Apple’s OLED iPad mini isn’t in anyone’s hands until November 6, but one has already been through Geekbench 7 and the numbers are up. The Wi-Fi + Cellular model, listed as iPad19,2, scored 3,879 in single-core and 9,870 in multi-core.
This Is The Cut-Down A20 Pro, Not The Full One
The listing shows 5 CPU cores, 2 performance and 3 efficiency, with the performance cores at 4.93GHz. That tells you which unit it was. The 128GB and 256GB versions get a binned A20 Pro with one efficiency core switched off, and only the 512GB model has all 6 cores. Apple did the same with the previous mini, so it isn’t a surprise, though it’s still not on the spec page. Also in the listing and also absent from Apple’s marketing: 12GB of RAM.
Where It Sits Against Apple’s Other Chips
| Device | Chip | Single-core | Multi-core |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPad mini (2026) | A20 Pro, 5 cores | 3,879 | 9,870 |
| iPhone 18 Pro Max | A20 Pro, 6 cores | 4,024 | 11,424 |
| iPad Pro 13 | M5 | 3,580 | 15,126 |
| iPad Air 13 | M4 | 3,206 | 12,686 |
| iPad mini (2024) | A17 Pro | 2,638 | 7,103 |
The iPhone 18 Pro Max, running the full 6-core chip, is only 4% ahead in single-core and 14% ahead in multi-core, which is roughly what one missing core should cost. Against the old mini the jump is 47% in single-core and 39% in multi-core, so anyone upgrading from the 2024 model gets a real step, not a refresh.
The odd result is the big tablets. The mini beats the M5 iPad Pro 13 by about 8% in single-core and the M4 iPad Air 13 by 21%, because the A20 Pro’s performance cores are simply newer and faster per core. The Pro pulls back 53% ahead in multi-core and the Air 29%, since more cores still win once an app can use them. For anything that runs on one thread, the smallest iPad Apple sells is now the quickest.
Price And Dates
The iPad mini (2026) starts at $699, €749 or £699, pre-orders are open now, and it ships November 6. The display is OLED for the first time on a mini, the body carries an IP67 rating, and the panel stays at 60Hz.
