More: Best tablet deals in SeptemberBest tablets of 20205 Reasons to buy the iPad mini 5
The iPad mini is Apple’s smallest tablet, yet it’s as powerful as the (older) iPad Air. It’s the best tablet to buy if you’re looking for a portable yet powerful slate. The iPad mini in this deal packs a 7.9-inch Retina display, an A12 Bionic chip, and 64GB of storage. There’s also Apple Touch ID and a Lightning charging port on board. Artists and note-takers in particular will be thrilled to know the 5th gen iPad mini supports the Apple Pencil (opens in new tab). This optional iPad accessory makes it easy to sketch and jot things down in the Notes app. As we noted in our Apple iPad Mini review, the Mini has a bright, colorful display and epic battery life of 12 hours and 40 minutes in our Laptop Mag Battery Test. We gave the iPad mini a 4 out of 5-star rating for its great overall performance. At 0.7 ounces and 8 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches, the iPad mini is much lighter and just as thin as the iPad Air (16 ounces, 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches). In one test, the iPad mini’s brawny A12 Bionic chip took on multiple apps simultaneously with no lag. Gameplay on the tablet was also fast and fluid. In our lab, the iPad mini 5’s multi-core score of 11,515 on Geekbench 4 beat the iPad Air (11,471). In a nutshell, the iPad mini is the king of small tablets and one of the fastest and smallest tablets you can get. So if you’re in the market for an ultraportable, speedy tablet with stylus support, the iPad mini is a solid pick.
