IFixit completely disassembled the new iPad mini Retina (photo)

Recently, under the "scalpel" known guys from iFixit hit New iPad Air Apple tablet. As it turned out, an updated full-sized iPad in terms of engineering much absorbed with the iPad mini. And now, at iFixit it turned and a new generation of compact tablet from Apple - iPad mini with Retina-screen TV. So we'll have an excellent opportunity to look at it "from the inside". So, what is hidden in the bowels of the iPad mini Retina?

1. So, iFixit got A1489 model in the new color designs «Space Gray». In size it has remained the same as before.

2. We begin with the front panel. Unlike the iPad Air, iPad mini Retina in the adhesive is not too much, but it is not good in terms of repair.

3. Now comes the most delicious - Retina display, a diagonal of 7.9 inches.

4. If the first generation of iPad mini screen was mounted by 17 screws, then the Retina iPad mini them proved only 7. Love Apple minimalism even extends to parts of the instrument.

5. Surely you know that before the release of the new iPad mini, it was a lot of rumors concerning problems with the production of Retina-screen for the new tablet. Especially interesting will be to see what's inside.

Retina-screen iPad mini Retina from LG is working on a chip Parade DP675 LCD driverWhich is very similar to DP655 of the iPad Air. Also in our party - power controllers: TI TPS65143A and a pair of TI TPS65195.

The iPad mini Retina screen is used with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the density - 326 pixels per inch, just like on the iPhone.

6. Next, we find touch-screen controller Broadcom BCM5976Which is used on all of the new iPad and iPhone.

7. Let us turn to the battery. In iPad mini Retina used 3.75-volt battery with a capacity 6471 mAh. Solid 10 hours Apple warrants remain.

8. For some reason, Apple does not regret the glue for fixing the battery.

9. Frontal FaceTime camera with a resolution of 1.2 megapixels and 720p video recording capability:

Main camera - 5 megapixels and Full-HD:

10. And here is the controller for a 3.5 mm jack:

11. For the best sound quality in the iPad mini Retina installed as much as 2 dynamics:

12. Removing the last survivor of charge:

13. You see it is empty space left on the card? It is specially reserved "table" for the boards on the version of iPad mini Retina with a cellular module:

Wi-Fi module - USI 339S0213, The same as in the iPad Air.

14. Here we come to the most delicious ...

• Apple A7 APL0698 SoC processor, The same as in the iPhone 5s. Ibid located and RAM Elpida F8164A1PD 1 GB LPDDR3 DRAM
• Coprocessor M7 - NXP LPC18A1
• Flash memory Toshiba THGBX2G7B2JLA01 GB NAND 16
• Gyro B334 STMicro MEMS

• Audio codec Apple 338S1213 Cirrus
• Sound Amplifiers Apple 338S1199, Almost the same as on the iPad mini and the past generation
• Adapter Apple 343S0656-A1 Power
• Semiconductors FDMC6676BZ and FDCM6683

15. That's it - the new iPad mini Retina detail dismantled piece by piece!