Hands-on with the new OLED iPad Mini

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268836_iPad_Mini_OLED_handson_ADiBenedetto_0008.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple announced a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017801/ipad-mini-oled-display-apple-announce">new iPad Mini with a larger OLED</a> display this week, and we've just gotten to try it out at Apple's "Pro and tell" event.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's an iPad for sure, but the new OLED on the Mini looks exceptional, and the optional nano-texture matte finish is awesome. The "Pro and tell" event venue has soft lighting that's not the most conducive to blinding glare on displays, but the matte finish pretty much squashes it entirely.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Moving the front-facing camera to the long edge is also a welcome change, matching other recent iPad models. (The shift means that the whole iPad line has the camera that way.) The reliance on Touch ID instead of Face …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017932/hands-on-ipad-mini-8th-generation-pro-and-tell">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>