Apple unveiled the iPad mini 7 earlier this week, giving its smallest tablet the performance bump needed to support Apple Intelligence. That's the iPad mini 7's biggest upgrade. The tablet is otherwise identical to its predecessor. Apple didn't go with one of the A18 chip flavors in the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, choosing last year's A17 Pro, which powered the iPhone 15 Pro models. The A18 and A17 Pro chips also come with 8GB of RAM, which is a minimum requirement for Apple Intelligence. Best of all, Apple made it happen for $499. The iPad mini 7 price matches its predecessor's despite the big performance bump. I believe that's a strong indication the iPhone SE 4 will have a great starting price, even though the phone should pack the newer A18 chip. It turns out the iPad mini 7 doesn't have exactly the same A17 Pro chip as the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. Apple is using versions of the chip that were not good enough for last year's Pro phones. But that shouldn't impact performance too much. Continue reading... The post iPad mini 7’s A17 Pro chip isn’t quite the same as the iPhone 15 Pro appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Early Prime Day deals: Apple blowout, KitchenAid Stand Mixers, Dyson vacuums, $23 Echo Dot, OLED TVs, more Top Prime Day deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $170 Apple Watch SE, laptops, Bose headphones, robot vacuums, more Best Apple deals for October 2024 Top Prime Day deals: $199 iPad, 75-inch smart TV for $500, Amazon device deals, Crest 3D Whitestrips, more