The iPad Mini is slightly cheaper again during Prime Day

<figure> <img alt="A photo of the iPad Mini on a coffee table." data-caption="Apple’s iPad Mini is temporarily on sale for its old price. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: David Pierce / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25691621/iPad_Mini_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Apple’s iPad Mini is temporarily on sale for its old price. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/956903/apple-price-increase-2026-macbook-ipad-mac-home-vision-pro">bumped up prices</a> on several of its devices in June, and we haven’t seen a good discount on the <strong>iPad Mini</strong> since. Just ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Big Deals Days, however, both Wi-Fi only and cellular-connected models are $100 off. The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK3YLRM8">Wi-Fi version with 128GB of storage</a> is currently $499, the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK3WGKKB">256GB model</a> is $599, and the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK3YM6KP">cellular model with 128GB of storage</a> is $649.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This base configuration of this tablet often sold for around $400 throughout 2025, so we get it if $500 for a tablet from late 2024 is still too much. But it’s the best price since late June, and if there’s a new version coming out later this year, it might be significantly more expensive.</p> <div class="product-block"><h3>iPad Mini (2024)</h3> <div class="product-description">The seventh-gen iPad Mini comes with Apple’s A17 Pro chip and support for Apple Intelligence. It’s also compatible with the Apple Pencil Pro and offers faster Wi-Fi and USB-C speeds. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24275956/apple-ipad-mini-2024-review">Read our review</a>.</div> <figure class="product-image"><img width="300" height="198" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/iPad_Mini_8.webp?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="" /></figure> <h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK3YF38G/?th=1"> <strike>$599</strike> $499 at <strong>Amazon (128GB, Wi-Fi)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK3XZ1CH/"> <strike>$699</strike> $599 at <strong>Amazon (256GB, Wi-Fi)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK3XT3DX/"> <strike>$899</strike> $799 at <strong>Amazon (512GB, Wi-Fi)</strong></a></li></ul></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We reviewed this version of the iPad Mini when it launched in 2024, and while we appreciated the processor upgrade and Apple Intelligence features, it felt lacking in some of the quality-of-life improvements found in the larger iPads that launched around the same time.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24275956/apple-ipad-mini-2024-review">Read our Apple iPad Mini (2024) review</a>.</h5>