iPad mini 7 review: Tiny tablet, mighty potential

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Powerful things do come in small packages, and the iPad Mini 7 is a prime example. It's hands down the most powerful compact tablet on the planet. Whether you're editing videos in Final Cut Pro or crafting designs in Procreate, the iPad mini 7 handles it all with ease, going toe-to-toe with its M-series siblings. In fact, I didn't encounter a single task where the mini lagged behind the iPad Air M2. Powered by the A17 Pro—Apple's 3-nm chipset, which also runs last year's iPhone 15 Pro—the iPad mini 7 is a great value at ₹49,900 in India. It's the most affordable way to experience Apple Intelligence, and its portability makes it an ideal choice for while you are on the go. In some ways, it might even be better suited for gaming than the higher-end iPads. The iPad mini 7 caters to a unique group of users and fits a lot of use cases. In this review, I'll take you through my first impressions after switching from a 13-inch iPad Air M2. 

Let me start by saying that I used the iPad mini as I would my iPad Air M2. I was doing everything that I do on my iPad Air—including editing short videos on Lumafusion and Final Cut Pro, alongside creating thumbnails on a day-to-day basis in Procreate. I was also editing raw images using Adobe Lightroom. Now, you would think that being the A17 Pro, it would perform slightly inferior to, let's say, the M series silicon that you typically find in the iPad Air and the iPad Pro range. But I'm happy to report that in real-world scenarios, I have noticed barely any difference.

Yes, the export times in apps like LumaFusion were just barely higher than what you would find on the M2 iPad Air, but it's so negligible that it's not jarring at all. In fact, I did a side-by-side comparison of exporting the same 4K video in LumaFusion. The iPad Air took 14 seconds to export, while the iPad mini 7 took around 17. This is just a minor difference and shouldn't be a point of concern for anyone.

The A17 Pro is a champ, and by no means a weak processor. Even