New iPad mini or no?

At first glance, the new iPad mini looks a decent upgrade over the previous model.

It has a more powerful chip, better networking, and more base storage — all for the same price as its predecessor.

Have you been seduced by the new shiny? Should you pull the trigger?

Check out our comparison post, which carefully lays out the differences between the iPad mini 7 and the iPad mini 6.

However, there’s still one big question about the device that we were unable to answer. And we likely won’t get an answer until the first tear-downs come out. Can you guess what it is?

Also in today’s newsletter:

• There’s a great new way to create Memory Movies in the new iOS 18 Photos app. Learn how to use AI to make a great Memory Movie. In our tests, they turned out pretty great.

• For me, Apple Pay has become indispensable. I now use it to pay for almost everything. As the service celebrates its tenth anniversary, Apple’s made several improvements, including better integration with PayPal.

• If I was in the market for an Android phone, a teeny-weeny one like this $100 Nanophone would be high on my list.

• Finally, the FTC is making it easy to cancel subscriptions.

• We have a sale on a small but mighty 1TB flash drive with connectors for both USB-C and USB-A, making file transfers and backups super easy.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

^{A message from Cult of Mac Deals team}

^{A message from Cult of Mac Deals team}

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