Like the iPhone 16, the iPad Mini (A17 Pro) features RecoveryOS, which allows nearby iDevices to wirelessly revive it if bricked.

The Mini's less-powerful, year-old phone processor holds it back. In Geekbench 6 tests, the Mini's single-core speed seemed to handle as well as other M1 and M2 iPads, but in multicore modes, it was worse than a last-gen M1-equipped iPad Air.

If you're new to the saga, jelly scrolling is where one side of the screen refreshes slower than the other, causing a jarring effect when scrolling up and down – especially on pages of text. Apple has said it isn't an issue, but it has continued to be an annoyance for some.