Just days ago came the arrival of the highly rumored and highly anticipated iPad Mini from Apple, a competitor to the number of other 7 inch tablets previously released. This new iPad had a lot to live up to, with the Google Nexus 7, Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to compete with, all of which are cheaper.
Apple have a problem, in that their products have a certain style and quality mark to live up to, meaning that they are unable to make a tablet to easily compete with the number of other 7" tablets under £200. It was perhaps because of this high price that, after the announcement of the iPad Mini, Amazon Kindle Fire sales rocketed. Many tablet users were expecting a cheap Apple tablet, but, when the £259 pricetag was unveiled, opted for a cheaper Kindle Fire - and who could blame them?
However, when picking up the iPad Mini for the first time, what is immediately obvious is how thin and light it is compared with its rivals. At just 308g, and 7.2mm thin, it is by far the thinnest and lightest tablet on the market; made increasingly more impressive considering that is definitely not the smallest. Its new lightning connector on the bottom frees up space for an extra speaker, adding enhanced sound performance to the iPad. Plus, all the iPad apps which Apple users have grown to love are easily compatible with the iPad Mini due to its identical aspect ratio, preventing app developers from having to adjust their apps.
Although so many criticise the iPad Mini, calling it unnecessary, I think that it reaches the perfect balance between a phone and a laptop, and that 7.9 inch tablets could be the new must have gadget.
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Apple have a problem, in that their products have a certain style and quality mark to live up to, meaning that they are unable to make a tablet to easily compete with the number of other 7" tablets under £200. It was perhaps because of this high price that, after the announcement of the iPad Mini, Amazon Kindle Fire sales rocketed. Many tablet users were expecting a cheap Apple tablet, but, when the £259 pricetag was unveiled, opted for a cheaper Kindle Fire - and who could blame them?
However, when picking up the iPad Mini for the first time, what is immediately obvious is how thin and light it is compared with its rivals. At just 308g, and 7.2mm thin, it is by far the thinnest and lightest tablet on the market; made increasingly more impressive considering that is definitely not the smallest. Its new lightning connector on the bottom frees up space for an extra speaker, adding enhanced sound performance to the iPad. Plus, all the iPad apps which Apple users have grown to love are easily compatible with the iPad Mini due to its identical aspect ratio, preventing app developers from having to adjust their apps.
Although so many criticise the iPad Mini, calling it unnecessary, I think that it reaches the perfect balance between a phone and a laptop, and that 7.9 inch tablets could be the new must have gadget.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment, share with friends, and subscribe by email --->
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