iPad mini · 2021
iPad mini (6th generation) Technical specifications
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) was introduced by Apple in 2021. It has a 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, the A15 Bionic chip and a 12MP main camera. Storage options: 64GB, 256GB. Colors: Space Gray. Weight: 293 g.
- Display8.3″ LED
- ChipA15 Bionic
- Camera12MP
- Batteryup to 10 h
- Storage64GB–256GB
- Weight293 g
- Space Gray
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iPad mini (6th generation): key specifications
| Released | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Display | 8.3″ LED · Liquid Retina · 2266 × 1488, 326 ppi |
| Chip | A15 Bionic chip · 6-core CPU · 5-core GPU · 16-core Neural Engine |
| Storage | 64GB / 256GB |
| Main camera | 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture |
| Front camera | 12MP Ultra Wide front camera |
| Video | 4K · up to 60 fps |
| Battery | up to 10 h |
| Connector | USB-C port · USB 3 (5Gb/s) |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | 195.4 × 134.8 × 6.3 mm |
| Weight | 293 g |
| Biometrics | Touch ID |
| SIM | Nano‑SIM |
| Connectivity | 5G · Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Operating System | iPadOS |
| Model Numbers | A2568 |
Models, storage and colors
Model Numbers
- A2568
Where to find the model number: Settings → General → About, then tap the Model Number field.
Storage
- 64GB
- 256GB
Colors
- Space Gray
Complete specifications
Finish
- Space Gray
- Pink
- Purple
- Starlight
Capacity
- 64GB
- 256GB
Size and Weight
- Wi-Fi models
- Height7.69 inches (195.4 mm)
- Width5.3 inches (134.8 mm)
- Depth0.25 inch (6.3 mm)
- Weight0.65 pound (293 grams)
- Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- Weight0.66 pound (297 grams)
Display
- Liquid Retina display
- LED backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2266-by-1488 resolution at 326 ppi
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated
- Antireflective coating
- 500 nits brightness
- Supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation), Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
- The iPad mini display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the screen is 8.3 inches. Actual viewable area is less.
Chip
- A15 Bionic chip
- 6-core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- 5-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
Camera
- 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Five-element lens
- Quad-LED True Tone flash
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Smart HDR 3
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Advanced red-eye correction
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- Photo geotagging
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- Image formats capturedHEIF and JPEG
Front Camera
- 12MP Ultra Wide front camera
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Smart HDR 3
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Retina Flash
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
Video Recording
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- Quad-LED True Tone flash
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recordedHEVC and H.264
Power and Battery
- All models
- Built-in 19.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‑Fi or watching video
- Charging via power adapter or USB-C to computer system
- Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Charging and Expansion
- USB-C port with support for
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- USB 3 (up to 5Gb/s)
Cellular and Wireless
- All models
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
- Simultaneous dual band
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- Model A2568
- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79)
- FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
- TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)
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- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- Data only
- Wi-Fi calling
- eSIM6
- For details on 5G and LTE support, contact your carrier and see apple.com/ipad/cellular/networks
SIM Card
- Nano‑SIM
- eSIM6
Touch ID
- Unlock iPad
- Secure personal data within apps
- Make purchases from the iTunes Store, the App Store, and Apple Books
Sensors
- Touch ID
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
Location
- All models
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- iBeacon microlocation
- Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- GPS/GNSS
- Cellular
Siri
- Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
- Use your iPad hands-free
- Listen and identify songs
Video Calling
- FaceTime video
- Center Stage
- iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular
Audio Calling
- FaceTime audio
- iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular
Audio Playback
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
- Spatial Audio playback
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
Video Playback
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes
- Supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 content
Apple Pay
- Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web
- Send and receive money in Messages
Operating System
- iPadOS
- iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.
- iPad User Guide
Accessibility
- Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.
- Features include
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Spoken Content
- Voice Control
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
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- Siri and Dictation
- Type to Siri
- Real-Time Text
- Audio Descriptions
- Subtitles and Closed Captioning
- Live Captions
Built-in Apps
- App Store
- Books
- Calendar
- Camera
- Clock
- Contacts
- FaceTime
- Files
- Find My
- Freeform
- Health
- Home
- iTunes Store
- Magnifier
- Maps
- Measure
- Messages
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Podcasts
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- Reminders
- Safari
- Settings
- Shortcuts
- Siri
- Stocks
- Tips
- Translate
- TV
- Voice Memos
- Weather
System Requirements
- Apple Account (required for some features)
- Internet access
- Syncing to a Mac or PC requires
- macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later
- Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from apple.com/itunes/download)
Environmental Requirements
- Operating ambient temperature
- 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
- Nonoperating temperature
- −4° to 113° F (−20° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity
- 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Operating altitude
- tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Languages
- Language support
- Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, India, UK, U.S.), Finnish, French (Canada, France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Latin America, Spain, U.S.), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- QuickType keyboard support
- Ainu, Akan, Albanian, Amharic, Apache (Western), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Armenian, Assamese, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Bangla (Standard, Transliteration), Belarusian, Bodo, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Phonetic, Stroke, Sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Chinese – Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin – QWERTY, Pinyin – 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke), Chinese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin – QWERTY, Pinyin – 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), Choctaw, Chuvash, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dogri, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Dzongkha, Emoji, English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), Fula (Adlam), Georgian, German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati (Standard, Transliteration), Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hmong (Pahawh), Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Ingush, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Handwriting, Kana, Romaji), Kabyle, Kannada (Standard, Transliteration), Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer, Konkani (Devanagari), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Liangshan Yi, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay (Arabic, Latin), Malayalam (Standard, Transliteration), Maltese…
- QuickType keyboard support with autocorrection
- Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese – Simplified (Pinyin – QWERTY), Chinese – Traditional (Pinyin – QWERTY), Chinese – Traditional (Zhuyin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Kana), Japanese (Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Tamil (Anjal), Tamil (Tamil 99), Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese (Telex)
- QuickType keyboard support with predictive typing
- Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Cantonese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
- QuickType keyboard support with multilingual typing
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- Chinese (Simplified – Pinyin, Traditional – Pinyin), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew, Hindi (Latin), Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Turkish, Vietnamese
- QuickType keyboard support with contextual suggestions
- Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese
- QuickPath keyboard support
- Arabic, Chinese (Simplified – Pinyin – QWERTY, Traditional – Pinyin – QWERTY), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Vietnamese
- Siri languages
- Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Finnish (Finland), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Hebrew (Israel), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Republic of Korea), Malay (Malaysia), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye)
- Dictation languages
- Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Finnish, French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovak, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), Swedish, Turkish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Monolingual dictionary support
- Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, English (UK, U.S.), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- Idiom dictionary support
- Cantonese – English, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Traditional) – English
- Bilingual dictionary support
- Arabic – English, Bangla – English, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Traditional) – English, Chinese (Simplified) – Japanese, Czech – English, Dutch – English, Finnish – English, French – English, French – German, German – English, Greek – English, Gujarati – English, Hindi – English, Hungarian – English, Indonesian – English, Italian – English, Japanese – English, Korean – English, Malay – English, Polish – English, Portuguese – English, Russian – English, Spanish – English, Swedish – English, Tamil – English, Telugu – English, Thai – English, Urdu – English, Vietnamese – English
- Thesaurus
- Chinese (Simplified), English (UK, U.S.)
- Spell check
- Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Finnish, Hindi (Devanagari), Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Telugu, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Apple Pay supported regions
- Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China mainland, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guernsey, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, U.S., Vatican City, Vietnam
In the Box
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter)
- 20W USB-C Power Adapter
Buttons and Connectors
- Volume buttons
- Front camera
- Top button/Touch ID
- Rear camera
- Flash
- USB-C connector
- SIM tray (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- Magnetic connector for Apple Pencil
Speakers
- Landscape stereo speakers
Microphones
- Dual microphones for calls, video recording, and audio recording
Display Support
- Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors
- Supports one external display with up to 4K resolution at 30Hz
- Digital video output
- Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
- VGA, HDMI, and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)
- Video mirroring
- Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
- Video mirroring and video out support through USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Free Apps from Apple
- Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, Clips, and Apple Store app are preinstalled on iPad.
- Pages
- Numbers
- Keynote
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- Apple Store
- Clips
- Swift Playgrounds
- Support
Mail Attachment Support
- Viewable document types
- .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics; .usdz; .pkpass (Wallet)
iPad mini and the Environment
- iPad mini is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:11
- Made with better materials
- 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure
- 100% recycled rare earth elements in the speaker and enclosure magnets
- 100% recycled tin in the solder of the main logic board
- 35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components
- Energy efficient
- ENERGY STAR® certified
- Smarter chemistry
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- Arsenic-free display glass
- Mercury-, BFR-, PVC-, and beryllium-free
- Green manufacturing
- Apple’s Zero Waste Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill
- All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Apple production
- Responsible packaging
- 100% of virgin wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests
- 90% or more fiber-based packaging
- Apple and the Environment
- We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to become carbon neutral across our entire business, including products, by 2030.
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) technical specifications
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iPad mini (6th generation) — FAQ
What year was Apple iPad mini (6th generation) released?
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) was released in 2021.
What is the display size of Apple iPad mini (6th generation)?
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) has 8.3″ LED Liquid Retina (2266 × 1488, 326 ppi).
What chip does Apple iPad mini (6th generation) use?
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) uses A15 Bionic chip, 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine.
What storage capacities are available for Apple iPad mini (6th generation)?
Available storage capacities include 64GB, 256GB.
What are the model numbers for Apple iPad mini (6th generation)?
Known model numbers include A2568.
What colors does Apple iPad mini (6th generation) come in?
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) is available in Space Gray.
What are the dimensions and weight of Apple iPad mini (6th generation)?
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) measures 195.4 × 134.8 × 6.3 mm and weighs 293 g.
How long does the Apple iPad mini (6th generation) battery last?
Battery life of Apple iPad mini (6th generation): up to 10 h.
What camera does Apple iPad mini (6th generation) have?
Apple iPad mini (6th generation) camera: 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture.
Does Apple iPad mini (6th generation) support 5G?
Yes, Apple iPad mini (6th generation) supports 5G. Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0.
