{"id":43569,"date":"2012-10-24T03:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T19:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=43569"},"modified":"2012-10-24T03:36:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T19:36:57","slug":"apple-announces-ipad-mini-and-4th-gen-ipad-with-lightning-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/24\/apple-announces-ipad-mini-and-4th-gen-ipad-with-lightning-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Announces iPad mini and 4th Gen iPad with Lightning Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, the rumors are correct again for both the <a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/tag\/ipad-mini\" target=\"_blank\">iPad mini<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/23\/the-new-ipad-might-be-refreshed-to-include-lightning-port\/\" target=\"_blank\">new revamped iPad<\/a>. The iPad mini, in my opinion, is a smaller size iPad 2 (of course with slightly better front facing and rear cameras and new lightning port) and the new revamped iPad or 4th Gen iPad is just an iPad 3s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/24\/apple-announces-ipad-mini-and-4th-gen-ipad-with-lightning-port\/ipad-mini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg?fit=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ipad-mini\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg?fit=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43571\" title=\"ipad-mini\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg?resize=600%2C415\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Pre-order for both will start from 26th October 2012 and they will be available from 2nd November for WiFi only and 2 weeks later for cellular version (with LTE &#8211; not sure if it is the <a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/14\/lte-on-apple-iphone-5-from-overseas-may-not-work-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">same configuration as iPhone 5<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singapore will be getting the iPad mini on the 2nd November 2012 (WiFi only).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The iPad mini has a 7.9-inch screen and based on Apple, it will have the same resolution as the iPad 2 so that developers will not need to do anything on their apps for the iPad mini. Sound logical.<\/p>\n<p>The weight and dimension of iPad mini: &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Height: 7.87 inches (200 mm)<\/li>\n<li>Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)<\/li>\n<li>Depth: 0.28 inch (7.2 mm)<\/li>\n<li>Weight (Wi-Fi): 0.68 pound (308 g)<\/li>\n<li>Weight (Wi-Fi + Cellular): 0.69 pound (312 g)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\/ipad-mini\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Check Out the iPad mini<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>I have put together some easy comparison on the iPad family (I focus only on the changes): iPad mini, iPad 2, new iPad<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/24\/apple-announces-ipad-mini-and-4th-gen-ipad-with-lightning-port\/ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare.jpg?fit=600%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare.jpg?fit=155%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare.jpg?fit=531%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43570\" title=\"ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ipad-mini-ipad2-ipad3-compare.jpg?resize=600%2C1155\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1155\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/sg\/browse\/home\/shop_ipad\/compare\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here for the full comparison table<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Overall, I think the iPad mini, with the pricing, the specs and the ecosystem, is a killer for Nexus 7, Kindle HD and basically any 7-inchish tablets around.<\/p>\n<p>However, on the revamped new iPad, I feel that Apple is rushing it out to put a difference (superiority) on the iPad mini with a new processor, better front facing camera and of course the new lightning port.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder what would Steve Jobs has done if he is still around.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gFAjfUT8wZI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Of course, that was 2 years ago and things change. So, he might have made the same decision.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the Press Release<\/p>\n<div id=\"pressrelease-link-43569\" class=\"sh-link pressrelease-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('pressrelease', 43569, 'Show Press Release (1,222 More Words)', 'Hide Press Release (1,222 Less Words)'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"pressrelease-toggle-43569\">Show Press Release (1,222 More Words)<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"pressrelease-content-43569\" class=\"sh-content pressrelease-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Apple Introduces iPad mini<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Unveils New Fourth Generation iPad with Retina Display, Faster A6X Chip, FaceTime HD Camera &amp; Ultrafast Wireless<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>SAN JOSE, California &#8211; 24 October, 2012<\/strong> &#8211; Apple\u00ae today introduced iPad\u00ae mini, a completely new iPad design that is 23 per cent thinner and 53 per cent lighter than the third generation iPad. The new iPad mini features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch\u2122 display, FaceTime\u00ae HD and iSight\u00ae cameras, ultrafast wireless performance\u00b9 and an incredible 10 hours of battery life\u00b2\u2015every inch an iPad, yet in a revolutionary design you can hold in one hand. Apple today also announced the fourth generation iPad featuring a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina\u2122 display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance. Both iPad mini and fourth generation iPad come with iOS 6, the world\u2019s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u201ciPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so you can run more than 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad,\u201d said Philip Schiller, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. \u201ciPad mini is as thin as a pencil and as light as a pad of paper, yet packs a fast A5 chip, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras and ultrafast wireless\u2015all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>iPad mini comes in a beautiful new aluminium and glass design that is just 7.2 mm thin and weighs only\u00a0\u00a0308 grams. The 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display delivers the same iPad experience users have come to expect, in a design that has 35 per cent more screen real estate than 7-inch tablets and up to an astonishing 67 per cent more usable viewing area when browsing the web. The dual-core A5 chip delivers responsive graphics and a fast, fluid Multi-Touch experience, while still providing all-day battery life.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>iPad mini features a front-facing FaceTime HD camera and a 5 megapixel iSight camera on the back with advanced optics for taking sharp still pictures and recording full 1080p HD video. The iSight camera includes video image stabilisation and both cameras feature backside illumination to let users capture great pictures in low light. iPad mini also allows easy sharing of photos with friends and family using iCloud\u2019s Shared Photo Streams.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>iPad mini features dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for speeds up to 150 Mbps,\u00b3 which is twice the Wi-Fi performance compared to previous iPad models. iPad mini is available in Wi-Fi + Cellular models which are world-ready with built-in support for ultrafast wireless standards, including LTE\u00b9 and DC-HSDPA, so you can browse, download and stream content fast from wherever you are. iPad mini data plans will be available with no contract so you can simply sign up and activate service directly from your iPad.\u2074 The Personal Hotspot feature means you can share a fast cellular data connection via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB with up to five other devices such as MacBook\u00ae Pro, iPod touch\u00ae or another iPad.\u2075<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>The new fourth generation iPad features the amazing 9.7-inch Retina display and includes a new Apple-designed A6X chip that delivers up to twice the CPU performance and up to twice the graphics performance of the A5X chip, all while delivering an incredible 10 hours of battery life in the same thin and light iPad design. Other new features include a FaceTime HD camera, twice the Wi-Fi performance when compared to previous iPad models and support for additional LTE carriers worldwide.\u2076<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>iPad mini and fourth generation iPad both feature support for the Lightning\u2122 connector that is smaller, smarter and more durable than the 30-pin connector. Lightning connector accessories are available to support cameras, SD cards and VGA or HDMI digital video.\u2077 Existing iPad Smart Covers and the iPad Smart Case are compatible with fourth generation iPad, and new polyurethane Smart Covers custom-designed for iPad mini are available in pink, green, blue, light gray, dark gray and (PRODUCT) RED.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>iPad runs over 700,000 apps available on the App Store\u2120, including more than 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad, from a wide range of categories including books, games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. iPad also supports newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand and books available on the iBookstore\u2120. The iTunes Store\u00ae puts the world\u2019s most popular online music and movie store at your fingertips with a catalogue of over 26 million songs and thousands of films. The new iBooks\u00ae app for iPad lets users read ebooks in over 40 languages. iBooks also lets users experience an entirely new kind of ebook that\u2019s dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. Ebooks created with Apple\u2019s new iBooks Author offer gorgeous, fullscreen ebooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, custom fonts, mathematical expressions and much more.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Pricing &amp; Availability<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>iPad mini with Wi-Fi models will be available in black &amp; slate or white &amp; silver on Friday, 2 November for a suggested retail price of\u00a0SGD$448 inc. GST\u00a0for the 16GB model,\u00a0SGD$578 inc. GST\u00a0for the 32GB model and\u00a0SGD$708 inc. GST\u00a0for the 64GB model. The fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi models will\u00a0also be available on Friday, 2 November, in black or white for a suggested retail price of\u00a0SGD$658 inc. GST\u00a0for the 16GB model,\u00a0SGD$788 inc. GST\u00a0for the 32GB model and\u00a0SGD$918 inc. GST\u00a0for the 64GB model. iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/sg\" target=\"_blank\">www.apple.com\/sg<\/a>) and select Apple Authorised Resellers in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular and fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi +\u00a0Cellular will start shipping a couple of weeks after the Wi-Fi models. iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be offered for a suggested retail price of\u00a0SGD$618 inc. GST\u00a0for the 16GB\u00a0model,\u00a0SGD$748 inc. GST\u00a0for the 32GB model and\u00a0SGD$878 inc. GST\u00a0for the 64GB model. Fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be offered at a suggested retail price of\u00a0SGD$828 inc. GST\u00a0for the 16GB model,\u00a0SGD$958 inc. GST\u00a0for the 32GB model and\u00a0SGD$1088 inc. GST\u00a0for the 64GB model. Additionally, iPad 2 is available for a suggested retail\u00a0price of\u00a0SGD$528 inc. GST\u00a0for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and just\u00a0SGD$698 inc. GST\u00a0for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model where they are sold\u00a0now.<\/div>\n<p>Customers can begin pre-ordering all models of iPad mini and all models of the fourth generation iPad on Friday, 26 October (PST) through the Apple Online Store in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u00b9LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.<br \/>\n\u00b2Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.<br \/>\n\u00b3Based on theoretical speeds, actual speeds may vary.<br \/>\n\u2074Only available on some carriers.<br \/>\n\u2075Personal Hotspot requires supporting data plan. Customers should check with their carrier for availability.<br \/>\n\u2076LTE is available through select carriers.<br \/>\n\u2077Sold separately.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0f61c8;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><br \/>\n[ad#boxlist]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, the rumors are correct again for both the iPad mini and the new revamped iPad. 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