Amazon dropped the 128GB iPad Mini (A17 Pro) to match the retailer giant’s lowest price ever, that’s $379 this Amazon Prime Day. And you don’t have to compromise on your preferred color, either, with all four colorways featured in the deal. If 128GB isn’t enough storage, you can also enjoy £120 off the 256GB variant, as well as $120 off the 512GB variant. But personally, I’d use a ‘Mini’ to shape up the odd image for social media, while out in the field, so I could certainly get by with that original $379 offering.
The iPad Mini’s A17 Pro is the same chip found in the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and while it might not be the latest generation of silicon chip, it still houses a 6-core CPU and a 5-core GPU, which supports ray tracing. Suffice to say, it’s more than capable of handling your standard image and video shorts edits, on the go.
Out and about is where the iPad Mini really excels. It’s small enough to slip into even the most conservative of camera bags, and it’s light enough (293g / 0.65lbs) to accompany you on every shoot. It’s not going to replace your iPad Pro M4 or the best MacBook for photo editing, but it’s a fine stopgap when you’re out on location or travelling. And with Apple’s Liquid Retina display, which features a DCI-P3 color space, you know you’re working with accurate colors.
The iPad Mini features front and rear 12MP cameras, which is standard fare, but I’ve never been one to use an iPad camera beyond activating a QR code or snapping a sketch I intend to trace. Speaking of tracing, the iPad Mini also supports the Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C). This is a great addition, but if you’re picking up an iPad primarily to sketch with, I would recommend a larger screen.
The iPad Mini hits the sweet spot for anyone who doesn’t have a large iPhone Pro Max, but doesn’t want to carry around a 10- or 11-inch tablet. It’s ideal for on-the-go creatives who want to bridge the gap between location work and the MacBook that’s sitting in the car, hotel, or at home. This little tablet will slip into almost any camera bag and has enough grunt to chew through standard image and video editing tasks. At $379, it’s a very tempting prospect indeed!
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