In brief, here are the key differences between the new Apple iPad Mini (announced at 10:00am PT today) and the iPad (with Retina display):
- At $329, the iPad Mini 16GB WiFi is $170 less than the iPad 16GB WiFi with Retina display
- The 7.87-inch tall, the iPad Mini is 1.63 inches shorter than the iPad
- At 5.3 inches wide, the Mini is 2.01 inches narrower
- At 0.28 inches deep, the Mini is 0.09 inches thinner
- The 0.68 pound Mini is 0.76 pounds lighter than the iPad
- The iPad Mini uses a 7.9-inch diagonal LED-backlit display with 1,024 x 768 resolution instead of a 9.7-inch diagonal LED-backlit Retina display with 2,048 x 1536 resolution
- The Dual-core A5 chip is used on the iPad Mini instead of the Dual-core A6X chip used on the iPad
Phillip Schiller of Apple holds the new iPad Mini
IPad Mini versus iPad at the Apple launch
Close-in view of iPad Mini
