Apple's iPad Mini: Comes with all-screen design and A15 Bionic chip

Apple on Tuesday launched a brand new iPad Mini with a larger 8.3-inch liquid retina display and A15 Bionic chip. The new iPad Mini comes in gorgeous new array of colours: Pink, starlight, purple, and space gray - with a larger 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display. iPad Mini is available at starting price of $499 and will be in stores beginning Friday, September 24.

The tech company termed the new iPad Mini its "most capable iPad Mini ever" as it delivers up to 80 per cent faster performance than the previous generation. iPad Mini comes with USB-C port that allows faster connectivity. It also features a new advanced cameras, Center Stage and supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation), to enable new ways for users to capture photos and videos, communicate with loved ones, and jot down their creative ideas with ease.

The all-screen design is enabled by moving Touch ID to the top button of iPad Mini, which delivers the same ease of use and secure authentication users know and love. It also comes packed with a new landscape stereo speakers which will give users a great movie-viewing experience.

The all new powerful Apple-designed A13 Bionic chip will give a 20 per cent performance boost over the previous generation, while also retaining its all day battery life. The back camera now features a 12MP sensor with Focus Pixels and a larger aperture to capture sharp, vivid photos. It features an updated Ultra Wide front camera with a new 12MP sensor and a much larger field of view enable Center Stage, which automatically pans the camera to keep users in view as they move around.

Apple has said that iPad Mini features 100 per cent recycled aluminum in the enclosure, marking a major milestone where every single model in the iPad lineup now has a 100 percent recycled aluminum enclosure.