The iPad Was Just Too Large

On October 23, 2012, Apple released one of its new products this season: the iPad Mini. The iPad mini compromises a handheld device with a tablet. It is large enough to give that immersing affect while small enough to fit in your hand.

As usual, the iPad Mini is lighter and thinner than the iPad. It only weighs .68 pounds and is merely 7.2 millimeters thick. The iPad mini offers a 7.9 inch screen (1.8 inches smaller than the original iPad). It is comparatively larger than its competitors: the Nexus 7 (7-inch screen) or the Kindle (7-inch screen). The new screen doesn't provide the stunning retina display advertised in the new MacBook Pro, however, it does have the same amount of pixels (1024 x 768) as the old iPad which means: it has better resolution, and all the old apps and programs that ran on the original iPad will work exactly the same on the new iPad Mini.


The iPad Mini comes with 16 Gigabytes of storage and Wi-Fi at a starting price of only $329. It runs on apples A5 chip with a dual-core processor. Apple will also release 32 Gigabyte and 64 Gigabyte versions. It comes equipped with two 5 MegaPixel cameras and FaceTime High Definition for the ultimate video chatting experience. It can be made to run on an LTE internet as fast as the larger iPads. Its connection however is with the newer Lightning connector - Apple's new connection that replaces its older, larger connection. Apple boasts that the iPad Mini can support up to 10 hours of usage on the battery. On top of all this, the iPad Mini looks just as spectacular as any other Apple product, with precision cut edges made of a strong aluminum case. The iPad Mini is definitely a great addition to Apple's arsenal of products, and it will definitely have competing tablet producers petrified.