Apple has announced the iPad Mini, a smaller version of its full-size tablet, putting an end to months of rumors concerning the device. After Tim Cook talked at length about the iPad’s success in education, and a revised iPad was introduced, Phil Schiller took to the stage to reveal the new, smaller model.
The device is 53-percent thinner than the full-size iPad, and just 7.2mm thick. It has a design that looks closer to the iPhone 5 than the existing iPad in the pictures, and features a 7.9-inch display with a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 163ppi.
To differentiate the iPad Mini from the competition, Phil Schiller spoke about the new tablet having an aluminum chassis instead of plastic, and how the larger display shows 50-percent more content than a 7-inch display when viewing the web.
Inside is a dual-core A5 processor, a battery offering 10-hours of use and a 4G LTE radio, while outside is a 5-megapixel camera, an HD FaceTime camera and a Lightning connector. The operating system is still iOS 6, and apps designed for the iPhone will upscale to fit the larger screen.
Like the rest of Apple’s mobile range, Siri is on hand to help out with life, and to see the Mini fit in with the larger iPad, Apple has made a new Smart Cover especially for the smaller tablet. They’re made in blue, green, pink, white, gray and Apple’s special red. The tablet itself comes in black or a brushed metal-look with a white front panel.
Apple has priced the iPad Mini at $329 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model. Doubling the capacity adds another $100, and another $130 gives you 4G LTE connectivity. Pre-orders start on Friday, October 26 and it will go on sale on November 2.
In addition to the new iPad, Apple updated its iBooks Author program, which has new features including portrait templates, embedded fonts, mathematical expressions, multi-touch widgets and the ability for publishers to update their books quickly and easily. The updated app is available for free today.
I wanted to say over-sized ipod, but people beat me to it lol
I want a Surface =)
I feel like all iPhone and ipad ipod and all the other I in it are the same fucking shit all it has is more space
Apple is fucken stupid thinking that they can own the whole tech market. They aren’t the best so way make such a failure device. Its just a bit bigger then my Galaxy Note. Apple need to learn how to make a new unique product
Sooo gayyyyyyy…I wish the real iPod man was still alive…
so just call it the iphone 6…..
I’m happy with my note 2 no thanks apple.
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Apple is fucken stupid thinking that they can own the whole tech market. They aren’t the best so way make such a failure device. Its just a bit bigger then my Galaxy Note. Apple need to learn how to make a new unique product.
Oh look, its the copy of Samsung Galaxy Note II
Apple is fucking retarded.
Overpriced garbage for the isheep.
That looks like a bigger version of an white iPhone
I HAVE TO GO GET THAT SHIT -__- even tho it does the same as the others !
Lol how do you make the iPhone bigger then the iPad smaller? Smh
dumb.
I am using it now :) love my mini
Getting mine for $296 :)
Stupid
Fcuk Android and Windows k? I’d rather Apple iDevices instead of cheap @$$ Windows and Android!!!
Ain’t got shit on nexus 7 .
Stupid af.
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that is going to be the new iphone in a couple of years
This is so fucking useless
It’s not fair. This is clearly a gender-biased product. How the heck could this possibly be useful to anyone who doesn’t carry around a purse. Call it like it is, New Steve Jobs.
Its just fucking over size iPod.
Ctfu dat mug iz bigger deen a Ipod Touch And smaller den A Ipad. GOT DAMN THANG IS MEDIUM SIZED
They still don’t have enough ingenuity to have more that 4 icons per row. Come on Apple Inc. step your game up.
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this looks and is nothing like a Galaxy Note, and especially not the s3. This was modeled after all of the iPod Touches, iPhones, and iPads that came before it. It may not be revolutionary but it’s definitely not a bite off a Samsung product.
it’s for the smaller tablet market..it will sell because it’s cheaper than an iPad, but bigger than an ipod. It’s not just a little mp3 player, it’s a fully capable tablet for a fraction of the cost of an iPad.
its literally a fucking ‘bigger’ ipod touch hahaha omfg come on people are you kidding me? how can the world become this stupid
you have money buy,no money donn’t buy,
So it’s a Galaxy Note minus the phone.
idc it look portable lol
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iPad mini? Or iPhone 30? Hmmmmm?
Ever heard of an Ipod?
its inconvenient. steve jobs didnt want this to happen, he was pretty dead against the idea. now it happened, it wont sell, and it will be a flop. what makes it more convenient than an ipad? its size? get an ipod touch, you cant put this in your pocket.
?….who would spend about the same amount of money on something smaller than the original…jst saying….
Wait… What the hell, So first they make an oversized ipod, because people wanted something bigger than an ipod, now when people wanted something smaller… They make a smaller ipad… Why not just go back to ipod….
That’s a big iphone
ok now their just being ridiculous with there products…
its slightly bigger than an ipod touch.
mind = blown
OMG ITS A BIGGER IPOD TOUCH -_____- how much are they charging 4 this bullshit
Looks like a galaxy note..
Dude the regular iPad was already a competitor between those two :/ They didn’t need to shrink it. Nobody really cared for the size as long as it performed good as a tablet like the others
im getting that shit
Its the same thing as the Ipad… but smaller!
They are so smart! Does the same thing, BUT SMALLER
Hey look and iPod Touch!
Ian Bullen jordans phone haha
iPod to iPod mini… iPad to iPad mini so when is the iPhone mini coming out??
apple’s philosophy: Lets originally make one thing and change it 30 thousand times so people will buy it and sue everyone else for coming out with original ideas.
gonna steal 1 of those 1 day watch
Coming up next, iPod will be as big as an iPad, and iPad will be as tiny as an iPod. Seems legit, Apple.
looks like a big ass phone..
What the fuck? Apple doesn’t come with new ideas, is just recycled shit. Mini-iPad? seriously? same shit as an ipod ipad iphone whatever, it might be faster but still same basic shit. Apple, meet doomsday.
hahaha the fuck is that thing
just like the galaxy note!!!
iphone 6, a slightly bigger :)
Oh, Apple.
Looks like a Samsung Galaxy S3
ipad mini is an ipod touch. you people or out of your minds.
lmao. Are they calling it the “Revolutionary Next Big Thing” yet?
this is retarded. but people will buy it
isnt that just an ipod?
*yawn* how many different ipads can there be and how many does anyone need (or want or can afford)
is the itouch mega next?
The ipad mini… you mean the ipod touch? You guys ARE aware you have already made this right?? -facepalm-
biggest waste of fucking money ever
That’s an insult to the nexus 7
the sad part is everyone will buy it…
that is so stupid
They lost me at the display density. Just as I’m looking for a replacement for the iPad 2. I was sort of looking forward to a smaller device. It’s actually pretty nice looking, too.
Jeez create something new already holy fuck..
I can’t wait for the Samsung ads ripping this apart, hahaha
Mini iPad? No, Apple XL iPod touch
Too big for a pocket + too small for these old eyes = useless to me.
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the point………..
I have had a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7″ for 2 years, why would I want to go with a more expensive tablet that is late into the game?
The Apple mini pad, right?
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wow. Retarded
Apple without jobs is beyond shitty.
-Ipod Mini? No. Not buying.
mini ipad or extra large ipod?
Ipod touch lol
@joshua Keyser yes it would idiot
If Steve Jobs was still alive this wouldn’t have happened, and neither would the iPhone 5.
“Introducing the iPad mini! We have good news, it’s smaller than the iPad, bigger than an iPhone, but does the same shit as both! Introducing the next newest, innovative item from the Apple geniuses!”
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looks like the iphone 7
Stupid
Cool… a Samsung Note with a proprietary music player!
bitch cost too much
anything for money…
Woww lol
ipad mini, is basically an iphone without calling smh
It kinda looks like galaxy note. naaaays. no originality
LAAAAAME
it’s just a big ass iphone basically.
ITS BASICALLY A NOTE 2 LOL
Samsung should sue Apple for taking their galaxy designs.
I always thought Amazon had KINDLE tablets, didn’t know they had KIND tablets.
SERIOUSLY
Thought this was an Onion article at first,,,
the ipod touch XL
Apple needs allllllllllllllllll your MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the hell? Ipad mini? Thats a itouch basically..
ipod touch?
Can’t wait to get it to add to my Apple collection!
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Only $329???? What a bargain. No thanks@
When the mini iPad come out when
That’s stupid!!! Apple needs to stop coming up with stupid ideas!!!!
I HATE APPLE! ITS ALL THE SAME FUCKING THING….just saying
otherwise known as the “iPod Medium”
they jus made a bigger ipod thoee
are you kidding me
iPad mini…or a fat iPod.
they are fucking logic
looks like samsung galaxy note! apple is a copycat now!! what a shame!!!
that looks like the samsung galaxy alot like it? you think they will sue
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THIS IS FUCKING RETARDED APPLE IS RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS AND THE PEOPLE WHO STILL CONTINUE TO BUY THERE PRODUCTS ARE FUCKING STUPID !
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I want it :D
3rd gen iPad have been discontinued. Refurbished iPad 3 now starts at $379 for a 16GB model. Refurbished means it is used but they replaced it with new battery and outer shell and comes with 1 yea warranty.
Seems stupid to me, why mess with a good product. Apple has been bitten by the greed bug in a big way. Introducing new products when old ones aren’t perfected is not the type of business Mr. Jobs would have proud to put the Apple logo on!
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^^how’s the content?
nexus 7 is still better, simply because with 4.1.2 jelly bean you have project butter, and google now, google’s answer to siri. on top of that nexus 7 is still the only 7 inch tablet with a quad core processor. and on top of that, their 32gb new model is only 249…. so why the fuck would someone waste their money on a slower tablet? oh wait.. because it has an apple on it…
About $300. I like the big one still.
I thought the iPhone was the iPad Mini.
and it still doesn’t have flash!
It’s not priced competitively to the Nexus 7 and other Android tabs….
Look they made a galaxy note!!
Well, I Do…Have To Get An “IPAD mini”.
an Ipad mini…..you mean the Galaxy Note 2???????????
also yes, the Nexus 7 is 10000000000x better than the ipad.
I’ve got to side with Steven here!! Don’t like the price? Move on. Magically, “crapple” has managed to sell about 100 million of the damn things. I haven’t heard many people say they hate their iPad. Interestingly enough, the first friend of mine to go the Galaxy route had to send hers back for repair and got a refurb in return.
Looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note…
meh
I want a Surface =)
i concur with ladythaproducher
Hey, Guys…For the LAST SIX YEARS, People…Have been Complaining About, The Price Of “IPAD’S” GIVE IT UP ALREADY!!! SERIOUSILY!!!
I hate everyone.
Meh.
So what’s the cost? 500 instead of 800?
No holographic interface no give a shit.
Why is there a market for that piece of shit.
no retina display? really?
You need to buy our Phablets in this size with built in cellphones runing Android contact me if interested wholesale or retail
too expensive. $200 was the target price.
Amazon KIND?! Mistype. It’s KINDLE :)
STFU with this first shit, idiot. Don’t be a moron.
They lost me at the display density. Just as I’m looking for a replacement for the iPad 2. I was sort of looking forward to a smaller device. It’s actually pretty nice looking, too.
$560 for 32g 4LTE……ouch!
Looks like one of the notes….once again not impressed
yawn!
LOL, the iPad Mini is 329$ and the fucks are trying to compare it to a 200$ Nexus 7 tablet, fuck off, I would get a ipad 2 before the ipad mini at that price.
*yawn* how many different ipads can there be and how many does anyone need (or want or can afford)
I was hoping it did phone so I could have a device that looks equally stupid when used as a camera and as a phone.
Apple version of Galaxy S 3
That’s a bigass iPod.
I thought an Ipad was a big Iphone that cant make calls? So an Ipad mini is an Iphone that cant make calls?
First
Price?
$329 price tag for 16 gigabytes
second
ipod touch?
and the nexus 7 is still the only 7 inch tablet with a quad core processor. I was expecting a fight. Why pay 70+ more dollars for a slower tablet? the new 32gb nexus 7 is only 249 as well… but because its apple people will buy it.. sighh..
The only reason I would buy this over the nexus is because I still find Apples OS design far more intuitive to me and thus makes the product a bit more enjoyable to use.
Then again, that price point alone is killing any interest I have in it.
Don’t forget the 4th gen iPad 3