subject: What Will Be Ipad Mini Like? [print this page] At the moment, a lot of mainstream media in recent months have published articles, saying that Apple will release a small size iPad mini in October. The rumored 7.85-inch iPad mini its screen ratio is 3:4, rather than the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire the at 16:10.
Size
iPad mini screen size is not suitable for viewing video content as videos are generally 16:9, but the pages and the map is ideal for iPad mini screen. In addition, the iPad mini reading will also be very pleasant. The following screen size contrast the difference between it is clear that several devices.
For adults, the 10-inch iPad is not heavy, but not the same for children. Imagine a 9-year-old children the feel of the new iPad, and iPad mini is likely to receive a welcome children under 15 years of age. Steve Jobs once said that the 7-inch iPad experience bad because our fingers are too thick, multi-touch can not be a good experience on a 7-inch device, but for children, this is not a problem.
Color
Apple released the iPod mini in 2004, consumers can choose from silver, blue, green, pink and gold. Today's iPod Shuffles and Nano has a different color for consumers to choose, because these devices target the young. If the iPad mini goal is also young, so Apple is likely to release a variety of colors iPad mini, Apple may anodic oxidation of aluminum coloring, or choose to use plastic.
Use
In addition, earlier this year, Apple launched iPad textbook, this new textbook will certainly be for the education sector in the next revolution, but for schools, iPad cost is also a very serious problem. If the iPad mini is priced at $ 200, to promote this new textbook will be very feasible. School for students with limited funds to buy more iPad.
iPad mini will certainly be successful in the field of children and education. In addition, this $ 200 device may also serve as Apple fully functional TV remote control. Jobs to accept the Walter interview, he said, they have cracked the TV market, Apple's TV product will support AirPlay, Siri, and FaceTime, iPad mini is very suitable as a remote control device. The iPhone as a remote control is too small, 10-inch iPad as a remote control too much.
Price
The New York Times has published an article that iPad mini price will be much lower than the current iPad. Apple may launch price of only $ 200 iPad mini? ASUS and Google jointly launched the Nexus 7 of the profits is very low. Samsung who can produce their own components, you want to launch $ 200 Tablet PC is not an easy thing to do. For Apple, the quality of its products must pass, but also highly profitable for the company.
We need to note is that Apple is very strict control of the supply chain, the Apple iPad mini pressure should be not difficult to under $ 200. The picture below shows the current iPhone and iPod have a choice at different price points, only the iPad do not have any products in the low-cost, it seems Apple introduced the iPad mini is already a highly anticipated thing.
Name
When Apple released the third generation of iPad, the official said the device is called the new iPad, rather than the iPad 3, then how to call the the iPad mini? The current iPad can be called the iPad (10 inches), iPad mini can be also called the iPad (7 inch). This naming will be basically the same as MacBook line. Phil Schiller, Apple's director of global marketing, explained to the naming of third-generation iPad, saying that this naming is to prevent users from guessing Apple products. I believe that in October this year, in addition to the iPad mini, we can also see a brand new iPhone, who knows whether Apple will release iMac with Retina display, the new Mac mini or the new iPod Nano?
