The iPad mini 8 has officially launched, with the China model starting at 5,499 yuan. It comes in both Wi-Fi and cellular versions, the latter supporting only China Unicom eSIM. The new device is powered by a TSMC 2nm A20 Pro chip, delivering performance comparable to the iPhone 18 Pro—though storage tiers differ in their configurations: the 128GB and 256GB models feature a 5-core CPU, 7-core GPU, and 16-core NPU, while only the top-end 512GB version gets the full 6-core CPU and dual 16-core NPU. For the first time, the device adopts an 8.5-inch OLED panel, resolving the previous generation's jelly scrolling issue, but the refresh rate remains locked at 60Hz. With high refresh rates already commonplace on small-sized Android tablets, this configuration has drawn user complaints; chip performance is capped by the display, and netizens have dubbed it a quintessential Apple-style upgrade—"ample chip power, precise cost-cutting at key points."