To no one's surprise, Apple unveiled its new iPad at a press event in San Jose, California.
The iPad mini is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad and features a 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, wireless performance. The iPad mini is expected to have 10 hours of battery life.
"iPad mini is every inch an iPad, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said. "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. 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."
iPad mini with Wi-Fi models will be available in black & slate or white & silver on Friday, Nov. 2, for a suggested retail price of $329 for the 16GB model, $429 for the 32GB model and $529 for the 64GB model.
According to Apple, iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular will start shipping a couple of weeks after the Wi-Fi models, beginning in the US on AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. It will be available for $459 for the 16GB model, $559 for the 32GB model and $659 for the 64GB model. Customers can begin pre-ordering all models of iPad mini on Friday, Oct. 26 through the Apple Online Store.
iPad mini comes in an aluminum and glass design that is 7.2 mm thin and weighs 0.68 pounds.
"The 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display delivers the same iPad experience users have come to expect, in a design that has 35 percent more screen real estate than 7-inch tablets and up to an astonishing 67 percent more usable viewing area when browsing the web," Apple said in a release. "The dual-core A5 chip delivers responsive graphics and a fast, fluid Multi-Touch experience, while still providing all-day battery life."
iPad mini's front-facing FaceTime HD camera and 5 megapixel iSight camera on the back can record 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," the company said. "iPad mini also allows easy sharing of photos with friends and family using iCloud's Shared Photo Streams."
iPad mini will have Wi-Fi speed two times faster than previous iPad models.
"iPad mini is available in Wi-Fi + Cellular models which are world-ready with built-in support for ultrafast wireless standards, including LTE and DC-HSDPA, so you can browse, download and stream content fast from wherever you are. iPad mini data plans will be available with no contract so you can simply sign up and activate service directly from your iPad. The Personal Hotspot feature means you can share a fast cellular data connection via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB with up to five other devices such as MacBook Pro, iPod touch or another iPad."
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