The MacRumors Show: iPad Mini 7 Is Here!

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the new iPad mini 7, Apple Intelligence and Genmoji, and the chances of an October Apple event to introduce M4 Macs.


Apple this week announced the seventh-generation iPad mini. Key upgrades include the A17 Pro chip, Smart HDR 4 and a new True Tone flash, a faster USB-C port, Apple Pencil Pro and ‌Apple Pencil‌ hover support, a 512GB storage option, and support for ‌Apple Intelligence‌. We discuss our initial thoughts on the product refresh, the significance of the upgrades, and who should consider buying the new device.

With ‌Apple Intelligence‌ being a tentpole feature of the new ‌iPad mini‌, we ponder on whether ‌Genmoji‌ will actually be a popular feature among users when it eventually debuts. Finally, with the first of Apple's October product releases taking place via press release, we appraise whether the next expected products, which include new MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini models, will follow suit. Until now, reports suggested that there would be an October Apple event to unveil the new devices before their debut in early November.

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If you haven't already listened to the previous episode of The MacRumors Show, catch up for our discussion about the unprecedented leak of Apple's M4 MacBook Pro models and the company's rumored move to more staggered hardware and software releases.

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Top Rated Comments

ralph_sws Avatar
24 weeks ago
How many times can you talk and write about the same thing? ?
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Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Adamj53 Avatar
24 weeks ago
All we want to know is if they have fixed the jelly scroll….
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JSDK Avatar
24 weeks ago
A proposal for a cleanup in Apple product names.


* iPhone SE
* iPhone (Number) / Plus
* iPhone Pro / Pro Max (No need for numbers, the old Pro's always expire when the new one arrives anyway. Previous Pro models can then be referred to by year, iPhone Pro 2022. This year's new Pro can be referred to as "The new iPhone Pro" Maybe there should only be a Pro every two years. There are no big changes from 15 Pro to 16 Pro. 15 Pro could easily be the top model for another year.)



* iPad SE (Formerly iPad x.gen)
* iPad (Formerly iPad Air)
* iPad Mini
* iPad Pro



* MacBook (Formerly MacBook Air)
* MacBook Pro



* Mac (Formerly iMac)
* Mac Mini
* Mac Studio
* Mac Pro




* AirPods SE (The model without wireless charging and ANC)
* AirPods (the model with ANC and other high end features)
* AirPods Pro (Highest level)
* AirPods Max


Apple is on the right track with their watches:

* Apple Watch SE
* Apple Watch
* Apple Watch Ultra
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jdclifford Avatar
24 weeks ago

All we want to know is if they have fixed the jelly scroll….
iPad Mini 7 Has Display Hardware Changes That Likely Fix Jelly Scrolling ('https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/18/ipad-mini-7-jelly-scrolling/')
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)