

It runs flawlessly even after cranking graphic settings to the maximum and setting frame rate at 60. It means I could jump into one of the most graphically-intensive games out there for portable devices - Genshin Impact. The A15 Bionic chip has a six-core CPU, delivering a 40 per cent jump in performance, and the five-core GPU delivers an 80 per cent leap in graphics performance compared to the previous generation of iPad mini. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been playing Arcade and non-Arcade games on the Mini. Instead of reaching out for the PC, I am awed by the portability factor of the Mini, which doesn’t compromise on performance. It has quickly become my go-to device to hit the bed with. Plus, I can also access plenty of amazing, graphically-intensive non-Arcade games.

Throw in an Apple Arcade subscription and you get a huge library of games at your disposal, free of advertisements and in-app purchase. A lot has changed - no more home button, no more thick borders, it’s an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, four stereo speakers (two on the top and two on the bottom) and, most importantly, it rocks the latest and powerful A15 Bionic chip. When the iPad Mini was originally released in 2012, many thought it was the perfect form-factor for tablet gaming but after iPad Mini 4 there was a short break of a few years for the next edition and then after 2019, it took another two years to release a completely redesigned Mini.
