the iPad mini (A20 Pro), on October 26th, 2026 in an Apple press release. Pre-orders opened October 28th, and it went on sale November 6th, 2026.

It's the first major redesign since the iPad mini 6 in 2021. It keeps the same footprint as the iPad mini 7, but it's 5.4 mm thick (down from 6.3 mm) and up to 38 g lighter. Touch ID stays in the top button.

The iPad mini 8 brings these key changes over its predecessor:

1. An 8.5-inch OLED "Super Retina XDR" display (up from an 8.3-inch IPS LCD), with 24% thinner bezels and 1200 nits peak HDR brightness
2. The A20 Pro SoC, built on a 2 nm process
3. An IP67 water and dust resistance rating
4. Apple's N1 wireless chip (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread) and, on cellular models, Apple's C2 modem
5. A landscape-edge 12 MP Center Stage front camera
6. "Acoustic Display" stereo audio in a sealed enclosure
7. A smaller battery (18.9 Wh, down from 19.19 Wh)
8. Fast charging up to 50% in about 30 minutes with a 35 W or higher adapter

The CPU depends on storage: 128 and 256 GB models get a 5-core CPU and one 16-core Neural Engine, while the 512 GB model gets a 6-core CPU and two 16-core Neural Engines.

The iPad mini 8 comes in Midnight or Starlight, and can be configured with 128, 256, or 512 GB of internal storage. A nano-texture display glass option is available on 256 and 512 GB models. It has two connectivity configurations: Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular. The cellular model supports eSIM only, not physical SIM cards. Cellular models are identified by model number A3596, or A3597 in China.

The iPad mini 8 starts at $699 USD for the Wi-Fi model and $849 USD for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model.

Announce date: October 26th, 2026

Release date: November 6th, 2026

Operating System: iPadOS 27

Display:

• 8.5-inch "Super Retina XDR" OLED
• Multi-touch
• 2316 × 1512 pixel resolution (326 ppi)
• 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
• True Tone
• P3 wide color gamut
• 600 nits max brightness (SDR), 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR)
• Fully laminated
• Antireflective coating
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Nano-texture glass option (256 and 512 GB models)
• Apple Pencil Pro support, with hover
• Apple Pencil (USB-C version) support

Primary camera:

• Rear-facing wide-angle module
  • 12 MP
  • ƒ/1.8 aperture
  • Autofocus with Focus Pixels
  • Five-element lens
• Adaptive True Tone flash
• 4K video recording up to 60 fps

Center Stage camera:

• Front-facing, on the landscape edge
  • 12 MP
  • ƒ/2.0 aperture
  • 1080p video recording, up to 60 fps
  • Retina Flash

Processor: A20 Pro

• 2 nm process
• 128 and 256 GB models: 5-core CPU (2 super cores, 3 efficiency), 7-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
• 512 GB model: 6-core CPU (2 super cores, 4 efficiency), 7-core GPU, dual 16-core Neural Engine
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Storage: 128, 256, or 512 GB

Battery: 18.9 Wh

Sensors:

• Touch ID
• Barometer
• Three-axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor

Wireless Connectivity:

• Apple N1 wireless chip
• 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 with 2x2 MIMO
• Bluetooth 6
• Thread
• Cellular models: Apple C2 modem, 5G (sub-6 GHz) and Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO, eSIM only

Ports:

• USB 3 (10 Gb/s, Type-C) with support for charging, DisplayPort

Water and Dust Resistance: IP67 (1 meter for up to 30 minutes)

Dimensions: 7.69 × 5.22 × 0.21 in (195.3 × 132.6 × 5.4 mm)

Weight:

• Wi-Fi models: 255 g (0.56 lb)
• Wi-Fi + Cellular models: 263 g (0.58 lb)

Colors: Midnight and Starlight

• Apple: Official Tech Specs
• Apple Newsroom: iPad mini (A20 Pro) Announcement
• Wikipedia: iPad mini (A20 Pro)