Apple announces iPad mini tablet

Apple iPad miniAs expected, Apple today unveiled the iPad mini, the smaller sibling to the iPad. Featuring a 7.9-inch display, it is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad.

“iPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so you can run more than 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPad mini is as thin as a pencil and as light as a pad of paper, yet packs a fast A5 chip, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras and ultrafast wireless―all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.”

Apple iPad mini specifications:

  • Processor: Dual-core A5
  • Operating system: Apple iOS 6
  • Cellular connectivity (Wi-Fi model): None
  • Cellular connectivity (A1454): LTE/HSPA+/EDGE
  • Cellular connectivity (A1455): LTE/HSPA+/CDMA EV-DO/EDGE
  • Other connectivity: GPS/GLONASS (on cellular models), 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (dual-band), Bluetooth 4.0
  • Display: 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS XGA (1024×768)
  • Input: Capacitive touchscreen
  • Memory:
  • Storage: 16, 32, or 64GB onboard
  • Rear-facing camera: 5MP with f/2.4 aperture and 1080p video capture
  • Front-facing camera: 1.2MP
  • Connectors: 3.5mm headphone jack, Lightning connector
  • Battery:
  • Dimensions / weight: 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 millimeters / 308 grams
  • Colours: Black & slate or White & silver

The iPad mini will go on sale on November 2nd. Wi-Fi models will sell for CA/US$329 (16GB), CA/US$429 (32GB), and CA/US$529 (64GB). The iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular will follow “a couple of weeks after the Wi-Fi models.” It will sell for CA/US$459 (16GB), CA/US$559 (32GB), and CA/US$659 (64GB). Pre-orders begin on October 26th.

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