New OLED iPad mini spotted on Geekbench: Here are the initial performance results
Following the touch-enabled MacBook Pro with an OLED display, Apple also introduced its iPad Pro model. The recently released OLED iPad Mini has undergone Geekbench tests.
Following the foldable iPhone Duo and the touch-screen MacBook Pro with an OLED display, the OLED iPad Pro has finally been introduced. Apple's long-awaited next-generation tablet, which has been the subject of news with its leaks, appeared on the Geekbench performance platform for the first time after its introduction.
The A20 Pro-powered iPad mini (2026) model launched by Apple on Monday will reach buyers with its first units on November 6. Before sales began, an instance of the model was put through the Geekbench 7 test, revealing the first concrete data regarding the device's performance.
OLED IPAD PRO PERFORMANCE TEST RESULTS
The model with the code iPad19,2 appeared on the performance platform Geekbench. This corresponds to the Wi-Fi + Cellular version. According to the test results, the device scored 3,879 in single-core and 9,870 in multi-core. Going deeper, the processor at the heart of the device consists of five cores: two performance and three efficiency cores. The clock speed of the performance cores appears to be 4.93 GHz.
What Does the Processor Configuration Show?
The shared results suggest that the tested model belongs to one of the 128 GB or 256 GB storage options. According to Gsmarena, these models feature a "binned" A20 Pro with one efficiency core disabled. The full six-core A20 Pro is only included in the 512 GB version. It is stated that Apple followed a similar path before, and that the previous iPad mini also used a binned chip.
The listing also includes information about 12 GB RAM. This is considered notable as Apple generally does not share this information in its marketing materials.
Comparison with iPhone 18 Pro Max and the Previous Model
For comparison, when referencing the Geekbench 7 result of the iPhone 18 Pro Max featuring the full six-core A20 Pro chip, the device had scored 4,024 in single-core and 11,424 in multi-core. Accordingly, the iPad mini trails by approximately 4 percent in single-core and around 14 percent in multi-core. This difference appears consistent with the missing core.
Compared to the previous generation iPad mini's score of 2,638 in single-core and 7,103 in multi-core, the new model demonstrates 47 percent higher performance in single-core and 39 percent higher in multi-core. The source describes this as a "huge leap."
Comparison with Apple's Larger Tablets
The results also paint an interesting picture when the iPad mini is compared to Apple's larger tablets. The 13-inch iPad Pro with the M5 chip scored 3,580 in single-core and 15,126 in multi-core. According to these data, while the iPad mini runs approximately 8 percent faster in single-core, the iPad Pro takes a 53 percent lead in multi-core.
On the other hand, when compared to the 13-inch iPad Air with the M4 chip, the iPad mini is 21 percent faster in single-core. Compared to the iPad Air's single-core score of 3,206 and multi-core score of 12,686, the iPad Air is 29 percent ahead in multi-core.
The results show that having more cores is still decisive in multi-threaded tasks.
Price and Pre-Order Information
OLED iPad Mini pricing for Turkey is as follows:
Wi-Fi Models Price List
• 128 GB: 48,999 TL
• 256 GB: 55,999 TL
• 512 GB: 69,999 TL (In this model, the A20 Pro processor additionally features 1 extra efficiency core)
Wi-Fi + Cellular Models Price List
• 128 GB: 59,499 TL
• 256 GB: 66,499 TL
• 512 GB: 80,499 TL
This article was translated from Turkish. Read the original article in Turkish.
