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Apple VP talks new iPad mini: OLED without ProMotion, Acoustic Display, more
9to5Mac • • general
Key Points:
- Apple introduced its "biggest update ever" for the iPad mini, featuring a thinner, lighter design and an OLED display, though it is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate without ProMotion support.
- The OLED display offers significantly faster pixel response times than LCDs, reducing motion blur and enhancing contrast, brightness, and color for a smoother viewing experience.
- The new iPad mini is the first iPad to be IP67-rated for water and dust resistance, enabled by a novel Acoustic Display technology that uses custom drivers and tweeters to deliver surprising sound quality from its compact form.
- Apple emphasizes that the iPad mini provides a full iPad experience in a compact size, supporting over a million apps, powerful accessories like the Apple Pencil Pro, and advanced multitasking with iPadOS 17.
