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Advantages of the tablet:

Really “mini”, i.e. thin, light, comfortable in the hand;
- high-quality screen, rich colors, clarity, the image is visible from any angle, simply an excellent screen. The fact that the resolution is not the highest, i.e. not retina, most users will not notice it and do not need it. You can see the pixels if you try, but only if you try really hard.
- high-quality loud sound, stereo, which is even better than in ipad4.
- iOS, this is my first acquaintance with this operating system, I compare it with other “axes”. Of course, the response to finger touches is better, faster by a fraction of a second, but that’s what matters. On an iPad, a web page or a photo seems to stick to your hands when you change the scale with your fingers; the tactile sensation is still better, it’s more pleasant to work with. iPad doesn't need to be rebooted regularly or often. It’s especially touching how smoothly and smoothly the iPad flips the picture on the screen when turning the screen from landscape to portrait view and vice versa - other manufacturers do not have such beauty.
- holds a charge for a long time, i.e. At night you plug it into a socket and for the whole day you can forget about looking at “how many percent of the battery do I have left?”
- it’s pleasant to hold in your hands, the feeling of a solid, strong, expensive thing, metal body.
- no need to buy or install an antivirus program. Still, some kind of savings.

Disadvantages of the tablet:

Factory defect: the volume switch buttons “stick”. The first day they worked as they should, but from the second day you can change the volume, but you only need to press your finger on a certain part of the button and only strictly at a certain angle - if I give it to someone, then I explain, show, teach for a long time. At the same time, I did not drop or hit the tablet. Very annoying.
- If you read pdf files, then small letters are poorly drawn, as if blurred or blurred. However, this is simply perhaps the other side of the small screen coin.
- a very easily soiled metal case (black) - the back quickly gets dirty with your fingers and becomes dirty. It's difficult to scrub off.
- gave the native browser of this tablet (safari) a race to open Wikipedia Internet pages. So, if the page is large and long with a lot of pictures and text, then the mini-iPad browser will have “white spots” on the page, i.e. nothing at all - no text, no pictures - then you move the page up and down a little and the image reluctantly, belatedly, but still appears. And I checked - everything is fine with the page, apparently the mini-iPad does not have enough power or there is some kind of glitch.
- the registration procedure in Apple's "happiness store" appstore took a surprisingly long time. Some points are not explained - you have to guess at random the third time. Although I consider myself to be in the category of “advanced” users.
- The specialists from Cupertino themselves, caring Apple people, could make good instructions for iTunes. No, I downloaded their instructions on the Apple website, but they are surprisingly very brief and incomprehensible. Thanks to the step-by-step instructions from YouTube, kind people helped.
- Auto-adjustment of screen brightness does not work. Those. Although you check the box, the brightness does not change depending on the external lighting, only when you change it manually - this is the brightness that will remain. It’s strange, like a marriage or something.

Dear friends, yesterday Apple presented the iPad mini. All fans of Apple devices have been waiting for this moment for a very long time... and now it was shown to the whole world. Perfect proportions, unforgettable appearance, best in class. iPad mini review.

Now we can definitely say that the new gadget has a 7.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1024x768, by the way, like the iPad 2. The tablet has become 23% thinner and 53% lighter in comparison with the 4th generation iPad, which, by the way, also made its debut yesterday at the Apple presentation. The iPad mini body is made of aluminum and glass. As a result, its total weight is 308 grams. The thickness of the iPad mini is phenomenal at just 7.2mm. This characteristic can be compared to the thickness of a pencil.

According to Apple, the 7.9-inch display allows the user to work extremely comfortably on the touch display, all thanks to the new design. There is now 35% more screen real estate compared to 7-inch tablets, and 67% more usable screen real estate when browsing the Internet. This is precisely the phenomenon of all Apple products. They are not like everyone else, they are ideal and extremely comfortable to use.

By the way, as previously expected, the new gadget is made on the basis of a dual-core A5 chip. The power developed by this processor is more than enough to curb all the needs of a modern “tablet user”.

The iPad mini presented yesterday has a front-facing Face Time HD 5-megapixel iSight camera located on the back with advanced optics for high-quality video and photo shooting. SmartCover covers are also available in five colors included with the device.

On this iPad mini review doesn't end. Next, we invite you to watch a short video review of the iPad mini from behind the hill.

And here she is directly iPad mini presentation

Now let's take a closer look at this wonderful mini tablet from Apple.

iPad mini specifications.

Dimensions:

Height: 200 mm
Width: 134.7 mm
Thickness: 7.2 mm
Weight: 308 grams

Wireless network:

Model A1454

LTE (Bands 4 and 17)

Model A1455

CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)

Wi-Fi model

802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5 GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0

Display

7.9-inch IPS touch display
Resolution 1024x768 pixels (density 163ppi)
Oleophobic coating

CPU

Dual-core A5 processor used in iPhone 4S and iPad 2

Cameras

Front FaceTime HD

Photo: 1.2 megapixels
Video: 720p
FaceTime support and facial recognition
Backlit sensor

Basic iSight:

Photo: 5 megapixels
Video: 1080p
Autofocus
Face detection function
Backlit sensor
Five element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Five-element optics
Video stabilization

Battery:

Wi-Fi model:

Lithium polymer battery capacity 16.3 Watt/h

Model with Wi-Fi + network:

Lithium polymer battery capacity 16.3 Watt/h
Up to 10 hours of surfing the Internet or watching videos
Up to 10 hours of surfing the Internet via 3G/LTE
Charging via adapter or USB cable

On November 2, iPad mini with Wi-Fi will be available for purchase in the United States. The price for a model with 16 GB of memory will be $329. For 32 GB you will need to pay $429, and for 64 GB – $529.

The iPad mini model with Wi-Fi and GSM module will be available for purchase 2 weeks after the official start of sales, i.e. November 16. Prices for iPad mini with cellular support will be as follows: 16 GB - $459, 32 GB - $559, 64GB - $659.

Advantages of the tablet:

Good screen, responds quickly. Good LTE speed. The case is very pleasant to the touch, not easily soiled, and has not been scratched in 3 months. Good camera for a tablet, both front and back. The battery life is excellent, after my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 from a year and a half ago - it’s just a miracle. You can really forget about charging for the whole day. It also charges quickly (~1 hour 20 minutes). I like the design of the new iOS more than the old one.
A large number of accessories.
I really like Smart Cover, it's time other manufacturers do something similar.
Apple's stupidity with downloading files from the Internet, but at the same time there is a plus - it does not download third-party virus programs from the Internet. Anyone who uses Android will understand me.

Disadvantages of the tablet:

From a design point of view, the screen bends a little. In the spirit of the Chinese, it’s made of plastic, but I have a perfect device, so we’ll assume that it’s intended that way. On the subway, he constantly loses connection when switching from station to station. For it to find the signal again, you need to turn off/on the Internet. But you won’t be able to do this quickly, because in a perfect tablet this is done from the menu. And you are in an ideal tablet, a device for 30 thousand, every time you look for it in the settings. This is very annoying, because Android devices work great in this regard.
Then everything is just about iOS itself.
The keyboard is uncomfortable and impossible to customize. You need to press the symbol button to call up the comma and period. It wastes time. But I liked the autocorrect function, it’s convenient.
In general, it’s difficult to customize everything for yourself, especially after Android.
I did a Jailbreak - it’s so hard to find tweaks that will help you work with the tablet like on Android. But at least it somehow made the work easier.
IOS is completely unsuitable for studying, you will not be able to NORMALLY transfer files, work with different formats and archives, edit files, open them where you want, customize the device for yourself, etc. If you want to do something more than watch a movie, be so kind as to either sit at your computer with crappy iTunes, or use 3-5 cloud storages for at least more or less convenient work. And yes, you won’t be able to send the file normally either, everywhere you need some kind of dancing with a tambourine.

Comment about the tablet:

I chose a tablet in early January. I really didn’t want to buy Apple because it was on Android from the very beginning, but I couldn’t find any analogues. Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition is very sluggish and inconvenient; Samsung failed to create a good device for the second time. Sony didn't consider it at all. The Chinese, of course, also gave up. Why not Mini? Because I’m used to large screens, although the small iPad is really good, I’m an Android lover and I’ll say right away that no Nexus or Tab can compare with it.
Yes, the Air tablet is good, everything is beautiful and cool, but not Android. It's inconvenient at some points. I want more convenience from the device and less steps to configure, but here everything is exactly the opposite. Starting from registering an Apple ID to optimizing and connecting various functions. If you, like me, decide to try iOS, be prepared for shouting, swearing and misunderstanding of logic. Yes, of course, some solutions are implemented in an interesting way and work better (notifications, for example), but this is only a small part. Basically, everything is configured through a certain place and with great difficulties.
Don't expect miracles - everything crashes the same way. Moreover, the application may crash, worse when it starts to reboot by itself. I chalked it up to Jailbreak.
I'm lucky - I don't use the completely stupid iTunes program. And this is another problem that you simply cannot open the device in the file manager and view all the files. And you can only connect 5 computers.
Really pleased with the screen and body. It's just nice to hold and use. But even now this will not surprise anyone, the same Samsung made a very cool screen with a rather nice body.
Bottom line: if you have been using Android all your life and you need something more than a device for 30 thousand to use the camera and surf VK - think carefully about whether you need it or not. True, a very different hemorrhoid.
As an alternative - Note Pro, you can look at Sony.
I think I’ll go back when they release something decent from normal materials on Android.

At the end of 2012, Apple introduced the iPad Mini, which users immediately fell in love with. On October 23, 2012, in San Jose, iPad mini 1 was presented to the general public. On December 14, 2012, the Apple iPad Mini 1 was introduced in Russia. A small and compact tablet immediately found its consumer in the tablet device market. Although the company previously adhered to strict principles regarding the size of the tablet, it eventually met its user halfway and released a mini version of the recently presented iPad 2.

In this article we will conduct a short review of the iPad mini 1, where we will consider the advantages and disadvantages of the small tablet device iPad mini 1, evaluate the a1455 mini iPad characteristics, but do not be too critical, because this is Apple’s very first portable tablet.

The first generation mini tablet from Apple has a diagonal of 9.7 inches with dimensions of 200x134.7 and a thickness of 7.2 mm. Quite light, weighing 312 grams, and compact, you can hold it with one hand, but you won’t be able to control it completely with one hand, since it’s not convenient, that’s why it’s a tablet. The version of the mini-tablet with Wi-Fi + Cellular functions has a nano-sim tray connector on the left, which allows you to perform the functions of a smartphone, and at the bottom there is a Lightning connector for charging and connecting a USB cable to the device.

The outer casing of the iPad Mini 1 is made of aluminum in silver and bluish-gray, almost black. Its 24-bit screen and multi-touch display are quite simple, and the resolution is only 1024 by 768 pixels or 163 dpi. Of course, this is not a Retina display, but the oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, which does not leave fingerprints on the screen, is still pleasing to the eye.

The mini tablet resembles an e-reader in appearance; it is not immediately easy to perceive it as an iPad. A little larger than a good smartphone, it can easily be placed in a large trouser or jacket pocket. Overall, the mini version of iPad 2 looks good and is quite functional, in our opinion.

What the display can do for you

Of course, as far as the color rendering of the display is concerned, it looks a bit weak, and the air cushion between the display and the glass worsens the quality of color rendering. And to be honest, the most frustrating thing is the display. Any connoisseur of Apple technology will boldly declare that after the Retina display it is impossible to look at the display of the iPad mini without tears: the letters are not clear, the picture is blurry, there is no good clarity and brightness, the same applies to the quality of photographs, and looking at pages in Safari is not at all joyful .

But already in November 2013, Apple presented the updated iPad Mini with a state-of-the-art Retina display in order to increase the number of sales of tablets that the public liked and at the same time get rid of criticism. At the same time, the design and color of the black model changed slightly to Space Gray , in addition, the iPad Mini model came out with an added, more capacious built-in flash memory of 128 GB.

Camera quality

As for the quality of photo and video shooting, of course, the main five-lens FaceTime HD camera The iPad produces only 5 megapixels with an aperture of 2.4 and 30 frames per second, there are also built-in light sensors on the back of the case, there is LED backlight for the iSight camera, auto focusing and face recognition functions. Therefore, the quality of the photographs, although not the best, although it fits well with the standards. If you watch a video, it’s even very convenient, since compared to iPhones, this is not discussed at all, but as for a mini iPad, one is not bad at all. At the same time, the volume of the speakers is certainly not off the charts, but to enjoy truly good sound, it is better to use a high-quality headset that comes with the kit.

Button control

The controls on the iPad mini are quite standard and familiar to Apple devices. At the bottom below the screen there is a convenient multifunctional “Home” button, at the top there is Power to turn the device on or off, on the right there is a volume control key and a prohibition on rotating the screen at the same time. The home button itself is very responsive and obedient. In general, there are no questions about managing the device.

Production capacity

The mini tablet came in three models with 16, 32 and 64 GB of built-in flash memory. At the same time, its performance is supported by 512 GB of RAM. In 2013, after modernization, the fourth version of the iPad mini model was introduced with built-in flash memory with 128 GB of memory. The operating system from Apple A5 runs on two cores.

But the main advantage of this device is that it was released as a smaller copy of the iPad 2, retaining its characteristics. Therefore, programs written for a large iPad can be easily installed on its mini version, especially since the screen extension of both devices is the same. True, the mini-tablet has a slightly smaller font of letters and numbers, but this is not particularly a hindrance, given its compactness.

Battery power

As for the battery, its capacity has comparatively decreased due to the mini version. So, thanks to a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery with a capacity of 4400 mAh, the iPad mini can operate for up to 10 hours.

Communication quality and variations

In addition, the iPad mini came in three versions, two of which: one with Wi-Fi support, and the other with Wi-Fi + Cellular support . At the same time, the version with GSM support feels good in LTE, GSM/EDGE networks , DC-HSDPA and others, and the model with CDMA support, in addition to the above, also has CDMA EV-DO networks. Both versions support Bluetooth 4.0.The third model does not support communication, but has a WI-FI function and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology.

Price policy

Depending on the hardware of the tablet, the price requested by the manufacturer for the iPad Mini 1 model also varies. Thus, for the 16 GB version they asked for from 329 to 459 dollars, and for the 32 GB model - from 429-529 dollars, respectively, for 64 GB - from 529 -USD 659. Now the used version costs about 7,000 rubles, while the new one fluctuates around 20,000 rubles.

conclusions

Having a mini-tablet is quite convenient for those who often travel on public transport. After all, watching a video or reading a book on an iPhone is too inconvenient, but an enlarged version of an iPhone or a smaller copy of an iPad is even very good. Stylish, black with good screen coverage, a metal body on the back, fits comfortably in the hands and does not attract much attention to itself.

Unfortunately, as of June 19, 2015, the iPad mini has actually been discontinued from sale and no updates are being made. However, iOS 6 can be updated from iTunes to iOS 9.3 version.

Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.

Design

Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.

Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	200 mm (millimeters) 20 cm (centimeters) 0.66 ft (feet) 7.87 in (inches)
Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	134.7 mm (millimeters) 13.47 cm (centimeters) 0.44 ft (feet) 5.3 in (inches)
Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement.	7.2 mm (millimeters) 0.72 cm (centimeters) 0.02 ft (feet) 0.28 in (inches)
Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement.	308 g (grams) 0.68 lbs 10.86 oz (ounces)
Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.	193.97 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 11.78 in³ (cubic inches)
Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale.	Silver

Operating system

An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.

SoC (System on Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.

SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation.	Apple A5 APL2498
Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor.	32 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.	ARM Cortex-A9
Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance compared to 32-bit processors, which in turn are more powerful than 16-bit processors.	32 bit
Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute.	ARMv7
Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster than both system memory and other cache levels. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2.	32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1 cache, but in return it has a higher capacity, allowing it to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory.	1024 kB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes)
Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel.	2
CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	1000 MHz (megahertz)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is most often used by games, consumer interfaces, video applications, etc.	PowerVR SGX543 MP2
Number of GPU cores Like a CPU, a GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle graphics calculations for various applications.	2
Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.	512 MB (megabytes)
Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device.	LPDDR2

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.

Screen

The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends.	IPS
Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches.	7.9 in (inches) 200.66 mm (millimeters) 20.07 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	6.32 in (inches) 160.53 mm (millimeters) 16.05 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	4.74 in (inches) 120.4 mm (millimeters) 12.04 cm (centimeters)
Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side	1.333:1 4:3
Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means clearer image detail.	1024 x 768 pixels
Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail.	162 ppi (pixels per inch) 63 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display.	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device.	71.97% (percent)
Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics.	Capacitive Multi-touch
	LED-backlit Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating

Sensors

Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.

Rear camera

The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its back panel and may be combined with one or more secondary cameras.

Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions.	2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps.	30fps (frames per second)
Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera.	Geographical tags Touch Focus Face recognition

Front-camera

Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a rotating camera, a cutout or hole in the display, an under-display camera.

Audio

Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.

Radio

The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.

WiFi

Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.

Headphone jack

This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.

Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Video file formats/codecs

Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.

Battery

Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)

The SAR level refers to the amount of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the human body while using a mobile device.

Body SAR level (EU) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation to which the human body is exposed when holding a mobile device at hip level. The maximum permissible SAR value for mobile devices in Europe is 2 W/kg per 10 grams of human tissue. This standard has been established by the CENELEC Committee in compliance with the ICNIRP 1998 guidelines and IEC standards.	0.29 W/kg (Watt per kilogram)
Body SAR level (US) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation to which the human body is exposed when holding a mobile device at hip level. The highest permissible SAR value in the USA is 1.6 W/kg per 1 gram of human tissue. This value is set by the FCC, and the CTIA monitors mobile devices' compliance with this standard.	1.19 W/kg (Watt per kilogram)