SWEET LITTLE SLICK SCREEN Apple ipad Mini (2021)

This time last month, the ipad Mini was a dinky take on the standard ipad. Yawn. But Apple’s 2021 version rethinks the device as a teeny ipad Air – because the Air is a winner and a lot of people prefer their tablets to be small packages.

The all-new ipad Mini gets a price-hike, but then you do get a lot for the extra 80 quid. There’s a blazing-fast A15 chip (the same one that powers the dizzyingly powerful iphone 13 Pro Max) that obliterates the competition, while the new enclosure minimises bezels and eradicates the Home button once and for all. Touch ID heads to the power button and the enlarged 8.3in Liquid Retina display makes everything look fantastic with 500-nit brightness, True Tone and P3 wide colour.

You also get a USB-C port for plugging the tiny tablet into high-end kit, stereo audio in landscape, and improved cameras that boost your snaps and support Centre Stage when on video calls. Add in 5G and 2nd-gen Apple Pencil support, and you’ve a pro-grade ipad in a miniature slab that won’t terrify your backpack straps.

As hot as… finding a hydrothermal vent in your goldfish bowl from £479 / apple.com