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iPad Mini
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A report
from Bloomberg has hinted that the smaller model of the iPad is set to be
released by Apple to compete with the small tablet offerings of Microsoft,
Google, and Amazon. The iPad mini will reportedly feature either a seven-inch
or an eight-inch display, which is smaller compared to the original 9.7-inch
screen display of the first three model of the tablet offering of Apple.
Reports have
indicated that the iPad mini may be introduced by Apple by October and may be
available in the market just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Although the
new iPad features the Retina display, reports have indicated that the upcoming
iPad mini will not come with this high resolution display. This may be a vital
feature of the upcoming iPad mini as it attempts to compete against the Amazon
Kindle Fire and the recently-introduced Google Nexus 7 tablet. Both of these
Android-powered tablets have a rather low price tag that starts at around $199.
In comparison, the iPad of Apple is priced at around $499 for the most basic
model.
In addition
to the Android-powered tablets, the upcoming iPad mini will have to deal with a
number of tablets using the Windows 8 OS of Microsoft, which will reportedly be
released within the year. The Microsoft Surface tablet signals the upcoming
release of these Windows 8-powered tablets although it is bigger and supposedly
costlier compared to the iPad of Apple.
The
smaller-sized iPad mini is not consistent with earlier pronouncements by the
late Steve Jobs who indicated that the size of the current iPad is the perfect
size for a tablet. If the size is made smaller, it will supposedly not make the
device usable.
However it
appears that the company is not beholden to the late Apple founder with the
upcoming introduction of the iPad mini. It should also be taken into account
that the tablet market is still being dominated by the iPad of Apple even
before reports on the upcoming iPad mini started to emerge. The company has
been more pro-active rather than being re-active when it comes to its products
although the upcoming iPad mini may hint at a possible change in the direction
that the company is going.
Despite the
increasing number of reports on the supposed iPad mini, Apple has yet to make
any statements that would confirm its existence. In the end, it remains
uncertain if the smaller model of the iPad will indeed be released into the
market until it is officially launched by the company.
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