Apple's 8.3-inch small tablet refreshed in 2024 with the A17 Pro chip, Apple Pencil Pro support and Apple Intelligence. It settles into a well-loved travel and reading device, though reviewers note the unchanged design, a screen that shows ghosting for the money and little reason for 2021 owners to upgrade.
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On the evidence gathered here, yes. 78% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.6 out of 10 two years in. Becomes a dependable daily and travel companion.
Owners who wanted a small tablet tend to keep using it daily for reading, travel and media. The display's ghosting and the high price are the gripes that linger.
Little reason for iPad mini 6 owners to upgrade. Misses M-series features such as external-monitor Stage Manager. Struggles with demanding AAA games.
Becomes a dependable daily and travel companion. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.0 out of 10 in the first week and 7.6 two years later.
Worth it for: Frequent travelers; Ebook and comic reading; Casual gaming. Think twice if: Laptop replacement seekers; Ipad mini 6 owners; Display purists.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.2 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.0 / 10 |
| One month | 7.9 / 10 |
| Six months | 7.8 / 10 |
| One year | 7.7 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.6 / 10 |
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After a few weeks the writer likes the form factor for casual use but criticises the unchanged design, dull colours and lack of M-class features.
Finds it a fast, portable secondary device but notes screen ghosting, limited brightness and a minor upgrade over the 2021 model.
After a month the reviewer calls it a great travel and daily tablet, while noting the small screen makes serious work difficult.