New iPad Mini Review Roundup: A Safe and Boring Update

The first reviews for the new iPad mini are out, and the general consensus is that it's a relatively safe update that depends on Apple Intelligence to be worthwhile. The main change is the A17 Pro chip, while everything else remains static.

• Wired notes there are few reasons for a sixth-gen iPad mini owner to pick up the new model with its 60Hz display and same front-facing camera position. However, Apple Intelligence will "transform the experience"

• Engadget declares the update as safe from the outset but says that's OK. The core of it is solid, even if webcam placement isn't really a bother.

• The Verge says the iPad mini represents a new low for the product, designed by supply chain rather than a person who wants you to like the product. However, it concludes that the Mini "isn't much of an upgrade at all" without Apple Intelligence