From the very beginning, the creation of the iPad mini tablet was not planned, because Steve Jobs was of the opinion that the small tablet is a huge smartphone that will not cause resonance among buyers. The rest of Apple's governing bodies also shared this thought with their leader. Everything changed when competing companies began to produce just such “babies”. And on October 23, 2012, Apple presented its first budget tablet.
Specifications
Why, in fact, is the Apple iPad mini budget? First of all, this was achieved due to the fact that this small miracle was equipped with a screen diagonal of 7.9 inches with a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. Yes, this is not a Retina display, but it’s also a good choice if you want to use the equipment of a well-known brand without getting a serious blow to your pocket. The processor of this device remained the same as on the iPhone 4S and the New iPad - a dual-core Apple A5 with a number of clock cycles of up to 1000 MHz in 1 second. The developers placed 512 MB of RAM on this tablet, which, frankly, is not enough according to the requirements of current users.
Camera
Engineers have built two cameras in the Apple iPad mini tablet that deserve to be carefully considered: a front camera with 1.2 MP photo quality and a main 5 MP iSight camera. Thanks to this module, iPad mini provides high-quality shooting, both in the afternoon and in the evening. Face Time camera (i.e. front) is designed for video calls. This camera can recognize faces in photos and record videos with a resolution of up to 720 p, while the main camera on the tablet can record 1080p video quality. The iPad mini is not a substitute for a professional camera, but if you don’t want to splurge again, you can be sure that the main camera on this tablet will be a good help for the most daring photos.
Wireless features
The Apple iPad mini tablet is equipped with a classic set of wireless capabilities: Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi are available, and there are also LTE models that support 3G, but this option, in all likelihood, will not gain wide popularity, because in the CIS countries the development of third-generation networks only at the initial stage, but what the hell is not joking?
Prices and modifications
The Apple iPad mini tablet has modifications with three different amounts of memory: 16, 32 and 64 gb. Such gadgets cost significantly less than the usual iPad for us. The Apple iPad mini 16gb tablet has a starting price of $ 329. Such a miracle of technology can be a great birthday present for a child. The Apple iPad mini 32gb tablet will cost $ 429, and the gadget with the most memory will cost you $ 529. If you want to always have the Internet at hand, then you need an iPad mini with an LTE module, for which you will have to pay plus $ 100 to the tablet with the amount of memory you want to purchase.
Functionality
If you are tired of sitting near a power outlet with a charger, then the iPad mini is the best suited for you. And these are not empty sounds, because the tablet can work up to 10 hours when watching videos and actively using the Internet via Wi-Fi, as well as up to 9 hours when surfing the World Wide Web using 3G or 4G.
To summarize
The Apple iPad mini is a great gadget to get you started with Apple. It has everything: a powerful processor, excellent cameras and an amount of RAM, which is quite suitable for a novice user, so you can rest assured that the tablet will correspond exactly to the price you paid for it.