iPad mini

Everything you need to know about Apple's smaller, thinner, lighter, 7.9-inch iPad mini

Apple's new iPad mini was announced on October 23, 2012. Apple calls it the iPad, just concentrated, but the specs are closer to the iPod touch 5 or iPad 2. With an Apple A5 processor, LTE 4G and DC-HSPA networking, and the new Lightning connector, that still makes it the best small tablet on the planet.

Key features: 7.9-inch, 1024x736 163ppi display, Apple A5 chipset, 5mp/1080p iSight camera, 720p FaceTime HD camera, LTE/DC-HSPA+/EVDO data, Lightning connector.

Pricing: $329/16GB, $429/32GB, $529/64GB for Wi-Fi. $459/16GB, $559/32GB, $659/64GB for Wi-Fi + Cellular.

Availability: Wi-Fi available now, cellular shipping in mid- to late-November.

iPad mini buyers guide: How to choose the perfect iPad mini model, color, capacity, carrier, and more.
iPad mini users guide: How to set up your iPad mini and start using iCloud, Siri, Notification Center, iMessage, FaceTime, Calendar, Mail, Photos & Camera, and more.

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Shocker: Falling iPad demand story turns out to be BS

By Joseph Keller, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 11:40 am

Rumors of shrinking demand for the iPad mini appear to be exaggerated, after a report from Bloomberg’s Tim Culpan has been shown to be inaccurate. Culpan’s report had indicated that Pegatron, one of the manufacturers of the iPad mini, would experience lower revenues, due to lower demand for the iPad mini.

Apple and Samsung neck and neck with smartphone, tablet, and laptop sales

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 a 2:25 pm

Apple has nearly closed the distance between itself and Samsung in worldwide sales of smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Apple jumped from holding 15.7 percent of worldwide marketshare in Q3 2012 to having 20.3 in Q4, just behind Samsung’s 21.2 percent.

Ferrari looking to expand partnership with Apple, announces car that comes with iPad minis

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 a 4:01 pm

Ferrari said today that it is in talks with Apple to expanding their in-car entertainment partnership, also unveiling a new, iPad mini-equipped car. The car, called “LaFerrari”, is a 1 million euro hybrid four-seat vehicle with iPad minis in the passenger seats. LaFerrari was announced at the Geneva motor show. Bloomberg reports:

Pad & Quill announces Aria case for iPad mini

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 a 12:59 pm

Pad & Quill, purveyors of fine, old world cases for latest, high-tech Apple gear, have announced their newest addition, the Aria case for iPad mini. Here's what Brian Holmes of Pad & Quill told us about Aria:

iPad mini vs. Galaxy Note 8.0 hands on!

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 a 9:01 pm

Phil Nickinson and Alex Dobie of are on the ground at Mobile World Congress, and they've just gone hands-on with the all new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, a tablet that sits roughly between the iPad 4 and iPad mini in size, but boasts the Wacom-style digitizer-gone-mobile that Samsung's Note line is famous for. Since we're all one big happy Mobile Nations family, Phil and Alex also brought along their iPad mini so they could put the two competitors head-to-head.

So sit back, relax, grab a tasty beverage, and hit play. Then go check out all the rest of the Galaxy Note 8.0 coverage at Android Central.

Win a FREE iPad mini in your choice of AnoStyle color!

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 a 3:48 pm

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AnoStyle uses a brand new process that's anything but your typical color modification. It not only adds color to mobile devices but also provides an anodized finish with enhanced durability that actually meets military grade requirements. In the case of the iPad mini, it will greatly minimize the chances of scuffing and scratching in addition to providing fantastic new color options. Better still, according to the AnoStyle, it's now available internationally:

AnoStyle™ is now available internationally in over 50 countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Italy, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom, and several more.

Best of all, to celebrate their international launch, AnoStyle -- which includes our own Ally Kazmucha -- is teaming up with iMore to give one of you lucky readers a free iPad mini in your choice of AnoStyle color! Keep reading to find out how!

iPad mini: 4 months later

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 a 1:43 pm

Back in October Apple introduced the iPad mini. We posted our iPad mini review, of course, and you told us how you felt about it in our iPad mini forums. But that was first blush. That was the romance and judgement of something new. It's been 4 months now. It's been a third of a year with a smaller, lighter form factor, and a non-Retina display. So it's time for a checkpoint. How has the iPad mini held up? If we dismissed it before, has it grown on us? If we embraced it, have we fallen out of love? How are we using, or not using, the iPad mini now, some 4 months later?

Apple airs new iPad ads, Alive and Together

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 a 10:34 pm

Apple has released new iPad ads showcasing the iPad 4 and iPad mini both. As with previous iPad ads, these focus on apps and the experience of using the iPad. However, the jauntiness has been ratcheted up a notch, and the text with it. Actually, the text has gone rapid-fire.

Using the iPad mini as a phone

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 8, 2013 a 12:21 pm

Last week I left home and headed to the airport, on my way to Macworld|iWorld 2013. My flight was delayed thanks to freezing rain, so I sat at the airport in Montreal for a couple hours, finally made it to Toronto, and then got smacked with another 8 hour delay. With my iPhone 5 at 20% and dropping, thanks to the poor quality Rogers reception at Pearson, I reached for one of the several Lightning cables I'd packed for my trip... only to find not a single one. I'd left them all at home.

Of course, neither the iStore (airport electronics shop) nor the Best Buy vending machines had Lightning cables. I was stuck. I needed my iPhone for when I landed in San Francisco, so I had to conserve as much power as I could. But I also needed a phone to use while I was at the airport all day.

So I reached for my iPad mini.

Moshi shows off Versacover for iPad mini at Macworld|iWorld 2013

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 8, 2013 a 11:45 am

Unlike CES 2013, when you hit the show floor at Macworld|iWorld 2013, you didn't feel like iPhone and iPad cases were flying at you like the armory scene in the Matrix. The sanity was refreshing. It allowed us to better see and appreciate what was there, including gems like the Moshi Versacover, originally for the big boy iPad, and now newly remodeled for the iPad mini.

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Dec 1, 2012 at 7:35 am - 5 months ago

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Feb 13, 2013 at 1:10 am - 3 months ago

We have been getting a lot of questions about iPad mini durability and screen repair feasibility lately here at iRepairNational. We have been posting our finding on some of the major discussion and blog sites and iMore.com made the cut. It turns out we have good and bad news.
~The bad news is that the mini is as fragile as its big brothers, despite being lighter. Why you ask? Well, all previous versions of iPad have a had a thin plastic or rubber trim that fit between the aluminum frame and the glass. This allowed the iPad to absorb small dents and dings before the aluminum put too much pressure on the fragile glass (yes, despite the hype all of Apple's products still use crack-prone glass). The iPad Mini Glass fits right up to the beveled aluminum edge, and if that edge gets dented in it immediately puts a lot of pressure on the glassing causing it to crack.
~ The good news is that the glass can be replaced for much less than purchasing a replacement or even one of Apple's refurbished units. There are a few challenges to the repair, primarily in that this is the first ever Apple mobile device to require soldering when replacing a cracked or shattered screen. The glass/touchscreen itself has cable that is soldered to a touchscreen controller board, and than a cable from the home button also solders on to the digitizer cable.

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Feb 15, 2013 at 12:41 am - 3 months ago

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Feb 17, 2013 at 11:57 pm - 3 months ago

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