r/ipad • u/itsirfandude iPad Air 4 (2020) • Oct 15 '24

Apple just announced a new, faster iPad Mini Starting at $499 with A17 Pro and USB C Discussion

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24268079/apple-ipad-mini-2024-specs-price

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u/Mundane-Complex-1902 M4 iPad Pro 11" (2024) Oct 15 '24

Disappointing that they went with the A17 Pro chip, especially a binned one that only has 5 GPU cores. Definitely the bare minimum necessary to run Apple intelligence.

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u/digidude23 M2 iPad Air 11" (2024) Oct 15 '24

They should have called the binned chip the A17

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u/gadgetluva Oct 15 '24

It’s likely that Apple completed the engineering for this device late last year or early this year, and didn’t see a need to bring the A18 to it.

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u/That_Particular_7951 Oct 16 '24

i think, se 4 maybe also using a17 pro binned like ipad mini 7

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u/Eeve2espeon iPad 10 (2022) Oct 16 '24

Why does that even matter?? The iPhone 15 pro couldn’t even really use all those GPU cores well enough :/ iPhones have poor cooling for the hardware they have now

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u/itsirfandude iPad Air 4 (2020) Oct 15 '24

With A18 pro in town , 17 pro feels obsolete. Isn't it 😅