By: iPadfanzz staff on October 24, 2013
The second generation iPad mini is out and it is slim, sleek and fast. Without changing the basic formula of the first generation iPad mini the company has upgraded the 7.9-inch tablet’s screen to Retina Display quality.
The screen resolution now has 2048×1536 resolution at 326 pixels per inch (ppi), much better than the previous version which had a 163 ppi screen resolution. That makes the text sharp and readable. The 326 PPI is also the same density of the iPhone 5 and 5S screen and pretty much the same as the Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX, which show 323 pixels per inch. Like on all of those tablets, the graininess of the old mini's screen is gone. This year's mini is also slightly thicker and slightly heavier than last year's.
The good thing about a higher resolution display is that pinch-to-zoom pinches and zooms incredibly quickly and sharply.
The new iPad mini with Retina display comes with a 64-bit A7 chip which also powers the new iPhone 5s. Apple says the new chip offers up to four times faster CPU and up to eight times faster graphics performance than the previous generation one. The tablet runs a 64-bit version of iOS 7, designed to take advantage of the A7 chip. The A7 chip supports OpenGL ES version 3.0 to deliver gaming console-level detailed graphics and complex visual effects.
In addition, the iPad mini also sports the M7 motion coprocessor. The chip takes care of measuring motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass sensors, sending them to apps without waking up the A7 processor, leading to improved battery life. It also recognises different types of motion.
The new iPad mini comes with two antennas to support MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) for up to twice as fast 802.11n Wi-Fi, according to Apple. The Wi-Fi + Cellular model comes with more LTE bands to support more 4G LTE networks.
Further, Apple has placed two two microphones inside the new iPad Mini - one at the top edge and the other one at the back. The company claims that the two microphones work together to capture better sound by suppressing audio from the source the user is not focused on, improving the quality of FaceTime calls, making video recordings better and enhancing Siri's voice recognition capabilities.
The iPad Mini with Retina will sell for $399 for the 16GB WiFi model. Wi-Fi plus cellular connectivity is $529. iPad mini with Retina display goes on sale in November end.
The second generation iPad mini is out and it is slim, sleek and fast. Without changing the basic formula of the first generation iPad mini the company has upgraded the 7.9-inch tablet’s screen to Retina Display quality.
The screen resolution now has 2048×1536 resolution at 326 pixels per inch (ppi), much better than the previous version which had a 163 ppi screen resolution. That makes the text sharp and readable. The 326 PPI is also the same density of the iPhone 5 and 5S screen and pretty much the same as the Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX, which show 323 pixels per inch. Like on all of those tablets, the graininess of the old mini's screen is gone. This year's mini is also slightly thicker and slightly heavier than last year's.
The good thing about a higher resolution display is that pinch-to-zoom pinches and zooms incredibly quickly and sharply.
The new iPad mini with Retina display comes with a 64-bit A7 chip which also powers the new iPhone 5s. Apple says the new chip offers up to four times faster CPU and up to eight times faster graphics performance than the previous generation one. The tablet runs a 64-bit version of iOS 7, designed to take advantage of the A7 chip. The A7 chip supports OpenGL ES version 3.0 to deliver gaming console-level detailed graphics and complex visual effects.
In addition, the iPad mini also sports the M7 motion coprocessor. The chip takes care of measuring motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass sensors, sending them to apps without waking up the A7 processor, leading to improved battery life. It also recognises different types of motion.
The new iPad mini comes with two antennas to support MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) for up to twice as fast 802.11n Wi-Fi, according to Apple. The Wi-Fi + Cellular model comes with more LTE bands to support more 4G LTE networks.
Further, Apple has placed two two microphones inside the new iPad Mini - one at the top edge and the other one at the back. The company claims that the two microphones work together to capture better sound by suppressing audio from the source the user is not focused on, improving the quality of FaceTime calls, making video recordings better and enhancing Siri's voice recognition capabilities.
The iPad Mini with Retina will sell for $399 for the 16GB WiFi model. Wi-Fi plus cellular connectivity is $529. iPad mini with Retina display goes on sale in November end.
