The iPad Mini: Everything you need to know - specifications, prices and release dates

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The iPad Mini is finally official after two years of rumors providing extra screen size on the catalog on Apple mobile devices. As expected the device is smaller, lighter, and prices are aggressive. It also comes with a variety of storage options.

Unlike previous launches of the company, the iPad Mini is a device reactive - a response to changing consumer attitudes toward the shelves. Back in 2010, if you bought a tablet, there are great chances that an iPad and coutait £ 400 at the time.

Today, things have changed. The Google Nexus 7 arose in June, after the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, and proved to everyone - including Apple, apparently - you can get a good tablet experience with a 7-inch device.

The iPad Mini is Apple's response to this change in the tablet space. Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know about this tablet.

Design

The iPad Mini is 53% lighter than the iPad 3, is only 7.2 mm thick and is as thin as a pencil. It has a very thin bezel and is constructed from aluminum while providing 35% more than the display Google Nexus 7.

Display

The screen itself is 7.9 inches with 1024x768 pixels, which provides approximately 49% more space for browsing in portrait mode as the Nexus 7, according to Apple.

The only advantage of the iPad Mini compared to the iPad 2 is that you can use with one hand. And because it has the same screen resolution as the iPad 2, iPad will run applications smoothly.



Specifications

The hardware of the iPad Mini is as good (if not better in some cases) than the iPad 2.

Here is a list of what you'll find in the iPad Mini

Apple A5 chipset - Dual-core (like the iPad 2)

Front camera FaceTime HD

ISight camera of 5 megapixels

1080p video

Wi-Fi 2X faster

3 types of storage: 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB

Price Range

As expected the iPad Mini is very aggressive price level to compete with the Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD.

Mini iPad Wi-Fi only:

16GB - 399 Euros

32GB - 439 Euros

64GB - 544 Euros

Mini iPad Wi-Fi + Cell:

16GB - 469 Euros

32GB - 569 Euros

64GB - 674 Euros

Release Date

The iPad Mini will be available from November 2, with pre-orders available from this Friday. (26/10/2012)