At Apple’s much-anticipated press event today, the company made the announcement that everyone has been waiting for: Apple has developed a new device called the iPad Mini. Here’s a brief recap of some of key facts related to this new member of the iPad family:

  • It’s 7.2 mm thick—as thin as a pencil—and weighs just 0.68 lb.—the same weight as a pad of paper.
  • The iPad Mini has a 7.9-in. screen. Both the Mini and the iPad, with its 9.7-in. screen, have a 1024×768 resolution, so all apps designed for the regular-size iPad will work on the Mini as well.
  • The Mini features a dual-core A5 chip.
  • It has a FaceTime HD front-side camera, and a 5-megapixel iSight camera on the back.
  • It offers LTE capabilities, as well as 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi.
  • It uses the new Lightning connector, that was announced for the latest generation of the iPhone and iPod.
  • It promises 10 hours of battery life.
  • The Mini will be available for pre-order Oct. 26, with the Wi-Fi-only version starting to ship on Nov. 2. The Wi-Fi+cellular version will start shipping two weeks later.
  • Pricing starts at $329 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version and goes up from there for the 32GB and 64GB versions. (See the screen image from Phil Schiller’s presentation below for details.)

Pricing for the new iPad Mini

 

Posted by: Gina Barrett

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