Another rumor surfaced in Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes, which frequently publishes reliable information about future updates. Journalists extract it from sources in Asian companies, collecting gadgets for Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and others.
iPad mini will be a direct competitor of a 7-inch tablet from Samsung, Amazon and other manufacturers, which have recently become increasingly popular among budget conscious buyers. At a price of 200-300 dollars they are almost twice as affordable iPad, but basic functions are the same - to view the web sites, e-mail, video, music and reading books.
Apple would not be Apple, if you have just copied the idea of the competition - she's going to copy them creatively. According to DigiTimes, with a diagonal screen in a 7.85 inch and (probably) 1024 by 768 pixels screen iPad mini will be somewhat easier to manage than 7-inch competitors. At the same time edging the display if possible try to reduce in size so that the device will not be less compact than the Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet.
Price promises edition will be competitive - 250 or $ 300 (probably, will be presented two models with different amount of internal memory, and communication modules razymi). This is slightly more expensive than the 200-dollar Kindle Fire, but cheaper iPad 2, which after the announcement of the third generation iPad will be "budget" tablet with a price tag of $ 350.
If the rumors are true iPad mini, Apple will go contrary to the precepts of his late co-founder Steve Jobs. After entering the market tablet Galaxy Tab by Samsung he was asked, is not going there, and Apple to release a similar compact device. Jobs, do not hesitate to call 7-inch plates "useless" and "stillborn." He noted that with decreasing area of the screen from 10 to 7 inches of screen area is reduced by almost half, with the result that users will be uncomfortable with such a device.
Meanwhile, while Apple is probably quite comfortable with the demand presented at last week's new iPad. Intended for sale to pre-orders a party to the tablet High definition screen, a more powerful processor and a communication module 4G sold out almost instantly. Making an order for new iPad now have to wait 2-3 weeks delivery device. In the retail sales news will start on Friday, March 16, at the same gadgets will deliver to those who first ordered them after the announcement.
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