Apple iPad mini

The goal of the developers was to create the iPad of the smallest possible size while maintaining the full functionality of the tablet computer. The diagonal of the Apple iPad mini screen is 7.9 inches (compared to 9.7 inches in a typical iPad). The screen resolution remained the same, 1024 by 768 pixels. This means that the iPad mini will support applications for the full-size iPad. The touch-sensitive IPS display with an extension of 163 pixels per inch supports multi-touch technology.

The width of the new iPad is 134.7 mm, length - 200 mm, thickness - 7.2 mm. It weighs about 300 g. This makes it 23% thinner and 53% lighter than the usual iPad. A new tablet computer is placed in one hand, but the developers claim that when used it does not seem so small.

Apple iPad mini uses for work dual core processor Apple A5, which is installed in many other products of Apple (iPad 2, iPhone 4S, iPod touch fifth generation, etc.). On the back panel is a five-megapixel camera iSight camera, supporting recording HD video 1080 p, on the front - camera FaceTime HD (1.2 MP), which can be used for video communication, shooting self-portraits and recording HD video 720p.

It is worth paying special attention to new Lightning connector. It was first introduced in September 2012. This is a fully digital 8-pin connector designed to replace the 30-pin connector. In addition to the iPad mini, the Lightning connector is equipped with iPhone 5, iPod touch of the fifth generation and iPod Nano of the seventh generation.

Apple iPad mini is running iOS operating system of the sixth version. Pre-installed applications and services includeSafari browser, e-mail client, iBooks book download application, iPhoto photo application, FaceTime video conferencing application, Maps mapping application, Siri voice assistant, Newsstand application for downloading and viewing digital versions of newspapers and magazines, iMessage for messaging and a number of other useful functions and applications.

Naturally, they are supported cloud service iCloud, AirPlay, App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore. On the App Store is available more than 275 000 applications,which you can download to the iPad mini (as already mentioned, a smaller version of the Tablet PC Apple supports the same applications as full-size).

The new Apple Web Table is equipped with a rechargeable non-replaceable lithium-polymer battery, providing up to 10 hours of operation. Also, the tablet is equipped with an accelerometer, a digital compass, a gyro, a headset.

Available three versions of the tablet, differing in the amount of built-in flash memory: 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes. iPad Mini is released in two versions - with support for Wi-Fi and with support for Wi-Fi and cellular communications (including fourth-generation communication networks - LTE). There are also two variants of a color solution - black and white with silver.

Younger model Apple iPad Mini with 16 gigabytes of built-in flash memory will cost $ 329 (for comparison, experts expected the price on average249 dollars). That price is considered the most significant drawback of the new compact tablet from Apple, although the company's marketing specialists do not consider it too high, or rather, are convinced that it is possible to pay for quality that is inaccessible to competitors.

Pre-order for a new compact tablet in the US can be done already October 26, and on sale it will arrive a week later, November 2.

Apple iPad Mini Features

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  black or white with silver

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  Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + cellular

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  Height: 200 mm
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  width: 134.7 mm
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  thickness: 7.2 mm
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  weight: 308 g (Wi-Fi) or 312 g (Wi-Fi + cellular)

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  16/32/64 GB

• Model Wi-Fi: 802.11a / b / g / n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz); Bluetooth wireless technology 4.0


• Model Wi-Fi + cellular: model A1454 - GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz), UMTS / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE (channels 4 and 17); model A1455 - CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), LTE (channels 1, 3, 5, 13, 25 ); only data; 802.11a / b / g / n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz); Bluetooth wireless technology 4.0

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  LED-backlit display (diagonal 7.9 inches), equipped with multi-touch technology and IPS
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  resolution 1024 by 768 pixels (163 pixels / inch)
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  oleophobic coating, resistant to the appearance of fingerprints

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  Dual-core A5

• ISight camera: 5 MP, autofocus, face detection, backlightbackground, five-element lens, hybrid infrared filter, aperture ƒ / 2.4, focus by touch when taking photos and videos, control of exposure by touch when taking photos and videos, snap photos and video to the place of shooting


• Video: HD video recording (1080p), face detection, background lighting, video focus, video stabilization


• FaceTime HD camera: 1.2 MP, HD video recording (720p), video communicationFaceTime via Wi-Fi or cellular networks, face detection, backlighting, focus by touch when shooting photos and videos, snap photos and videos to the location

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  on / off (sleep / wake-up)
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  silent mode / screen rotation lock
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  volume control
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  home

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  3.5 mm stereo headphone jack (mini jack)
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  built-in speaker
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  microphone
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  Lightning connector
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  connector for Nano-SIM (for Wi-Fi + cellular networks)

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  built-in rechargeable lithium-polymer battery (16.3 watts-hour)
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  time in web browsing mode on a Wi-Fi network, video or audio playback: up to 10 hours
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  time in web browsing mode in a cellular network: up to 9 hours (for Wi-Fi + cellular networks)
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  charging via network adapter or USB cable from computer

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  three-axis gyroscope
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  acceleration sensor
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  ambient light sensor

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  digital compass
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  Wi-Fi
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  technologies Assisted GPS and GLONASS (for Wi-Fi + cellular networks)
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  cellular (for model Wi-Fi + cellular networks)

• frequency range: from 20Hz to 20,000Hz


• supported audio formats: AAC (8 to 320 kbps), protected by AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX +), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
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  user adjustable maximum volume

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  supported video formats: video H.264 with a scan rate up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, the main profile of the level 4.1 with AAC-LC sound up to 160 kbps, 48 ​​kHz, stereo sound in the formats .m4v, .mp4 and .mov; video MPEG-4, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames / s, simple profile with AAC-LC sound up to 160 kbps per channel, 48 kHz, stereo sound in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov formats ; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames / s, audio in ulaw format, stereo PCM audio in .avi format
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  AirPlay Mirroring in AppleTV (2nd and 3rd generation) at 720p


• output media stream via AirPlay to Apple TV in 1080p (3rd generation) and 720p (second generation)


• Support for reflection and output video: up to 720p through the adapter Lightning Digital AV and Lightning to VGA; video playback up to 1080p (optional)

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  supports viewing documents in formats.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

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  supported languages: English (United Kingdom), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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  Supported keyboard layouts for languages: English (United Kingdom), English (Canada), Simplified Chinese (hieroglyphs, pinyin, ubihua), traditional Chinese (hieroglyphs, pinyin, zhuin, cang-chie, ubihua), French (France), French (Canada) , French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (romaji, kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, emoji, Estonian, Finnish , Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian sky, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Latin / Cyrillic), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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  supported dictionaries (with predictive input and(English), English (United Kingdom), English (Australia), English (Canada), Simplified Chinese (hieroglyphs, pinyin, ubihua), traditional Chinese (hieroglyphs, pinyin, zhuin, cang-chie, ubihua), French (France), French (Canada), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (romaji, kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish , Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hin di, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic / Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian , Vietnamese
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  language support in Siri: English (USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia), Spanish (USA, Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Putuanhua : China, Taiwan, Cantonese: Hong Kong)

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  operating temperature: 0 ° C to 35 ° C
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  Storage temperature: -20 ° C to 45 ° C
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  Relative humidity: 5% to 95% without condensation
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  maximum height above sea level during operation: 3000 m

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  Apple ID (required for some functions)
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  access to the Internet
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  syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC
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  for Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
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  for PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)
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  iTunes

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  iPad mini
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  Lightning cable - USB
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  USB power adapter

• Safari, Mail, Messages, Photos, FaceTime, Newsstand, App Store, iTunes, Videos, Maps, Music, Game Center, Photo Booth, Clock, Contacts, Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Camera