Thanks for pointing that out! I've corrected the article to mention the change is actually USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, which offers twice as fast (up to 10Gbps) speeds. You're right. The Lightning to USB-C transition happened with the iPad mini 6. Sorry for the error.
"The biggest external change is the new USB-C port that replaces the old lighting port."
But the old mini already had a USB-C port?
Thanks for pointing that out! I've corrected the article to mention the change is actually USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, which offers twice as fast (up to 10Gbps) speeds. You're right. The Lightning to USB-C transition happened with the iPad mini 6. Sorry for the error.