TNI Bureau: The Apple iPad Mini is a Fourth Generation iPad with Retina Display, Faster A6X Chip, and FaceTime HD Camera & Ultrafast Wireless. The device is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad.
The new iPad mini features a 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance and a long 10 hours of battery life. The device bears the tag ‘every inch an iPad’, given by Apple. The device comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features.
The iPad mini comes in an aluminum and glass design that is 7.2 mm thin and weighs only 0.68 pounds. The dual-core A5 chip delivers responsive graphics and a fast, fluid Multi-Touch experience, while still providing all-day battery life.
iPad mini features a front-facing FaceTime HD camera and a 5 megapixel iSight camera on the back with advanced optics for taking sharp still pictures and recording full 1080p HD video. The iSight camera includes video image stabilization and both cameras feature backside illumination to let users capture great pictures in low light.
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The iPad mini also allows easy sharing of photos with friends and family using iCloud’s Shared Photo Streams. The device features dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for speeds up to 150 Mbps.
The new fourth generation iPad features the amazing 9.7-inch Retina display and includes a new Apple-designed A6X chip that delivers up to twice the CPU performance and up to twice the graphics performance of the A5X chip. The device also feature support for the Lightning connector.
iPad also supports the more than 5,000 newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand and the more than 1.5 million books available on the iBookstore. The iPad will be available in black & slate or white & silver and is expected to come to the showcase on Friday, November 2, for a suggested retail price of $329 (US) for the 16GB model, $429 (US) for the 32GB model and $529 (US) for the 64GB model.
Features & Specifications
Display – 7.9 inch, 1024×768 (163ppi), LED-backlit with IPS Multi-Touch
Dual-core A5 chip
Camera – 5MP (1080p HD video) iSight (rear) camera with autofocus and a 1.2MP (720p HD video) FaceTime (front) camera
Internal Memory – 16GB/32GB/64GB
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS
Digital compass
Dimensions in inches 7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28; 0.69 lbs
Lightning dock connector
Battery – 10 hours of battery life