Small Tablets as AI Deployment Vectors

High‑end AI features are migrating into smaller, cheaper form factors as chipset upgrades (here, Apple’s A20 Pro) make on‑device assistants feasible. That turns devices like an 8.5‑inch iPad Mini into mass‑market distribution points for assistant features, voice models and tied services. — If on‑device AI reaches compact, affordable devices it will accelerate platform entrenchment, change privacy trade‑offs, and reshape who captures value from AI (hardware vendors vs cloud providers).