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Apple clearly thinks that some people do, as it’s just launched a new version of the iPad mini that it says is “built for Apple Intelligence”. The big internal upgrade is the A17 Pro chip, which replaces the previous model’s A15 processor and promises a 30% boost in CPU performance. There’s support for the Apple Pencil Pro, too.

The seventh-generation iPad mini looks mostly identical to the sixth-generation version, with a power-button-mounted Touch ID sensor and a slim-bezeled display. But Apple has swapped out the A15 Bionic chip for the Apple A17 Pro, the same processor it used in the iPhone 15 Pro last year.

For its seventh iteration, Apple has gone with the A17 Pro. This was the chip Apple used in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models last year, and is one generation behind the current-gen iPhone 16. This gives the iPad mini a better CPU and GPU and a twice-as-fast Neural Engine,

The A17 Pro chip in the new iPad Mini also supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which makes the games and apps users install look far more realistic. Another big upgrade is Apple Intelligence, an AI-powered system that is supposed to give users personalized and context-aware assistance.

Apple has rolled out its newest iPad mini, featuring the powerful A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence. The revamped tablet delivers up to 30% faster CPU performance and includes exciting new features like gesture

Apple today unveiled a new generation of iPad mini, upgraded to be powered by the A17 Pro chip. That’s the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro. This means the new iPad mini can support the full suite of Apple Intelligence features.