In place of their full-format tablet brothers come compact, stylish laptops in no way inferior in functionality to mini-format laptops. In practice, these are reduced copies. So, a year ago, Apple introduced the iPad mini on the market, the characteristics of which are very close to those of a full-format tablet. They began to release this laptop, intending to compete with devices based on android. An interesting fact is that Apple founder Steve Jobs was against the release of gadgets with a screen diagonal of less than 10 inches. It is this size that allows applications designed for tablets to work most accurately without freezes and crashes. But after the Apple guru passed away, the company still decided to change such a policy.
IPad mini: general characteristics
Outwardly unremarkable device. The case is aluminum. Due to this, the mini iPad, the characteristics of which we are considering, has a rather small weight. On average, it is 310 grams. You must admit that such a tablet is very convenient on the road when every extra item makes your bag heavy. TO
Another plus can be attributed to compact
dimensions. Its
size is 200x135x8 mm. This allows the palm to grip the device securely. If we talk about external devices that are located throughout the case, then in the first place it is worth mentioning the stereo speakers that are on the lower edge. Between them, manufacturers have identified a place for the first Lightning connector in the iPhone 5. It is characteristic in that it transmits only a
digital signal (the previous connectors supported analog transmission). A video / camera eye is located above the display. Below the screen is the Home button. On the right edge is the
volume control. There is also an image lock button. We pass to the upper edge. It has a power strip, jacks for earphone plugs, a microphone. In general, the mini iPad, the characteristics of the appearance of which we examined, retains the trend of minimalism. This does not detract from its merits.
Mini iPad: SpecificationsWe begin their discussion from the display. To be more precise, with image quality. The iPad mini was not equipped with the ultra-modern Retina matrix. In its quality, a more modest model was used - IPS. This matrix has a diagonal of 7.9 inches, which is a little more than 20 centimeters, supports multi-touch function. If we talk about the expansion of the screen, then this characteristic does not differ from a full-size tablet, that is, it is 1024x768 pixels. The image quality should be quite high. I would like to note that a special oleophobic layer is applied to the display, which allows you to reduce the number of fingerprints on the screen. If such protection is insufficient, it can be strengthened.
special film for iPad mini. Display specifications will not change after application. The device’s processor is highly energy efficient, dual-core, and equipped with an integrated graphics chip. The latter provides fairly high performance when processing graphics of any complexity. Flash memory remained in the same formats as in previous versions of devices: 64, 32 and 16 GB.
What can be said in general about such a device as an iPad mini? Its characteristics and prices are quite consistent with each other. This is a small laptop with great features.