Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Apple iPad mini 2 and iPad Air go official

The new iPad Air (not iPad 5) is officially unveiled along with iPad Mini 2. The big news, of course, is that the mini model now has a Retina display.


Apple iPad Mini 2 Key Specification


  • 7.9" with 1536 x 2048 pixels
  • 1.3 GHz dual core A7 chipset with ARMv8-based Cyclone cores with M7 motion co-processor
  • PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
  • 16/32/64/128 GB internal memory
  • 5 MP back facing camera
  • 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
  • 331 g / 341 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular)


The TouchID rumors didn’t pan out and the mini 2 has a regular Home button. The Apple iPad mini 2 runs iOS 7 out of the box with color options of Silver & White and Space Grey & Black. As usual there will be Wi-Fi and 3G/LTE versions.

The Apple iPad mini 2 will be available in November starting at $399, which is notably higher compared to the $339 starting price of the first iPad mini last year.

The Apple iPad Air brings a new name, new design and more power. It received the new Apple A7 chipset along with the M7 motion co-processor. The other major upgrade is the design – it's based on the iPad mini and has narrower bezels (43% smaller) that make the tablet easier to handle.

The tablet is 20% thinner and now measures just 7.5mm, thinner than the iPad 2. The weight also went down big time - from 653g to 469g.


Apple iPad Air Key Specification


  • 9.7" IPS LCD screen with 1536 x 2048
  • 1.3 GHz dual core A7 chipset with ARMv8-based Cyclone cores with M7 motion co-processor
  • PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
  • 16/32/64/128 GB internal memory
  • 5 MP back facing camera
  • 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
  • 469 g / 478 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular)


Color options are Silver and white and Space gray and the Apple iPad Air will be available on November 1 starting at $499.

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