The regulatory document states that the iPad mini 7's charging speed is capped at 20 watts, just like its predecessor.
That means the device will take about an hour to charge to 70%, and about two hours to fully charge — significantly slower than the speeds offered by some Android tablets …
Yesterday we noted that the latest iPad mini is a fairly small upgrade over the mini 6, even after three years.
Apple appears to have done mostly the bare minimum here, including using the oldest possible processor capable of running Apple Intelligence […]
It's not smaller or lighter, and it doesn't have any design improvements. Battery life is unchanged. The camera is the same, save for a small upgrade from Smart HDR 3 to 4. The display is completely unchanged.
A regulatory filing spotted by 91Mobiles shows that this extends to charging speeds as well.
While Apple typically doesn't reveal specs like battery capacity or fast charging details, the new 7th-generation iPad Mini has settled on 3C certification, as spotted by 91mobiles. This reveals charging details […]
The 3C listing indicates that the Apple iPad mini (2024) A2996 will only support 20W fast charging (9V DC X 2.22A).
The site notes that this is slow by the standards of some competing tablets.
For comparison, the OnePlus Pad 2 supports 67W fast charging.
While a more relevant comparison here may be to the larger iPads, even the iPad Pro models are limited to 30W.
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