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Gadgets Quick Note: Apple iPad mini Event Confirmed for October 23
Brandon Hill (Blog) - October 16, 2012 12:02 PM

26 comment(s) - last by TakinYourPoint.. on Oct 16 at 7:17 PM

Apple looks to tackle all of the latest low-cost tablets entering the market

It's no secret that Apple is set to lower the price of entry for the iPad with the introduction of the new iPad mini. Well, the company today confirmed that it has "a little more to show you" next Tuesday.

The iPad mini is expected to feature a 7.85" display with a rather lackluster screen resolution of 1024x768. This screen resolution is the same as the original iPad and the iPad 2, but well below the 2048x1536 of the "New iPad". By sticking with 1024x768, Apple is ensuring that the iPad mini will be compatible with the full library of iPad apps without creating additional fragmentation.

According to Apple Insider, there are 24 different configurations for the iPad mini (two colors, Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + LTE, two carriers, and three different storage capacities).

Not much else is known about the iPad mini, but we can expect front- and rear-facing cameras, a Lightning dock connector, and a much lighter device overall compared to the hefty 1.44 pound New iPad. The battery capacity for the iPad mini is reportedly 16.7 watt-hours. This compares to 5.45, 24, and 42.5 watt-hours for the iPhone 5, iPad 2, and New iPad respectively.

There is little doubt that Apple is likely to have another hit on its hands with the iPad mini, as its customers are a very loyal bunch. This is despite that fact that companies like Amazon, and Barnes and Noble offer tablets with higher resolutions screens.

^{iPad Mini rendering [Image Source: Martin Hajek]}

Sources: The Loop, Apple Insider, Mac Rumors

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RE: Interesting

By xti on 10/16/2012 5:01:24 PM , Rating: 2

i just switched to galaxy s3, and I was kind of disappointed with how many stuff, albeit mostly games, are on the app store and not on google play. From my reading around, the situation is much more of a factor on the tablet app/game side.

I streamed stuff to iphone/ipad all the time, its a bit of an exaggerated point.

and idk about quality, kies is fkn awful, 100x worse than itunes.

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RE: Interesting

By aharris02 on 10/16/2012 5:16:03 PM , Rating: 2

Android devs have 3900+ platforms to support when creating their apps. (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/android-fra...

The number of app stores you can choose from can never compensate for the lack of uniformity of the platform, and unless Google fixes this core vision problem, Apple will continue to dominate where quality apps are concerned.

Also, for the user who commented about Apple deleting your library...I think the term you're looking for is, "data backup", maybe?

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RE: Interesting

By aharris02 on 10/16/2012 5:17:04 PM , Rating: 2

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/android-fra...

Apparently the previous link buried the close-parenthesis in the link...

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RE: Interesting

By TakinYourPoints on 10/16/12, Rating: -1

“Then they pop up and say ‘Hello, surprise! Give us your money or we will shut you down!' Screw them. Seriously, screw them. You can quote me on that.” -- Newegg Chief Legal Officer Lee Cheng referencing patent trolls