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Apple's latest iPad mini, the 4th generation model to be exact, helps to diversify the company's portfolio, which recently got expanded with the introduction of the iPad Pro, but for those looking to keep it slim, compact, and simple, the iPad mini 4 is...
Thinner & lighter design, Improved battery life, Brighter & more color accurate Retina Display, iOS 9 brings real multitasking, Smooth overall responsiveness...
Still light with the camera shooting modes and controls, No 4K video capture or slomo at 1080p, Pricey cost...
Anyone looking for a compact sized tablet will be delighted by what the iPad mini 4 brings to the table. It's premium in its construction, nearly flawless with its processing performance, and all the new goodies included with iOS 9 undeniably elevates it...
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I wondered, though, does all this new speed – and RAM – matter for daily use? I moved to the iPad mini 4 right around the time iOS 9 was released and hadn't had any long-term experience with iOS 9 on my previous model. With that I recently went back to th...
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macnn.com Updated:
2016-10-21 04:11:23
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Apple's iPad remains one of the most accessible personal computing devices ever made. Young, or old, there has never been a more intuitive way for people to engage with technology. When it was first revealed, the naysayers dismissed it as just a "big iPho...
Outstanding design & build quality, Great new display, A8 processor is fast, iOS 9 gives iPad new tricks...
More expensive than competition, Little else...
The iPad mini 4 is very much like a shrunken down iPad Air 2. This makes it a very potent little tablet that pretty much blows away the competition in just about every regard. Everything from its design, build quality, display quality, performance, camera...
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For a while now Apple has been holding two launch events toward the end of each year. The first event in September is used to launch new iPhones, and new products and services like the Apple Watch and Apple Pay. In October Apple then has an event where th...
I wasn't very excited about the iPad Mini 3 when Apple announced it last year, as it was just the iPad Mini 2 with Touch ID while the iPad Air 2 was a substantial upgrade from the iPad Air in many ways. The iPad Mini 4 represents an update on the same sca...
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In a possible attempt to declutter the mini tablet landscape and make up for past transgressions, Apple has discontinued last year's iPad mini 3 and has replaced it with the iPad mini 4 – a solidly designed mini tablet with a vastly improved display and a...
Vastly improved display quality and color saturation, Dramatically lighter than its predecessors, Upgraded A8 processor enables multitasking, Cameras support burst mode photography...
Battery life is long, but remains unimproved over previous models, Pricey compared to market competition...
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Does anyone care about Apple's new iPad mini 4? I don't even think Apple does.The iPad mini 4 got barely a blip of onstage time during the company's big iPhone, Apple TV and iPad Pro event back in September. And for good reason, too: The iPad mini 4 is es...
Ultra thin and light, 10-hour battery life, Beautiful laminated Retina display, Incredibly speedy performance, TouchID security, iOS 9 multitasking is amazing, Capable cameras...
Pricey, Lock/orientation switch is gone, Design is starting to get old...
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When Apple releases new hardware like the new iPad mini 4, one way to look at it is to compare the new device to the one it replaces. In this case, the replaced device is the iPad mini 3, a completely forgettable iPad. How forgettable was it? Apple decide...
With the holidays fast approaching, the iPad mini 4 will be a popular gift, maybe even for yourself. If you own an older iPad—especially if it's over two years old—you'll be very satisfied with the iPad mini 4 as an upgrade. It's fast, sports a great-...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2016-10-21 04:11:23
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Now, we're not going to paint Apple's iPads with the same brush as discretionary consumer luxury goods like these. But considering that you can buy a serviceable 8-inch Android-based tablet for $150 or $200—or, for that matter, an earlier-gen Apple iPad M...
Screen is as good as you'll find on a compact tablet, Improved rear camera, Closer in performance to full-size iPads than the Mini 3 was...
Pricey for a compact tablet, Costly relative to Apple's own previous-gen (and still-available) Air and Mini iPads, Rotation-lock switch relegated to software, As ever, no storage expansion via MicroSD...
Among the best compact tablets you can buy—if money is no object—the iPad Mini 4 is now a true, almost-no-compromise small alternative to the iPad Air 2. Read More…...
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For shoppers looking for a compact, wallet-friendly tablet with premium features, the $399 iPad mini 4 is a solid choice. This device has not been completely overhauled or upgraded since the previous generation mini 3 and mini 2. But Apple's 7.9-inch slat...
Sleek design, Good battery life, Excellent multitasking features...
Unimpressive audio quality, No microSD card slot...
The iPad mini 4's sharp screen, above-average battery life and new multitasking abilities are all reasons to get this small tablet...
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Fans of Apple's smaller iPad Mini caught a tough break last fall when the company unveiled its new tablets for the year. Although Tim Cook & co. lavished plenty of attention on the faster, slimmed-down iPad Air 2, the upgraded iPad Mini 3 was regarded as...
Vibrant screen, iOS 9 is great for multitasking, Solid performance, Respectable battery life...
Rotation lock switch is gone, Still less powerful than the iPad Air 2, Base model only has 16GB of storage...
After a yearlong wait, we finally have a properly upgraded iPad Mini. While it adopted the iPad Air 2's super-slim aesthetic and got a similarly great screen, the iPad Mini 4 makes do with Apple's dual-core A8 chipset. Performance is remarkably solid, th...
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The small iPad is really good againLast year, Apple delivered a dud of an iPad. I'm not talking about the iPad Air 2, which set an incredible new benchmark for the type of speed and performance consumers can expect from tablets. No, I'm referring to the d...
Stunning, colorful display, Faster performance and better camera, iOS 9 multitasking...
Old cases won't fit, Lackluster speakers, Jony Ive can't let go of chamfered edges...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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Apple iPad Mini 4 Review: Apple's latest compact iPad is basically a dinky iPad Air 2, replacing the iPad MIni 3 entirely while improving performance and slimming down the design.Apple introduced the world to the iPad Mini 4 in roughly eight seconds durin...
Super thin and light, Slick performance, Great battery life...
iOS 9 a bit glitchy (for now), Pricey, No microSD still...
Apple hasn't revolutionised the iPad Mini with this fourth model but it's certainly one of the best sub-10-inch tablets you can buy right now. A desirable combination of slick performance and longevity, combined with some serious media chops, make the Min...
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There's life in the old dog yet. It has been very quiet around the small iPad lately. Some people even claimed that the Mini could be cancelled. Phil Schiller from Apple only mentioned the iPad Mini 4 with two sentences during the keynote. With that in mi...
Impeccable build quality, Sophisticated materials, Low weight and thickness, High performance, Excellent GPS sensor, Convenient display with usable "anti-reflective coating", Usable features thanks to iOS 9, Usable cameras...
only under good lighting conditions, Proprietary Lightning connector, Bad maintainability, No NFC, High price...
The most interesting feature of the Apple iPad Mini 4 is the new operating system iOS 9. The ninth version of the Apple OS not only introduces several new and useful features, it also seems to have a positive effect on the overall performance, which is co...
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Apple's Silicone Case is a thin soft-touch case that provides proper coverage of the sleep/wake button and volume controls. As one one would expect, the cutouts for the camera and microphones are spot-on, and the fit is secure — though not as absolutely p...
Apple's new iPad mini 4 is too tall for older iPad mini cases, so we'll be seeing a whole new slew of cases for the device. The first is Apple's own iPad mini 4 Silicone Case ($59). Unlike the company's past Smart Case for iPad mini, Silicone Case is a mo...
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The iPad mini 4 packs almost all the power of an Air 2 into the Apple's lightest tablet ever.Last year Apple updated the iPad Air 2 with the convenience of Touch ID, the clarity of a laminated display, and the power of the A8X chipset. The iPad mini 3 onl...
Ultra-compact, ultra-portable tablet, Laminated, high color-gamut Retina display, Apple A8 performance, Incredible build quality...
Big screen, big experience, Access to Apple Pen or Smart Keyboard, Apple A9 performance, Low, low pricing...
Many are going to say the iPad mini 4 is what the iPad mini 3 was meant to be. That sounds like a cliche because it is. It took engineering time to get almost everything from the iPad Air 2 distilled down to 7.9 inches. To get the higher color gamut, lami...
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Once seen as the future of the iPad, the iPad mini is now a lower-priority device, losing ground to oversized smartphones on one side, and bigger tablets that double as PCs on the other. Too bad, then, that the best iPad mini by far is launching to an inc...
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Apple's iPad mini 4 ($399-$729) occupies a strange place in the company's expanding lineup. While the company's most recent event introduced the super-sized iPad Pro, a new Apple TV, and new iPhones with 3D Touch tech, Apple spent roughly 30 seconds of it...
The thinner, lighter design is even easier to hold than past iPad minis. A more powerful processor boots up the iPad and opens apps faster. Rear iSight camera has been upgraded to 8MP, with slomo video recording and burst mode shooting. Colors are sharper...
Still often feels like a step down from iPad Air 2. No 3D Touch display. 16GB capacity will be too small for most users. 1.2 MP iPad FaceTime camera feels outdated. The design has been tweaked enough that old iPad mini cases won't fit. Smaller battery mee...
Pros: The thinner, lighter design is even easier to hold than past iPad minis. A more powerful processor boots up the iPad and opens apps faster. Rear iSight camera has been upgraded to 8MP, with slo-mo video recording and burst mode shooting. Colors are...
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Farewell, iPad mini 3, we hardly knew ye. Casually announced at the end of Apple's iPad Pro presentation, the iPad mini 4 replaces last year's mini 3 as the company's high-end small-screen tablet. The iPad mini 4 is a lot like its predecessor in many ways...
Excellent build quality. Upgraded hardware from last iteration. Good camera. Reduced screen glare. Unbeatable app experience.
Expensive. Occasional performance issues in testing...
The Apple iPad mini 4 is a top-notch small-screen tablet with unparalleled build quality and app support, but it's still hard to justify the jump in price over the iPad mini 2...
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Andrew CunninghamThe iPad Mini 4.Andrew CunninghamThe iPad Mini 4.Andrew CunninghamThe MIni 4 (right) is a smaller version of the Air 2 in a lot of ways.Andrew CunninghamThe Mini 2 (left) next to the Mini 4. The tablets look similar at first glance but th...
Improved performance thanks to the Apple A8 SoC, 2GB of RAM enables iOS 9 multitasking and cuts down on serious annoyances like Safari tab reloading, Screen has a color gamut similar (if not identical) to the full-size iPad, and fusing the LCD panel to th...
Doesn't actually fit the performance of the now-year-old iPad Air 2 into a Mini-sized body, The hardware mute/rotation lock switch is missed, Cases and covers from older Minis often won't work with this one...
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Dual built-in microphones and stereo speakers, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack.Size: 8.0 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches. Weight: 10.5 ounces (298.8 grams).Battery: Rechargeable 19.1 watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. Not user replaceable. Claimed usage tim...
Faster, thinner, lighter, better display, better rear camera, split-screen multitasking, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, 2GB RAM...
No 3D Touch, no significant upgrade to the front camera, no hardware mute/screen rotation lock slide switch...
While a worthy upgrade over its predecessor, the iPad Mini 4 is all about making it better, rather than the top of Apple's tablet lineup. With tablet sales on the decline, Apple seems to be hedging its bet by offering cutting edge processors and best in c...
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Apple recently lowered the price of the 128GB iPad mini 4 knocking $100 off the price while also introducing a new 9.7-inch iPad at an amazing introductory price of $329. However, does the new lower cost of the 128GB iPad mini 4 make it a compelling purch...
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A tablet is a necessity for some, while simply a desire for others, but none can argue that tablets have witnessed an increase in popularity during the last couple of years. This is a great thing as they offer a good alternative to laptops and right now w...
It's clear why this is a tough decision, since both devices are so similar in many ways. They both have similar displays and iOS 9 and TouchWiz have common features. But the design is a bit different, addressing a different type of customers (premium vs p...
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Over the years, Apple has dominated the tablet market and very few were considered real competitors until more high-end Android devices started to roll out (like the Samsung Galaxy Tab series). iPads were and still are quite popular and the first iPad was...
Great display, Premium design, Good cameras, Multitasking, Reasonable battery life...
Only 16GB storage for the base model, No microSD storage, A bit expensive, Performance is a bit under iPad Air 2, Audio quality could be improved...
This year we got (at last) a good iPad Mini, there are a lot of great and improved features and although it has been claimed to be a shrunken iPad Air 2, it clearly isn't, hardware-wise it's quite different.So, if you want a good, lightweight tablet, with...
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For many people, the tablet era began in 2010 with the launch of the original 9.7-inch iPad. But tablet devices have a much longer history than that. For example, I recall seeing Bill Gates show off the first prototype Windows tablet at Comdex in Las Vega...
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