Apple unveiled an OLED iPad mini on Monday and an M6 iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro on Tuesday, ahead of its Pro and Tell event (Engadget). The iPad mini starts at $699 and the iMac at $1,499, with pre-orders opening October 28 and in-store availability from November 6 (Engadget).
Key Facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| OLED iPad mini price | Starts at $699 | Engadget |
| OLED iPad mini chip | A20 Pro | Engadget |
| M6 iMac price | Starts at $1,499 | Engadget |
| iPad mini and iMac availability | Pre-orders October 28, in store November 6 | Engadget |
| 14-inch MacBook Pro chip | 12-core M6 with N1 networking chip | Engadget |
Timeline
- 2026-10-22: Apple announced another product event, billed as Pro and Tell (9to5Mac).
- 2026-10-27: Engadget reported that Apple gave the iMac and MacBook Pro M6 updates on Tuesday, after revealing the OLED iPad mini on Monday (Engadget).
- 2026-10-28: Pre-orders open for the iPad mini and iMac (Engadget).
- 2026-11-06: The iPad mini and iMac reach shelves (Engadget).
Details (as Reported)
The eighth-generation iPad mini has an 8.5-inch OLED display with a peak brightness of 1,200 nits and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (Engadget). Base storage stays at 128GB, and a nano-texture glass option is offered with 256GB or 512GB at extra cost (Engadget). The tablet carries an IP67 rating and has no Face ID (Engadget).
The A20 Pro is the same chipset as in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo, and Apple says it can run large language models locally (Engadget). Apple’s C2 modem in the 5G model is said to deliver up to 50 percent faster data speeds than the previous iPad mini (Engadget). Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread come from the N1 chip (Engadget). Battery life is listed at up to 10 hours over Wi-Fi and nine hours over cellular (Engadget).
The new iPad mini’s price is $150 above the previous model after Apple raised that model’s price in June (Engadget).
The M6 iMac keeps its 24-inch 4.5K Super Retina display and 12MP Center Stage camera (Engadget). Apple says the M6 delivers up to five times faster on-device AI performance than the 2024 M4 iMac (Engadget). A four-port model with a 12-core M6 costs at least $1,699 (Engadget). The iMac adds the N1 chip and an optional 2.5Gb Ethernet port (Engadget).
Compared with the M5 model, Apple says the M6 14-inch MacBook Pro offers up to 30 percent faster graphics performance and up to 25 percent faster AI workloads (Engadget).
What Is Not Yet Confirmed
- Apple is expected to announce a touchscreen MacBook at its Pro and Tell event on October 28 (The Verge).
- Rumors indicate the touchscreen MacBook Pro will have an OLED display, a Dynamic Island cutout and a thinner, lighter chassis (The Verge).
- Whether the touchscreen MacBook will support Apple Pencil is not settled, according to The Verge (The Verge).