No iPad mini model has ever supported Stage Manager, Apple's multitasking feature in iPadOS, and that includes the latest iPad mini 7. But you already knew that.
Shocking news: The new iPad mini doesn’t have Stage Manager multitasking

No iPad mini model has ever supported Stage Manager, Apple's multitasking feature in iPadOS, and that includes the latest iPad mini 7. But you already knew that.
In order to keep the iPad and iPhone as two separate platforms, Apple markets iOS and iPadOS as two vastly different operating systems with different features and capabilities. But apart from the larger display that iPads have, there’s virtually no reason why modern iPhones can’t run many of the iPad’s same features.
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You can connect your iPad to other bigger displays, such as a computer monitor, to increase productivity and view content on a larger screen. This tutorial shows you how to use your iPad apps on another display or simply mirror your iPad to that bigger screen.
Apple introduced a new feature called Stage Manager for select iPads starting in iPadOS 16 that would allow you to use an external display with your iPad in addition to being able to move and resize app windows to your liking.
iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4 and macOS Ventura 13.3 bring new Shortcuts actions for Always-On Display, Stage Manager, Lock Screen, Night Shift, True Tone, VPN, etc.
Readdle's popular email client, Spark, got lock screen widgets on iPhone and support for Stage Manager multitasking on iPad in the v3.2.0 update.
The new iPad features in iPadOS 16.2 include external display support for Stage Manager, the Freeform app, Apple Music Sing and more.
Learn how to use Stage Manager on your iPad to manage multiple overlapping windows in a single view, switch between apps and more.
If you loathe Stage Manager, other new iPad features in iPadOS 16.1 include enhanced support for pro apps, changes for Messages, Mail and Safari, etc.
Some of the new macOS Ventura features include Stage Manager and Continuity Camera, which lets you use an iPhone as a webcam for your Mac.