The iPad mini 6 is much better looking, more powerful and more versatile than its predecessor, and the portable nature will appeal to many - you just need to decide whether the price increase is worth it for your needs.

Portable one-handed design; Incredible A15 Bionic performance; Detailed display; Apple Pencil 2 support;

No Smart Connector for Magic Keyboard; Big price increase; Not suited to split-screen use;

Apple's smallest tablet is still leading its field....

Portable one-handed design; Superb performance; Detailed display; Apple Pencil 2 support;

No Smart Connector for Magic Keyboard; Not suited to split-screen use; Still quite expensive;

The looks haven't changed, but under-the-skin improvements make the latest iPad Mini even better than before

Bright, punchy and vibrant, Lots of dark detail, Crisp sound

Blacks could be deeper, Speaker placement

The iPad mini is without doubt the best small tablet you can buy, but unlike most rivals at this size it is not a cheap machine. The screen is excellent and big enough to be usable for most things despite the tablet’s almost-pocketable size.

Pros: compact design, great performance, 10-hour battery life, great screen, USB-C, iPadOS, plenty of apps, great speakers, great mics, brilliant video-call camera, very long software support, recycled aluminium.

Cons: expensive, small size is cramped for some applications, no smart keyboard support, relatively small storage on the starting model with no way to add more.

Arguably a somewhat niche product – even more so given the price rise – but iPad mini with this update cements its position as the best small tablet around.

Much improved design, Packed with high-end tech, Perfectly portable, Ecosystem embarrasses rivals

No Apple hardware keyboard, It’s had quite a price hike, Easy-to-muffle speakers, Loads of bordered apps/games

Got this for my mum. She loves it. She used to have an e-reader, but syncing books things from library was very fiddly. The new iPad mini was easy to set up, straight from the (very) old iPad (which didn't have a good enough screen for ebooks). The screen on this new one is brilliant.

The iPad mini 2019 is Apple’s most totable iPad, and it’s deceptively powerful for its small size. It has a bright 7.9-inch display that works with the Apple Pencil and a chipset that smokes the small tablet competition. Its price is equally deceptive, costing more than the larger iPad 9.7.

Perfect size to tote around, Works with the Apple Pencil, Surprisingly powerful specs

Unchanged, bezel-heavy design, Uses the older Apple Pencil, Costs more than the iPad 9.7

Though Apple has done the bare minimum to update the iPad mini, it remains a lovely device and perhaps the last hurrah for small tablets before foldable phones iron out their display wrinkles and potentially render such tablets redundant.

Powerful A12 Bionic chip, improved display, excellent app ecosystem.

Lack of design innovation, no fast charging out of the box, no new features.

A mini tablet is great for books, and even movies.

It feels a little cramped to use the pencil with.