Quite modest at the September presentation noted the new iPad mini 4. Phil Schiller uttered only a few words: "What is iPad mini 4? This iPad Air 2, only in a small package. " In fact, this explanation is enough to describe the new tablet.
Let's start with the fact that much has changed body. It soon became thinner by 1.4 mm thickness of 6.1 mm instead of 7.5 mm. As a result, it managed to make the gadget a little easier: 298.8 g instead of 331 However, 3 mm length of the device increased. The gadget comes in three colors: gold, silver and "gray space".
Screen size and resolution remain the same: 7.9-inch, 2048 X 1536 pixels. But added anti-reflective coating, and the entire display is now fully laminated. This will make the job more comfortable with the tablet in direct sunlight.
Powered iPad mini 4 A8 processor with a coprocessor M8 motion. Here, however, the novelty to the iPad Air 2 is slightly falls short: in addition A8X more powerful, but the screen larger. Judging by the fact that the iPad mini 4 can support all functions of iOS 9, including a complete separation of the screen inside - 2 GB of RAM. As a result, the tablet became 30% more powerful, and the graphics improved by 60%.
And improved iSight camera. Now the tablet sensor at 8 megapixels, continuous shooting and added the ability to shoot video in slo-mo format.
At the site were all sensors, biometric sensor, only slightly improved Wi-Fi and LTE: the first will be able to operate at a speed of 866 Mbit / s, and the second sustain connection to 150 Mbit / s in the 4G LTE networks.
The tablet will be delivered in a conventional configuration, and from today is available for purchase in Russia. Will deliver in 4-6 days. Prices and specifications below:
4, iPad mini Wi-Fi: 32 990/40 990/48 990 rubles - 16GB / 64GB / 128GB
iPad mini 4 + Cellular: 42 990/50 990/58 990 rubles - 16GB / 64GB / 128GB
As predicted earlier, Apple did not invent the wheel and just showed a great tablet in the updated package - iPad mini 4 meets the requirements of the time.