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Marques Brownlee follows the OLED iPad Mini's costly upgrade ladder

The smaller tablet gains a new display and water resistance, but storage requirements and an unchanged refresh rate complicate his verdict.

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Marques Brownlee Story of November 3, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 432,747 views.

OLED iPad Mini is The Most Apple Product They've Ever Appled

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0:48The redesigned Mini is thinner and lighter, with an enlarged OLED display and optional nano-texture finish.
3:04Brownlee questions the starting price and base storage; the following breakdown explains chip differences between storage tiers.
5:08Nano-texture requires at least the middle storage tier, taking the cheapest configuration with that finish to $900.
5:47The display remains at 60Hz, which Brownlee argues is unacceptable at this price.
7:49He demonstrates IP67 water resistance and acoustic display speakers that eliminate external speaker grilles.
11:28Brownlee proposes an iPad Mini Pro instead of the upgrade ladder, before a sponsored accessory segment.

Want the special screen finish? Buy more storage first. Want the full version of the chip? Move up another tier. Marques Brownlee's OLED iPad Mini review turns a small tablet into a lesson in Apple's upgrade ladder.

Published today, the review has drawn about 430,000 views in just over two hours. Its title, "OLED iPad Mini is The Most Apple Product They've Ever Appled", captures Brownlee's central argument: the hardware brings substantial changes, while the buying choices come with carefully placed catches.

He shows a thinner, lighter body, an enlarged OLED display and an A20 Pro chip. But the starting price is roughly $700, with base storage he considers too limited. The nano-texture screen finish requires stepping up to the middle storage tier before paying for the finish itself. Getting the full chip configuration means buying the highest-capacity model.

The screen supplies his biggest objection. Despite the OLED upgrade, it still refreshes at 60Hz rather than the smoother 120Hz he wants at this price. "The 60Hz is actually a deal-breaker," he says. Several viewers return to that same omission in the comments; others focus on the combination of base storage and the price increase.

There are more unusual changes to inspect, too. Brownlee demonstrates water resistance and an "acoustic display" speaker system that does away with external speaker grilles. Those details give the review something beyond a specification-sheet argument: this Mini changes how the tablet is built, not just what powers it.

Apple supplied the review tablet, and the video includes a sponsored accessory segment. Brownlee's proposed answer to the purchasing puzzle is a separate premium model: "How about you just break the whole price ladder down with an iPad Mini Pro?"

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