Touch ID and the headphone jack are still featured, as well as the lightning port for charging and syncing. In terms of visual design, there are no changes as it still comes with thick bezels at the top and bottom, alongside slimmer bezels at the sides. Also new to the iPad Mini is the 7MP front-facing camera, although the 8MP rear camera is similar to the one used in the previous model. Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi 802.11ac and Gigabit LTE should also improve its network performance. Also new to the iPad Mini lineup is Apple Pencil support, which is a welcome change for Apple Pencil users.Įquipped with the A12 Bionic chip, this iPad Mini is currently the fastest in its series, and in comparison to the Mini 4, this version has a 3x faster CPU and a 9x faster GPU. Compared to prior versions of iPad Mini, this updated and improved version spots True Tone and wide color support display technologies. It is currently Apple’s smallest tablet with Apple’s 7.9- inch Retina display. The iPad Mini 5 was released sometime in March 2019, and is currently the latest generation in the iPad Mini series. Part 3: How to transfer notes from iPad Mini 5 to PC.Part 2: 6 Best note-taking apps for iPad Mini 5.