<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="6"> ( hide ) Table of iPad Mini series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Model </Th> <Th> iPad Mini ( 1st generation ) </Th> <Th> iPad Mini 2 </Th> <Th> iPad Mini 3 </Th> <Th> iPad Mini 4 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Image </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Initial operating system </Th> <Td> iOS 6.0 </Td> <Td> iOS 7.0 </Td> <Td> iOS 8.1 </Td> <Td> iOS 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Highest supported operating system </Th> <Td> iOS 9.3. 5 </Td> <Td colspan="3"> iOS 11.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Model Number </Th> <Td> A1432 ( Wi - Fi ) A1454 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) A1455 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular MM ) </Td> <Td> A1489 ( Wi - Fi ) A1490 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) A1491 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular TD - LTE ) </Td> <Td> A1599 ( Wi - Fi ) A1600 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) A1601 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular TD - LTE ) </Td> <Td> A1538 ( Wi - Fi ) A1550 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Announcement date </Th> <Td> October 23 , 2012 </Td> <Td> October 22 , 2013 </Td> <Td> October 16 , 2014 </Td> <Td> September 9 , 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release date </Th> <Td> November 2 , 2012 </Td> <Td> November 12 , 2013 </Td> <Td> October 22 , 2014 </Td> <Td> September 9 , 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Discontinued </Th> <Td> 32 , 64 GB : October 22 , 2013 16 GB : June 19 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 64 , 128 GB : October 16 , 2014 16 GB : September 7 , 2016 32 GB : March 21 , 2017 </Td> <Td> September 9 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 16 GB and 64 GB : September 7 , 2016 32 GB : March 21 , 2017 128 GB : In Production </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Launch price </Th> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB US $329 , 32 GB US $429 , 64 GB US $529 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $459 , 32 GB $559 , 64 GB $659 </Td> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB $399 , 32 GB $499 , 64 GB $599 , 128 GB $699 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $529 , 32 GB $629 , 64 GB $729 , 128 GB $829 </Td> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB $399 , 64 GB $499 , 128 GB $599 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $529 , 64 GB $629 , 128 GB $729 </Td> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB $399 , 64 GB $499 , 128 GB $599 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $529 , 64 GB $629 , 128 GB $729 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> SoC </Th> <Td> Apple A5 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Apple A7 </Td> <Td> Apple A8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Motion coprocessor </Th> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Apple M7 </Td> <Td> Apple M8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> CPU </Th> <Td> 1 GHz dual - core ARM Cortex - A9 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 1.3 GHz dual - core Apple Cyclone </Td> <Td> 1.5 GHz dual - core Apple Typhoon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> GPU </Th> <Td> Dual - core PowerVR SGX543MP2 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Quad - core PowerVR G6430 </Td> <Td> Quad - core PowerVR GX6450 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Memory </Th> <Td> 512 MB DDR2 RAM built into Apple A5 package </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM </Td> <Td> 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Storage </Th> <Td> 16 , 32 , or 64 GB </Td> <Td> 16 , 32 , 64 , or 128 GB </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 , 64 , or 128 GB </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Display </Th> <Td colspan="4"> 7.9 inches ( 200 mm ) multi-touch display with LED backlighting and a fingerprint and scratch - resistant coating </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="1"> 1024 × 768 pixels at 163 ppi </Td> <Td colspan="3"> 2048 × 1536 pixels at 326 ppi ( Retina Display ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera </Th> <Th> Back </Th> <Td colspan="3"> 1080p HD still and video camera 5 MP , 30fps and 5 × digital zoom </Td> <Td> 1080p HD still and video camera 8 MP , 30fps and 3 × digital zoom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Front </Th> <Td colspan="4"> 1.2 MP still , 720p video </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wireless </Th> <Th> Wi - Fi </Th> <Td colspan="3"> Wi - Fi
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="6"> ( hide ) Table of iPad Mini series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Model </Th> <Th> iPad Mini ( 1st generation ) </Th> <Th> iPad Mini 2 </Th> <Th> iPad Mini 3 </Th> <Th> iPad Mini 4 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Image </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Initial operating system </Th> <Td> iOS 6.0 </Td> <Td> iOS 7.0 </Td> <Td> iOS 8.1 </Td> <Td> iOS 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Highest supported operating system </Th> <Td> iOS 9.3. 5 </Td> <Td colspan="3"> iOS 11.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Model Number </Th> <Td> A1432 ( Wi - Fi ) A1454 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) A1455 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular MM ) </Td> <Td> A1489 ( Wi - Fi ) A1490 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) A1491 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular TD - LTE ) </Td> <Td> A1599 ( Wi - Fi ) A1600 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) A1601 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular TD - LTE ) </Td> <Td> A1538 ( Wi - Fi ) A1550 ( Wi - Fi + Cellular ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Announcement date </Th> <Td> October 23 , 2012 </Td> <Td> October 22 , 2013 </Td> <Td> October 16 , 2014 </Td> <Td> September 9 , 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release date </Th> <Td> November 2 , 2012 </Td> <Td> November 12 , 2013 </Td> <Td> October 22 , 2014 </Td> <Td> September 9 , 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Discontinued </Th> <Td> 32 , 64 GB : October 22 , 2013 16 GB : June 19 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 64 , 128 GB : October 16 , 2014 16 GB : September 7 , 2016 32 GB : March 21 , 2017 </Td> <Td> September 9 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 16 GB and 64 GB : September 7 , 2016 32 GB : March 21 , 2017 128 GB : In Production </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Launch price </Th> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB US $329 , 32 GB US $429 , 64 GB US $529 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $459 , 32 GB $559 , 64 GB $659 </Td> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB $399 , 32 GB $499 , 64 GB $599 , 128 GB $699 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $529 , 32 GB $629 , 64 GB $729 , 128 GB $829 </Td> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB $399 , 64 GB $499 , 128 GB $599 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $529 , 64 GB $629 , 128 GB $729 </Td> <Td> Wi - Fi models : 16 GB $399 , 64 GB $499 , 128 GB $599 Wi - Fi + Cellular models : 16 GB $529 , 64 GB $629 , 128 GB $729 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> SoC </Th> <Td> Apple A5 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Apple A7 </Td> <Td> Apple A8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Motion coprocessor </Th> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Apple M7 </Td> <Td> Apple M8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> CPU </Th> <Td> 1 GHz dual - core ARM Cortex - A9 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 1.3 GHz dual - core Apple Cyclone </Td> <Td> 1.5 GHz dual - core Apple Typhoon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> GPU </Th> <Td> Dual - core PowerVR SGX543MP2 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Quad - core PowerVR G6430 </Td> <Td> Quad - core PowerVR GX6450 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Memory </Th> <Td> 512 MB DDR2 RAM built into Apple A5 package </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM </Td> <Td> 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Storage </Th> <Td> 16 , 32 , or 64 GB </Td> <Td> 16 , 32 , 64 , or 128 GB </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 , 64 , or 128 GB </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Display </Th> <Td colspan="4"> 7.9 inches ( 200 mm ) multi-touch display with LED backlighting and a fingerprint and scratch - resistant coating </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="1"> 1024 × 768 pixels at 163 ppi </Td> <Td colspan="3"> 2048 × 1536 pixels at 326 ppi ( Retina Display ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera </Th> <Th> Back </Th> <Td colspan="3"> 1080p HD still and video camera 5 MP , 30fps and 5 × digital zoom </Td> <Td> 1080p HD still and video camera 8 MP , 30fps and 3 × digital zoom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Front </Th> <Td colspan="4"> 1.2 MP still , 720p video </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wireless </Th> <Th> Wi - Fi </Th> <Td colspan="3"> Wi - Fi
when did the i pad mini come out
when did the i pad mini come out
November 2 , 2012
November 2 , 2012