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January 2013
(83%)
493 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(89%)
69 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
The iPad Mini is sleek and solid. It gives you access to the most eBooks
Content and more than 275
000 apps. It lets you surf the web and has the best functions and features of any tablet
Excellent Form Factor
Design and build quality
Fantastic battery life
Very portable and practical
So much lighter and more portable than the iPad 4 / 3
IOS 6 and the App Store continues to rule with tablet apps
Great battery life
And solid performance
The
Battery life means I'm not having panic attacks when I'm not near a wall plug
Very small and light
Compatible with all iPad apps
Sturdy and well-built
Small enough to fit in a pocket
But big enough to comfortably read
Cheaper than previous versions of the iPad
Two speakers for better
Louder sound
Super thin and quite light
Display size and aspect ratio bridge the best of both 7" and 10" tablets
Lighter than competing 7-inch tablets
But with a larger screen
5-megapixel rear cam
Strong battery life
Full access to Apple's content ecosystem
Screen res works well with existing apps
Beautifully designed.Very good cameras. Largest library of tablet apps.
Very thin and light aluminum design
Vast app selection
Long battery life
Swift overall performance
High-quality cameras
Extensive app selection
Great battery life over 4G LTE
Fast 4G performance
The iPad Mini 2 has a sharp Retina screen
An ultraportable design
Great battery life and it's the most affordable tablet with access to the iOS App Store. Upgradeable to iOS 10 later this year
Best 7″ tablet on the market
Excellent size
Shape
And the best tablet to hold or carry
IOS 6 is excellent software
If somewhat crowded
Audio
Display
And camera quality are superb
Light and portable
Fantastic app selection
Intuitive UI suitable for first tablets
Extremely well made and designed
Thin and light
Larger
More useful display area than the 7inch Android competition
Great for content consumption and gaming on the go
Unbeatable tablet app selection
Very large screen for its size
Very light for its size
Fast system speed
Good sound quality
Consumer testers loved the design and feel
Consumer testers loved the camera functionality
Small and portable
All-day battery life
Fast A12 Bionic processor
Headphone jack
Apple Pencil support
Super small and light. Already runs all of your apps. Good battery life. Stereo speakers.
A smaller and much easier to carry sequel to the iPad 2
Benefitting from newer industrial design elements and technologies introduced in the fifth-generation iPod touch. Generally very solid build quality and highly attractive fit and finish
Relying
Great screen size
Comfortable and light
300
000 apps
Good rear camera
Very thin
Very light
Easy to hold in one hand
10 hour battery life
Awesome fit and finish. Beautiful
Magical to handle. Stereo speakers.
Super skinny construction
Takes good photos & videos for a tablet
Stellar battery life
Incredible build quality
Remarkably thin and light
Access to a plethora of quality apps
Outstanding battery life
Great display
Despite low-resolution
Snappy performance
Plenty of cellular data options
Great design
IOS 6 is easy to use
Screen size is good
Good camera
Fantastic design and build quality
Software selection second to none
Nearly identical in size but significantly evolved inside
This 7.9”screened tablet is five times as powerful as the original iPad mini
And only around 10% behind the iPad Air in overall performance. Retina display enables finedetail reading
Web browsin
Beautiful
Thin and light design
Bright
Clear display
Sturdy construction
High-contrast display
Good touchscreen
Lightning-fast SoC
Excellent battery life
First class manufacturing
Good browser performance
Great speakers...
The editors didn't like
It is hard to read eBooks in direct sunlight because of the reflective-glass screen
Lack of Retina display and lower resolution will be a deal breaker for some
Price higher than anticipated
Firstgeneration device
Lots to improve on
Overpriced
Display is a total letdown
And it could be a bit peppier
Gamers who are unimpressed with the iPad 2's performance will remain unimpressed with the iPad mini
May feel more cramped when typing on-screen in landscape mode
Doesn't have a Retina display
Smart Cover for the mini costs as much as the original Smart Cover
Lack of Retina display will disappoint those already accustomed to that display technology
Pricey for screen size
Display resolution lower than latest-gen 7-inch tablets
Lightning port incompatible with older accessories
Lacks HDMI port
Memory-card slot
Expensive. Wide. Slippery
Screen not HD
Limited parental controls
Relatively pricey
50 MB iTunes limit over 4G
Android and Amazon tablets -- and even Windows laptops -- are available for less. Base model includes only 16GB of non-expandable storage. It's missing the Touch ID fingerprint sensor and split-screen feature found on newer iPads
No highresolution display
It looks weak compared to every other iOS device
Lastgen hardware is significantly slower than current iOS devices
And it'll be even weaker than most Android devices in the near future
Like all iOS devices
Will the 2nd versi
Little too expensive
No Retina display
Lower resolution than the Android competition
Nonresolution independent UI results in more zooming in on text
Less practical as an allpurpose device against the larger iPad
Resolution not as impressive as other tablets tested
Few connectivity options
Only two speakers
No Smart Keyboard compatibility
No Face ID
No USB-C
Physical Touch ID home button
Relatively low-res
Compared to Retina iPads. Slower than iPad with Retina Display. Older internals may become obsolete quicker.
Battery falls modestly short of Apple’s 10-hour claim under some circumstances. Base $329 price tag is a little high
Especially considering the additional expense of Lightning accessories and Apple’s decision to pack in an unnecessarily slow charger.
No Retina screen
Lightning connector adapter is expensive
No microSD
More expensive than Android competitors
No Retina display. iSight camera suspect. Corners cut on power adapter. Some iPhone apps at 2x may not look great. More expensive than most had hoped
Low resolution display
Low resolution screen can be bothersome from close viewing distances
Pricey
IOS is boring
Purchasing
You can buy an iPad Mini starting at $329 for the 16GB model in your choice of black or white. If you want cellular data with LTE
You now have three
Screen isn't as good as Apple's Retina display
Screen is lower resolution than the competition
Can sometimes be a little awkward to hold
Expensive
New 326 PPI Retina display matches past iPads in resolution but falls noticeably short in color performance
Some screens also have image retention issues. Larger battery adds slightly to thickness and weight of original iPad mini. A7 processor speed matc
Published: 2012-11-06, Author: Jonathan , review by: bgr.com
Abstract: Does the world need a newer, smaller iPad that's practically the same price as the existing iPad 2? I mean, looking at it on paper, the iPad mini uses the same hardware as the iPad 2 — the same processor, same amount of RAM, same screen resolution — and i...
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Published: 2012-11-06, Author: John , review by: macobserver.com
Very thin, very light, easy to hold in one hand, 10 hour battery life, awesome fit and finish. Beautiful, magical to handle. Stereo speakers.
No Retina display. iSight camera suspect. Corners cut on power adapter. Some iPhone apps at 2x may not look great. More expensive than most had hoped
The iPad mini is a device that cries out for a clear understanding of how it will be used. And accepted for what it is capable of and designed for. It's not simply a matter of deciding whether you want a 9.7 or a 7.9-inch screen. The iPad mini has about h...
battery life means I'm not having panic attacks when I'm not near a wall plug
Gamers who are unimpressed with the iPad 2's performance will remain unimpressed with the iPad mini, May feel more cramped when typing on-screen in landscape mode
Super skinny construction, Takes good photos & videos for a tablet, Stellar battery life
Low resolution display
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A smaller and much easier to carry sequel to the iPad 2, benefitting from newer industrial design elements and technologies introduced in the fifth-generation iPod touch. Generally very solid build quality and highly attractive fit and finish, relying
Battery falls modestly short of Apple’s 10-hour claim under some circumstances. Base $329 price tag is a little high, especially considering the additional expense of Lightning accessories and Apple’s decision to pack in an unnecessarily slow charger.
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Extremely well made and designed, Thin and light, Larger, more useful display area than the 7inch Android competition, Great for content consumption and gaming on the go, Unbeatable tablet app selection
Lower resolution than the Android competition, Nonresolution independent UI results in more zooming in on text, Less practical as an allpurpose device against the larger iPad
It is true that Apple has managed to condense much of the larger iPad experience into the iPad mini, making it better than every other 7-inch or 8-inch tablet on the market by a long way. This is not the result of having a better display, or the most powe...
Published: 2012-11-02, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
It’s an iPad, but smaller. Boiling down the iPad mini to its core premise may not tell you everything you need to know about the 7.9-inch tablet, but it does set the scene: Apple’s legendary build quality, iOS and the hundreds of thousands of tablet ap...
