<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
mini	I-Device
and	O
colloquially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
6	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
line	O
,	O
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
ninth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
fifth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
resembles	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
in	O
design	O
and	O
with	O
its	O
top	O
button	O
Touch	O
ID	O
(	O
removing	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
8.3-inch	O
display	O
,	O
USB-C	O
port	O
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
Lightning	O
port	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
since	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
redesign	O
since	O
its	O
introduction	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Externally	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
4th-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
third-generation	B-Device
and	O
newer	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
A15	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
SoC	O
which	O
is	O
underclocked	O
to	O
2.92GHz	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
models	O
 '	O
3.23GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
8.3-inch	O
2266x1488	O
Liquid	B-Operating_System
Retina	I-Operating_System
display	O
,	O
taller	O
and	O
slightly	O
narrower	O
than	O
previous	O
models	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	O
of	O
326	O
PPI	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
on	O
all	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
with	O
Retina	O
LCDs	O
since	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
Plus	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
12	O
MP	O
front	O
camera	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
older	O
7	O
MP	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
Center	O
Stage	O
technology	O
that	O
detects	O
the	O
user	O
and	O
moves	O
the	O
camera	O
view	O
accordingly	O
during	O
video	O
recording	O
and	O
video	O
calls	O
using	O
on-device	O
processing	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
is	O
upgraded	O
to	O
12	O
MP	O
with	O
a	O
True	O
Tone	O
flash	O
and	O
4K	O
video	O
recording	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
60fps	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
8	O
MP	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
module	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
volume	O
control	O
buttons	O
have	O
been	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
discontinues	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Lightning	O
port	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
universal	O
USB-C	O
port	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
charging	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
connecting	O
external	O
devices	O
and	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
have	O
Bluetooth	O
5.0	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
6	O
(	O
802.11ax	O
)	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
while	O
the	O
cellular	O
models	O
supports	O
5G	O
connectivity	O
but	O
it	O
lacks	O
mmWave	O
support	O
unlike	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
,	O
but	O
not	O
compatible	O
for	O
Magic	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
for	I-Device
iPad	I-Device
or	O
Smart	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
Folio	I-Device
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
