Want iPad Mini Retina? Are you sure?

Since the release of the original 9.7-inch iPad model in 2010 was the largest update iPad Air - it is much thinner, much easier and much faster. Snapping his frantic pace. Many even claim that if you expect iPad Mini Retina for the holidays, you should reconsider your choice and buy Air. True, the other with this opinion do not agree, despite the iPad Air charms.

The original 7.85-inch Mini appeared in the last year (despite the flattering words of Steve Jobs addressed the 7-inch tablet). He was good to all, small and thin, but the screen - something that Apple has always boasted - could be better. That appeared in time update with Retina screen and other nice improvements - does he will soon be on sale. In the meantime, you can buy either a regular Mini priced at $ 299 or $ 499 for Air. iPad Mini Retina costs will be positioned as an intermediate option and will cost $ 399.

In general, as long as there is an alternative to Air. Apple took the best features from the first Mini and has implemented them in the Air. Compared to the previous iPad, it became about 2 mm thinner. It would seem that it is a bit, but for some reason the model 3 and 4 generations now look tolstyachka. However, in the Air passed something that irritates some in Mini - it's a bit rounded edges, which gives roughness, hardness, and it is not very nice.

But how many other advantages: the battery, excellent design, gorgeous screen... The tablet is easy to hold on weight even in one hand: Air is very thin, becoming much more convenient device for reading. It turns out, Mini Retina - it is almost a clone of the reduced Air. Technical specifications are nearly identical (though, most likely, Apple will make the processor to Retina Mini drop of less powerful, to extend the battery life, but the difference is barely noticeable).

Although... Still, the new Mini has an advantage in weight and size, and it is important for those who are going to use the tablet as a reading room. That is why the Kindle Paperwhite Amazon's is still popular among the fans to read, and that is why mainly was so popular the first Mini. In this context, Air just more convenient for work tasks, as an alternative to a laptop.

In this way, Apple offers a choice to the consumer, only the choice of this rather tortuous: Air though more expensive Retina Mini at $ 100, but it is really good. It remains to wait for the beginning of the last sales to compare gadgets not only pictures and words, and to the touch.

And what iPad will you choose?