SUPERCHARGING THE iPAD MINI WITH A15
Apple has made some serious changes to the
externals of the iPad mini, but as always, it’s
what’s on the inside that really counts. The
mini has been given a signiicant performance
boost over its predecessor thanks to the new
A15 Bionic chip, which also features in the
new iPhone 13, mini, Pro, and Pro Max models,
meaning the new iPad mini ofers the very latest
technology. Its 6-core CPU ofers a 40% jump
in performance over the ifth-generation iPad
mini, whilst the 5-core GPU delivers an 80% leap
in graphics performance. Apple says that the
model can handle “even the most demanding
tasks” such as the latest games from Apple
Arcade to the professional apps used by pilots
and doctors, and thanks to its compact design,
it’s the ideal tool for use in a professional setting
such as an oice or even a cockpit.
A15 Bionic helps to power Apple’s advanced
machine learning capabilities, using a 16-core
Neural Engine and new ML accelerators in the
CPU, meaning Apple can deliver double the
speed when it comes to machine learning tasks.
When you combine this with the CPU and GPU,
the iPad mini is able to take apps to the next
level and allow for complex tasks such as image
recognition and natural language learning to
be done of the bat. Just see how Apple has
added new machine learning features such as
Live Text with iPadOS, which uses on-device
intelligence to recognize text in photos that
users can take action on, and even translates
text from photos into seven diferent languages.
Imagine the power of this chip - if a developer
can think of a use case, the chances are the iPad
mini will be able to power it.