iPad Mini: Revolutionary Design You Can Hold in One Hand

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 24 Oct 2012

Apple introduced the new iPad Mini and touted the fact that it features a revolutionary design that can fit in one hand. Apple also introduced the 4th generation iPad, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, and the all-new iMac.

Apple had plenty of new products to introduce to the world this week. During a special event in California, the company presented an all-new iMac, a new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, the 4th generation iPad tablet, and the new iPad Mini. We’re going to focus on the last one, on the new iPad Mini, a device that comes with a revolutionary design you can hold in one hand, as Apple put it.

iPad Mini Main Features
  • Dual-core A5 chip for a fast and responsive experience.
  • 7.9-inch Multi-Touch Display, 7.2mm thin beautiful aluminum and glass design.
  • Front-facing FaceTime HD camera and a 5MP iSight camera on the back you can use to snap sharp pictures and record full 1080p HD video. Both cameras feature backside illumination; just the iSight camera features image stabilization.
  • LTE ultrafast wireless performance (only available through select carriers) and dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for speeds of up to 150 Mbps (based on theoretical speeds, actual speeds may vary).
  • 10 hours of battery life (depending on device settings, usage and other factors).
  • Powered by iOS 6, the most advanced mobile operating system in the world.

iPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so you can run more than 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPad mini is as thin as a pencil and as light as a pad of paper, yet packs a fast A5 chip, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras and ultrafast wireless―all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.”

The new iPad will go on sale on the 2nd of November. It will available in black & slate or white & silver. The suggested retail price for the new iPad Mini is: $329 for the 16GB model, $429 for the 32Gb model, and $529 for the 64GB model.



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