Tech Desk 
Oct 19, 2024
iPad mini 7 (2024) is set to feature 8GB of RAM as confirmed by the Geekbench listing. Announced on Tuesday (October 15), Apple’s seventh-generation iPad mini comes with significant upgrades and features compared to its predecessor.
iPad mini 7 Geekbench listing
Appeared on the Geekbench database as iPad 16,2, the new iPad mini managed 2,817 single-core and 6,982 multi-core scores which is in line with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, meaning the iPad mini model comes with the integration of the A17 Pro chip, reminiscent of the iPhone 15 Pro devices.
However, it features a binned version of the A17 Pro, which is one less graphics processing unit (GPU) core than the chipset found on the iPhone 15 Pro models.
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Significantly, the benchmarks also confirmed that the iPad mini 7 is equipped with 8GB of RAM which will be required to run Apple Intelligence once it becomes available with the iPadOS 18.1 release.
Notably, previous iPad mini models, including the iPad mini 6 featured 4GB of RAM only.
iPad mini 7 pricing
Apple's iPad mini 7 is now available for preorders with shipping set to begin on October 23. The 128GB, Wi-Fi model of iPad mini 7 is priced at $499 while the cellular connectivity variant is available for $649.
