The OLED iPad mini battery holds 4,900 mAh, or 18.9 watt-hours, which is about 2 percent less than the 19.3 watt-hours in the iPad mini with A17 Pro. Apple’s rating is unchanged at up to 10 hours of web browsing or video on Wi-Fi.
Apple published the 4,900 mAh figure in the EU energy label for the new tablet, along with a C repairability rating and a commitment to at least 1,000 charge cycles.
The iPad Mini Battery Is Slightly Smaller, but the 10-Hour Rating Holds
The new iPad mini is rated for up to 10 hours of web browsing or video on Wi-Fi and up to 9 hours of web browsing on cellular, the same figures as the A17 Pro model. The 18.9 watt-hour cell is 0.4 watt-hours smaller, a drop of about 2 percent, and it is the same for every storage size and for both Wi-Fi and cellular models.
The 10-hour rating comes from September 2026 tests with brightness at 50 percent, using a repeated 2-hour 23-minute movie for video and 20 popular web pages for browsing. The display grew from 8.3 to 8.5 inches and from 500 to 600 nits of maximum brightness. The body is also thinner and lighter than the A17 Pro model, at 5.4 mm and 0.56 pound against 6.3 mm and 0.65 pound.
The USB-C port handles charging, DisplayPort and USB 3 speeds up to 10Gb/s. The box includes a 20W adapter, but the figure of up to 50 percent in around 30 minutes needs a 35W adapter or higher, sold separately. Apple measured it with its 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter and its 40W Dynamic Power Adapter.
Apple Rates the Battery for 1,000 Cycles and Repairability at C
Apple rates endurance at 78 hours per cycle in the EU’s test and the battery at 1,000 or more charge cycles, with energy efficiency class D. The battery is not user-replaceable, and Self Service Repair is the route for replacements.
Repairability comes out at class C with an index of 2.89 out of 5. Spare parts score 2.00, software update duration scores 1.00 and repair information scores the full 5.00. Software updates are guaranteed for at least five years after Apple stops selling the model.
In the EU’s repeated free-fall test, the iPad mini survived 104 falls without defect, which earns drop class D, and its screen scores 4 on the Mohs hardness scale. It is rated IP67 for water and dust resistance and ships on Friday, November 6, starting at $699 for the 128GB Wi-Fi model.
