I'd love to snap up this awesome Prime Day deal on the charming iPad mini, but I'd have to hop on a plane

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I can certainly spot a great phone or tablet deal when I see one, but it’s rare that I feel personally tempted by a tech discount. Right now, though, I’m feeling annoyed that I don’t live in the US, because you can get the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chipset for $379 (was $499) at Amazon.

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The iPad mini is Apple's small but mighty compact tablet, offering the full iPad experience in a form factor that allows for easy portability or one-handed usage. It's got the A17 Pro chipset, 8GB of RAM, and support for Apple Intelligence, making it a powerful companion for AI, travel, or even productivity. Paired with an Apple Pencil, it's a great notepad or compact drawing tablet, and on its own is ideal for videos or reading books and articles. This deal knocks a healthy $120 off the list price, bringing the iPad mini into cheap tablet territory.

Being a somewhat niche product with a number of dedicated fanbases (it’s a noted favorite of recreational pilots), the iPad mini is normally priced at a fairly steep $499 for the model with 128GB of storage, to this Prime Day deal is a genuinely good one.

For such a compact slate, the iPad mini has plenty going on under the hood. It’s got the A17 Pro chipset lifted from the iPhone 15 Pro, and 8GB of RAM, which enables Apple Intelligence and smooth multitasking. That’s a lot of power for such a portable device.

Like most iPad models, the iPad mini managed battery life of around 10 hours in testing for our iPad mini (2024) review, which is impressive considering it has a moderately-sized 5078mAh cell.

And I can’t believe I’ve made it this far without mentioning the design – thanks to that taller aspect ratio, the iPad mini might be my favorite-looking iPad in Apple’s lineup. The rounded corners, flat edges, and single camera come together to offer something elegant, minimal, but still fun thanks to an array of color options.

So, if you’re after a powerful personal tablet, secondary iPad, or a cheap gateway to Apple Intelligence, the iPad mini could be the one for you – I know it would be for me at a price this great, if only I lived in the States.

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Jamie is a Mobile Computing Staff Writer for TechRadar, responsible for covering phones and tablets. A lifelong tech-obsessive, Jamie began his writing career as a music blogger before studying journalism at Goldsmiths College, and joined TechRadar in 2024. He thinks the iPhone 5S is the greatest phone of all time, but is currently an Android user.

As well as reporting on the latest in mobile hardware, software, and industry developments, Jamie specialises in features and long-form pieces that dive into the latest phone and tablet trends. He can also be found writing for the site's Audio and Streaming sections from time to time, or behind the decks as a DJ at local venues around London.

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