in 2012 launched a mini apple ipad, where to memanjahkan consumers increasingly sophisticated technology from year to year. While
the iPad is the most popular tablet of the moment, it has a couple of
potential quirks: it's big, with its 9.7 inch screen and it's expensive,
starting at $ 399.
That's
why Apple Decided to launch the iPad Mini, roomates should be released
in October 2012 and will be both more compact and more affordable than
the iPads we know today.
Now,
based on what we know right now, the iPad Mini is going to come with a
7.85 inch screen, keeping the 4:3 aspect ratio we've had on the other
iPads. The screen will feature of course and IPS panel but we do not know for sure if we're talking about a retina display or not. Some
rumors talk about a 330 ppi screen on the iPad Mini, roomates would
indeed suggest a retina display with 2048 x 1536 px resolution. But
since the Mini iPad is supposed to be affordable, it might well only
feature the 1024 x 768 px screen, like on the iPad 2 and the first Apple
tablet.
Besides
that, we know that the iPad Mini will have a metallic body and it's
going to sport a thin form-factor, mainly Because the bezel of the
screen is going to be quite thin. Thus,
the iPad Mini might in fact be as compact as the Nexus 7 and Kindle
Fire HD, despite those packing smaller 7-inch displays. And
it will also be thinner, as rumors talk about a 7-8 mm thickness for
the iPad Mini, based on the leaked images and cases we've seen around.
Besides
that, the iPad Mini will feature two cameras, a Facetime one on the
front and a slightly better one of the back, the standard volume rocker,
screen-lock latch and power button, plus that new Lightning charging
port that was released with the iPhone 5.
In terms of hardware, rumors talk about an Apple A5 processor, the 32 nm version we have on the 2012 iPad 2 as well. However, if the Mini is going to sport a Retina display, Apple might decide to pack their newer A6 CPU on their compact tablet.
That
might however have a massive impact on prices and the iPad Mini is
scheduled to start at $ 299 or maybe as low as $ 249, covering the lower
price ranges targeted by the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD
tablets and out of reach for the 9.7 inch iPads available today.
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