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Posted on October 23, 2013 | Andrea Grassi

Into As we suspected, in addition to the flagship model of iPad Air, during the event last night Apple announced the second generation of the iPad mini. It will not be called the iPad mini 2 but mini iPad with Retina display .

Into The resolution of the screen then jumps to 1024-by-768 pixels to 2048 by 1536. This brings the density of pixels to 163 pixels per inch to well 326 pixels per inch, a density almost equal to that of the iPhone 5s .

Into Contrary to some predictions, the high-definition screen is then also her debut in models of iPad by 7.9 inches, as well as the new A7 processor with coprocessor movement M7. The old iPad mini used the same A5 processor of the iPad 2, now two years old and a half.

Into According to Phil Schiller (Senior VP for marketing worldwide), the new processor makes the mini iPad Retina four times faster than its predecessor in the tasks to be very CPU overhead, and up to eight times faster for calculations concern the graphics (we measured the performance of the A7 chip on the iPhone 5 in this test).

Into The New iPad mini has undergone an enhancement also in the Wi-Fi, thanks to two different antennas may use technology Mimo. According to Apple, this will double the download speed wireless. Cellular version of the mini iPad will have LTE capabilities also improved, providing support in many more countries than before.

There is also an improvement in camera , although not of great magnitude. Despite the resolution of the cameras has not changed (5 megapixel rear and 1.2 megapixel front ones Facetime HD), the company said that the sensor has pixels with larger and best backlight , which will provide clearer and sharper images even in low light conditions. The new A7 processor should also ensure better performance during shooting.

Into It is not yet clear how much Ram will have mini iPad (Apple never publishes these details), but it will not be long before someone disassemble a specimen revealing all technical details. Disassembly of the first mini iPad iFixit revealed that it had 512 MB of RAM.

Into Apple says that the battery of the new iPad Mini with Retina display offers 10-hour as the previous version. But it seems that, given the increased consumption associated with the use of the screen Retina, to achieve this Apple has had to increase a bit the size and weight of the battery. The new version has the same height and width as the original (134.7 to 200 mm), but it is imperceptibly thicker (7.5 mm versus 7.2), and considerably heavier: 331 grams instead of 308 for the Wi-Fi model.

Into iPad Mini with Retina display will be available in November in Grey and Silver Sidereal, in these configurations and prices:

mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi 16 GB: 389 EUR
mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi 32 GB: 479 €
mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi 64 GB: 569 EUR
mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi 128 GB 659 €

mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular 16GB: 509 EUR
mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular 32GB: 599 €
mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular 64GB: 689 EUR
mini iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB: 779 €

Case for iPad mini

Into Apple also announced, finally, new homes for its iPad mini. The new Smart Cover for iPad mini, made of polyurethane, will sell for € 39 . A new Smart Case Leather will cost € 69 instead .


The old iPad mini will not leave the scene

Into Unlike habits they see the old model disappear from the list when Apple announced it is a new one, maybe to return the following year as a model based on low-cost, mini iPad first generation will continue to remain available , in the cut only memory 16 GB and the cost of very tempting € 289 for the Wi-Fi model and 409 Euros for Wi -Fi + Cellular . Only changes made to the product is the range of colors: Grey or Silver Sidereal with a black border with white board.

Tags: Event 22/10/2013, ipad mini, mini iPad Retina


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Into Andrea Grassi Head of the heads of IT Play Lifestyle Media Ltd. He bought his first computer magazine in 13 years. It was 1984 and on the cover was the first Mac


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