The iPad mini 7 surprised us all when it was suddenly announced earlier this week. And another surprise is that one of its main upgrades isn't quite as potent as we thought.
The biggest hardware update to the iPad mini 7 over the still-excellent iPad mini 6 from 2021 is the use of an A17 Pro chip (first seen in the iPhone 15 Pro last year) in place of the older model's A15 silicon. That is a good upgrade, no question, but it's since come to light that the iPad mini's chip won't be quite as powerful as the iPhone 15 Pro's version.
