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Oh the iPad. It did spark something when it was first introduced back in 2010, and since then, it has continued to be a favorite amongst the masses. It sparked something revolutionary no doubt, as its design and operation brought forth something so ali...
Thin & light metal design, Solid construction, Unsurpassed catalog of tabletoptimized apps...
Base option is just 16 GB, Poor lowlighting performance with its camera...
The iPad Air follows in the same footsteps as its predecessor, where it’s a fantastic tablet that has a fine balance with everything it has to bring to the table – so you won’t be disappointed by what you get! First and foremost, we can’t deny the obvi...
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It has arrived, Apple's fifth-generation iPad Air has not only been given a new light-sounding name but also an agile redesign that replaces the original bulky picture frame-like bezel design we are all familiar with ever since the inception of the fir...
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Had the iPad lost its way? Not as a range, certainly; over the last twelve months, the iPad mini has been the darling of the tablet scene, coupling affordability with convenience and build quality. The full-sized, 9.7-inch iPad has arguably been sideli...
The iPad Air is the no-compromise tablet. Beautiful display, crisp design, premium build quality: it’s the gold-standard by which tablets are judged, and rightly so. If Apple’s full-sized slates had fallen into the shadow of their mini brethren over t...
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Theinquirer.net Updated:
2013-11-15 00:32:29
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The iPad Air is thinner, lighter and more powerful than the existing full-size model. It sticks with the Retina display seen on the previous version, but weighs in at a lightweight 469g, measuring a slimline 240x169.5x7.5mm - 20 percent thinner and 28 per...
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After a lot of speculation and waiting Apple finally revealed a set of new iPads to the world a few weeks ago. While we still are waiting for the new iPad Mini we have gotten our hands on the new iPad Air and are putting it through the test to see if it i...
Excellent screen, Much improved design, Fast, Excellent appselection, Perfect for reading comics and magainzes...
iOS needs a bit more innovation...
Apple has managed to make the iPad Air both thinner and slimmer and it simply is one of the best 10-inch tablets you can buy today. 9...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2013-11-16 13:35:31
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maintain the storage, then boost up the processor or other features for the same price. As before, you'll have to add $100 for each doubling of the onboard memory (to 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB of capacity). Also, you'll have to kick in an additional $130...
Slim, lightweight design, Super-sharp, bright screen, Long, all-day battery life, Demonstrably improved performance...
Battery takes a while to recharge, Speaker placement isn't ideal...
With its 1-pound weight and slimmed-down design, the iPad Air marks the biggest leap forward for Apple's trend-making slate since the Retina display. It's rightly the standard by which all other tablets will, and should, be judged...
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In June of 2010, two months after Apple had shipped the first iPad, Steve Jobs sat on stage with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D8 conference and compared tablets and PCs to cars and trucks.“PCs are going to be like trucks,” said Jobs. "They're sti...
Amazingly thin and light, Terrific battery life, Excellent performance, Class-leading app selection...
iOS 7 still glitchy in places, Gets expensive fast, Safari icon remains an abomination...
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So much has changed in the tablet market since Apple starting shipping its first iPad around three and a half years ago. Prior to the original iPad, the tablet category didn't really exist, not like it does today. Apple wasn't the first to market with...
Noticeably thinner and lighter, Fast custom chip is up to the task of gaming, iOS 7, if you like the new interface, Same long battery life as before, No change in price, 9.7-inch display is still one of the best looking around...
Needs more RAM for power surfing, Underwhelming camera performance, iOS 7, if you don't like the new interface, 64-bit architecture is over hyped, for now...
The numbers only tell part of the story, though. Subjectively, the iPad Air feels faster than previous generation iPads, particularly starting with the iPad 3. Web browsing is more fluid and navigating iOS 7 is smoother without any jerkiness. This is all...
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Fresh on the market, the new iPad Air is quite the turn-around, especially in terms of its design. Its two predecessors had some serious weaknesses in this area; the Cupertino-based company is such a giant when it comes to aesthetics, we expected a thinne...
Bright, high-contrast display, Excellent color reproduction, Good touchscreen, High-performance SoC, First-class manufacturing, Very long battery life, Fast browser performance, Fit for VoIP audio/video calls, Very good speakers...
which are unfortunately poorly positioned, High surface temperatures under load, No current data transfer standards, No Flash support...
In Review Apple iPad Air. We thank the Apple Store in Oberhausen for their friendly support.With the iPad Air, Apple once again delivers an outstanding tablet. The device both looks and functions as if it were born whole, operating system and software inc...
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Slimmer, lighter, and faster than last year's model, Apple's iPad Air ($499-$929) is the best tablet for the most people. It's a full-fledged computer that's now so thin and light that you won't even notice it's in your bag. Like every iPad before it, it'...
Impressively slim and light. Fast. Very good camera. Top-notch app selection. LTE version works with every U.S. carrier.
Expensive. Pages and Numbers, while free, don't measure up to Microsoft Office for productivity...
The iPad Air is Apple's attempt to make the tablet disappear. The result is an unusually slim, well-built platform for the best array of apps in the business...
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mobileburn.com Updated:
2013-12-14 09:20:38
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Apple iPad Air It's amazing how much a product can change in a generation or two. While using my cousin's Apple iPad 3, all I could think about was how different it felt from the new iPad Air. The two devices a...
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Thinner. Lighter. Anyone familiar with Apple keynote events knows that these two words mean a lot to the company. In essence, Apple aims to reduce the bulks of its products, stripping away any unnecessary heft while simultaneously packing in as much...
With the fifth iteration of the 9.7-inch iPad, Apple needed to offer something different. The first iPad was, well, the first. The iPad 2 brought a refined svelteness to the platform (and remains available for purchase from Apple for $399.) The New iPad (...
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Just as the original MacBook Air redefined laptop design, Apple is hoping to do the same thing for tablets with the iPad Air. This 1-pound slate attempts to combine a big-screen experience with a design so compact you can easily use it with one hand. The...
Wonderfully light and thin design, Fast and smooth performance, Excellent Retina Display, Long battery life, iLife and iWork apps included...
Limited multitasking capability, Back can run warm...
The iPad Air's jaw-droppingly compact design, faster performance and excellent endurance -- combined with the best app selection -- make this the tablet to beat...
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Last year saw two 9.7" iPads announced, but the difference between them was insignificant - the iPad 4 only drew people who were late to buy the iPad 3. The Apple iPad Air (the fifth model in the line) is a major upgrade over the previous models. It's...
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It's right there in the name: The most important trait of the iPad Air is that it weighs only a pound. For a company that obsesses over making devices thinner and lighter, it must have been torture for Apple to spend nearly three years making a series of...
Ten hours of battery life, Twice as fast as fourthgeneration iPad, Light and thin, Ten hours of battery life, Twice as fast as fourthgeneration iPad, Light and thin...
Still too big for longterm onehanded use, No Touch ID, Still too big for longterm onehanded use, No Touch ID...
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The new iPad, dubbed iPad Air, went on sale just days ago but started drawing interest a week earlier when it was unveiled at Apple's fall media event along side the Retina Display iPad mini. The iPad Air looks like a big iPad mini, complete with the...
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Apple continues to dominate the tablet realm and despite worthy efforts from the Android camp, no one has been able to truly knock them off the pedestal. Rather than just getting a beefed up version of the iPad 4th Gen this year, we got a completely overh...
The Apple iPad Air starts at Rs 35,900 for the 16GB, Wi-Fi model and we feel this is a bit too much for what's on offer. The drastic weight loss and new internals aside, we don't see why someone would buy the Air instead of the 32GB iPad mini with Retina...
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maclife.com Updated:
2014-01-09 01:42:50
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Deftly evading the conundrum of how to brand its core tablet after four previous models — the last two of which were largely similar — Apple's iPad Air arrives with a new name, but more importantly, a refreshed design. Truth be told, the iPad Air looks a...
Noticeably thinner and lighter. More portable and comfortable to use. Powerful A7 processor brings zippier performance. Faster WiFi connectivity. Same great display and battery life as before.
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The new Apple iPad Air and the ultrathin waterproof Sony Xperia Tablet Z are arguably two of the best designed and premium slates currently on offer, so we are pitting them against each other to ease your choice.Apple's iPad series basically started th...
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Apple started a revolution when it launched the original iPad back in 2010, one that redefined the way consumers viewed the tablet segment entirely. Before its arrival, the only wide spread tablets in existence were those hulky laptop convertible ones...
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Oh boy people! We’re nearing that time of the year when companies go all out to get products into the face of hungry consumers, who are starving for some good ‘ol fashion tech goodness. If you’re looking to snag a deal on a fancy new tablet this upcom...
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So, this has been an inevitable face-off: on one hand we have Apple's finest tablet, and on the other - Samsung's mainstream one. Even though they now occupy different classes, we're finding it hard to ignore the Galaxy Tab line, as it marked the begin...
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Smartphone manufacturers are leapfrogging themselves with every new generation of their products, and the same thing goes for their tablet endeavors. Every new top-shelf tablet is slimmer, lighter and faster than the previous one, but there is a certai...
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As we already knew, there's no tablet that's good at everything, but both the Apple iPad Air and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 have their shining moments. It's these advantages that will ultimately help users choose one or the other. The iPad Air...
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Remember "thinnovation"? That was Apple's tagline when it first introduced the MacBook Air, a laptop so skinny it could fit in a manila envelope. Six years later, the company did something similar with its tablet lineup by introducing the iPad Air. As its...
A7 chip offers fast performance, Thinner and lighter than before, Global LTE support, Long battery life...
Touch ID not included, Retina display is good, but no longer the best...
The iPad Air is incredibly thin and light, and it's the most comfortable 10-inch tablet we've used. It also comes with a nice boost in performance while maintaining good battery life...
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There's no mistaking the iPad Air. Thanks to the liberal fat-trimming, its front is almost entirely screen. There's still room to rest your thumbs on what remains of the bezels (in case you mistrust Apple's thumb rejection tech, which helps prevent hand-r...
Screen produces luscious colours all day long, Prettier and more portable than rivals, Ace App Store and free Apple apps, Ushers in dawn of 64bit software...
Lack of ports, adapters are pricey...
Calling this the iPad Air could be seen as a gimmick: a marketing ploy designed to invoke the excitement of an all-new product, when in fact so much is carried over from previous iPads. But the truth is that the iPad Air is every bit the dramatic update...
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It seemed like a foregone conclusion that the 10-inch tablet market was done for, with all interest and excitement shifting to smaller, but equally capable 7 or 8-inch tablets instead. It also seemed like 15-inch notebook computers were done for a couple...
Two weeks ago I had all but written off the bigger iPad. It was too bulky and just no where near as portable as the iPad mini. Once the latter gets a Retina Display and equal hardware across the board, why would anyone consider the bigger model?The iPad A...
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Apple introduced two new iPads this month at a special event in San Francisco on October 22, and the first of those to go on sale is the iPad Air, which is in stores and on virtual shelves this Friday, November 1. After a week with Apple's newest 9.7-inch...
The iPad Air is a huge improvement over the iPad 4th-gen, or the iPad 2, pictured in the gallery. Its form factor is the best currently available for a 10-inch tablet, and it provides a great blend of portability and usability that leans towards the media...
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Whether you like or loathe the company, it's hard to dispute that Apple is still the king when it comes to tablets, with its market share hovering around the 30% mark just before the release of these new models. With the most mature tablet ecosystem and a...
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Apple first introduced the “Air” branding scheme in conjunction with its ultra-slim and portable MacBook line back in 2008. The term was meant to connote a laptop that wasn't just lighter, but also uber thin, and able to achieve epic battery life. Now th...
Incredibly lightweight with a superslim, redesigned form factor. A7 chip, in addition to helping provide an impressive 10plus hours of battery life, offers superb overall performance whether you're surfing the web or streaming media. 9.7inch, 2048 x 1536...
No TouchID, just a regular old home button. Despite upgrading to stereo speakers — audio separation remains poor. 5megapixel rearfacing shooter could use an update...
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It's hard to believe but it's been less than four years since Apple released the iPad, opening the door to an entirely new market of portable devices that, along with smartphones, has eroded the traditional PC industry in a way that most people would have...
Thinner and lighter, but still solidly built. Great performance with power to spare. Efficient design, runs cooler than previous iPads. iOS 7 is a worthy update and strong app ecosystem.
No Touch ID. Camera is just ok. iPad mini might give the Air a run for its money.
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techreviewsource.com Updated:
2014-01-26 01:09:05
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Slimmer, lighter, and faster than last year's model , Apple's iPad Air ($499-$929) is the best tablet for the most people. It's a full-fledged computer that's now so thin and light that you won't even notice it's in your bag. Like every iPad before it, it...
Impressively slim and light. Fast. Very good camera. Topnotch app selection. LTE version works with every U.S. carrier.
Expensive. Pages and Numbers, while free, don't measure up to Microsoft Office for productivity...
The iPad Air is Apple's attempt to make the tablet disappear. The result is an unusually slim, well-built platform for the best array of apps in the business...
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Sensibly then, Apple has made a bid to grab everyone's attention back with a revamped iPad design. The new model is called the iPad Air, it's been stripped down to a lean, lightweight and refreshing-looking build and runs the latest iOS 7 software, which...
Amazing lightweight design, great display, brilliant battery, iLife is a big USP – especially iMovie, iPhoto and Garage Band, insane processing power, more dedicated tablets apps than any other tablet platform, global LTE support...
Without a case the back panel scuffs up pretty easily and lower storage variants (16GB) are essentially worthless – iLife, Retinaenabled apps, and big games will fill it up in no time at all. If you're getting an iPad, always go big –– 32GB and up, basica...
The iPad Air is perhaps the best tablet ever created, taking everything that made all iPads that came before it great and condensing it down into a smaller, lighter, faster and infinitely more useable package. With applications you're spoilt for choice...
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It was three and a half years ago when Apple kick-started the modern tablet market we all know and (well, at least some of us) love today.The original iPad upended the space, proving that 10-inch devices did in fact have a place in this world.And to this...
Gorgeous, crisp display, Very lightweight and portable, Impressive performance with no notable issues, Long battery life, An endless amount of available content to consume...
Moderately expensive, Questionable speaker placement, iOS 7 could use further tablet optimization...
Calling this device lighter, thinner, and more powerful may sound like some buzzwordy, marketing nonsense. We thought so ourselves at first. But after using it for a week and comparing it to last year's iPad 3, we're convinced this was exactly what the...
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macnn.com Updated:
2014-02-07 02:55:11
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Although there were numerous accurate leaks ahead of the iPad launch, Apple managed to surprise with its latest 9.7-inch Retina display-equipped iPad. Not only did it get a new name, the iPad Air , it is a dramatically thinner and lighter than ever before...
Stunning, thin, light design, Cuttingedge processor and graphics performance, iOS 7 a beautiful and powerful complement to hardware, Outstanding builtin and free iWork, iLife apps, Retina display remains superb...
Relatively high upfront price, No WiFi 802.11ac support, No Touch ID sensor...
The Apple iPad Air has redefined the standard for a full size tablet once again. Just like the iPhone 5s, the iPad Air takes a generational leap forward in performance, except it also comes in an all-new package that is dramatically thinner and lighter. T...
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I've owned “the new iPad” (quotes for specificity) since launch day, and I'm able to count the number of days I've gone without using it on one hand. Basically, I'm an iPad junkie. It's replaced my laptop as my primary home device. Other than heavy docume...
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The iPad Air is Apple's latest tablet and represents the biggest design overhaul to the 9.7-inch slate since it was introduced in 2010. The Air earns its name by being both lighter and thinner than any iPad before, excluding the iPad mini. Is it Apple's b...
it is quite easy to call it Apple's best tablet yet simply on those merits, but does that make it a tablet worth dropping $499 (for a base WiFi model) on? The iPad Air might not be a big enough upgrade to justify a purchase if you already own an Apple...
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So the iPad Air has seen the its first weekend post-launch go by, giving early adopters a chance to fully test some of the tablets finer points. AnandTech , known for their ever in-depth technical reviews of the latest gadgets, put the latest iPad's power...
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There are many things Apple's iPad Air is not. It's not the cheapest tablet you can buy. It's not the lightest. It doesn't have the highest resolution screen. Yet, on balance, it's still the best consumer tablet on the market. Here's why.Let's start with...
Excellent design, Huge app library, Sparking performance, Free iWork and iLife...
More expensive than competitors, No Touch ID fingerprint sensor...
Apple iPad Air ReviewHolding the Apple iPad AirApple's iPad Air takes the tablets design to a new level of portability. At just one pound and 0.29 inch thick, the tablet is light enough to hold with just your fingertips.iPad Air BoxThe only notable thing...
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Today's the first day of availability for the new iPad Air , and after totally forgetting to order it online at 1 AM MT, I got onto the online Apple Store at around 7:30 AM to order one. After confirming that the model I wanted -- 32 GB, silver, AT&T -- w...
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Has it succeeded? Let's find out.The iPad Air does not look like any other full size iPad that came before it –– it looks like a blown up iPad Mini. The bezel around the 9.7-inch Retina display is 20% slimmer and the overall weight of the slate has been r...
Amazing lightweight design, great display, brilliant battery, iLife is a big USP – especially iMovie, iPhoto and Garage Band, insane processing power, more dedicated tablets apps than any other tablet platform, global LTE support...
Without a case the back panel scuffs up pretty easily and lower storage variants (16GB) are essentially worthless – iLife, Retinaenabled apps, and big games will fill it up in no time at all. If you're getting an iPad, always go big –– 32GB and up, basica...
The iPad Air is perhaps the best tablet ever created, taking everything that made all iPads that came before it great and condensing it down into a smaller, lighter, faster and infinitely more useable package. With applications you're spoilt for ch...
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Thanks to the trusty rumor mill, we knew long ago that Apple's new full-sized iPad would borrow heavily from the iPad mini. But now that it's here, does the iPad Air live up to the hype? And is it worth the upgrade from an older iPad? Let Gizmag help out...
the iPad Air has excellent battery life. Unless you're gaming or streaming video for hours on end, there's a fat chance you'll ever have to worry about this thing conking out before the day is over. Apps and iWork There are many arguments you can mak...
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newatlas.com Updated:
2014-03-14 03:45:30
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Last year's 4th-generation iPad was such a minor update, there was little reason for iPad 3 owners to consider taking the plunge. But this year, the iPad Air marks the biggest physical redesign the tablet has ever seen. Is it worth the upgrade? Read on, a...
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We've managed to test the iPad Air for about a week or so, we played games on it and checked out the upgraded productivity apps, only to be surprised in the end by how good the slate is. Initially, its slim allure made it feel flimsy, but in the end the n...
very good audio, volume, bass, clarity, excellent screen and brightness, powerful CPU and GPU, much thinner and lighter than iPad 4, cool free productivity apps, very good camera for a big tablet, solid metallic design, And the...
iOS 7 still feels slightly unfinished, vibrating back during music playback, no Touch ID, screen's blacks aren't deep, not enough camera options, portrait design (speakers prove it)...
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The premium tablets that Apple release year on year are becoming more and more predictable. Pretty much everything Apple announced at the October 22nd event in San Francisco was not a surprise - the fifth generation iPad came with a similar chassis to las...
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£779.83 ShopletThe Apple iPad Air is the fifth full-size tablet from this company. Although it retains the 9.7-inch Retina screen of its predecessors, it's smaller and lighter than they were, with a new 64-bit processor.We gave this computer a thorough te...
Smaller and lighter than predecessors, Significantly faster than earlier iPads, Beautiful display, Long battery life...
Barely adequate RAM, Nonstandard data/power port, No memory card slot, No active touchscreen...
The iPad Air is Apple's offering for those who want a tablet to get things done -- creating content rather than just consuming it. The changes incorporated in this fifth-generation model are designed to make it more appealing to this group: it's faster b...
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Do you know that feeling you get when you sit down for a good meal in an expensive restaurant and every moment of the experience just feels right? Those nights that begin with a wait staff telling you about the specials with such care and attention that t...
In covering mobile gadgets for quite some time now I've gotten used to the fact that we see new devices that will range from the bad to mediocre to good, and only occasionally will we see one that is truly spectacular. The iPad Air, in my opinion, is one...
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recombu.com Updated:
2014-03-26 03:25:32
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The new Apple iPad Air aims to refocus the company's tablet family after a few shaky missteps and at the same time, take the fight to the its leading rivals with a slick new design, powerful new innards and the latest version of iOS.It's clear to see that...
Sturdy and lightweight, Free iWork and iLife suites, Beautiful design, Fantastic battery life...
No camera flash, No expandable memory, Expensive, No Touch ID sensor...
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The iPad Air is a thinner and lighter iPad for 2013 that offers the same beautiful display and long battery life in a new design that is more portable and better suited for longer periods of use while holding the iPad.This is the iPad 5th generation, what...
Thinner, lighter design makes iPad Air more portable, Performance boost is noticeable, Battery life is stellar, Retina Display is great looking...
Speakers are sub par, No Touch ID, iPad Air | $499 and up, iPad Air Review Guide, Hands On/Video Review, Design, Display, Performance and Hardware, Battery Life, Camera: Video and Photo Samples, Apps, Is it Worth $499, Gallery, Related iPad Air Review Art...
Is the iPad Air worth $500? That's the question we hear every day from readers and family members looking to upgrade or to buy their first tablet. $500 is not cheap, but neither is the iPad Air. Apple recognizes this and offers the iPad 2 for $399 in reta...
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There's no question that you'll get a thrill the first time you pick up the iPad Air. It's so much more holdable, even in just one hand, than the previous full-size iPads. The new iPad has shed a quarter of the old weight, has the nicer-feeling case desig...
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Apple's iPad Air is taking on a new form factor for its fifth generation. Now resembling the iPad mini, the iPad Air is much thinner and lighter than the previous generation iPad. Power is also being improved with the new A7 chip - the same chip that is f...
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The above is the message that greeted me when I got home from Apple's iPad announcement two weeks ago and turned on my fourth-generation iPad. iCloud backups happen automatically when your tablet is plugged in and connected to Wi-Fi. You plug your tablet...
Thinner, smaller, and lighter body makes for a much more usable 10-inch tablet, The A7's CPU performance continues to impress, delivering on Apple's claims of doubled performance, Retina display, while unchanged, is still crisp and bright, Great battery l...
The GPU can rarely actually double the performance of the A6X, counter to Apple's claims, 16GB of storage is getting to be a bit small for an entry-level iPad, especially once you've downloaded all your free iLife and iWork apps, Air gap between glass and...
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Sony is no stranger to making tablets. Its first efforts in the field were somewhat rough around the edges and couldn't make much of an impact on the market, but that didn't stop the Japanese tech giant from launching new, better models. Eventually, th...
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It's right there in the name: The most important trait of the iPad Air is that it weighs only a pound. For a company that obsesses over making devices thinner and lighter, it must have been torture for Apple to spend nearly three years making a series of...
Ten hours of battery life, Twice as fast as fourthgeneration iPad, Light and thin, Ten hours of battery life, Twice as fast as fourthgeneration iPad, Light and thin...
Still too big for longterm onehanded use, No Touch ID, Still too big for longterm onehanded use, No Touch ID...
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Quite a number of companies make add-on keyboards for the Apple iPad Air, and each has a unique design. Sharkk's sets itself apart from the pack with a design that lets users easily flip between landscape and portrait orientations.It's also dramatically c...
The main advantage of the Sharkk Apple iPad Air Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard is its ability to hold the tablet at either portrait or landscape modes, while most rival devices support only landscape.The other feature that's likely to draw attention is the v...
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consumersearch.com Updated:
2014-06-27 05:21:49
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Silky smooth and super to look at. The powerful A7 processor is the same as found in the iPhone 5s and iPad mini with Retina Display (Est. $400 and up) but tweaked up a step to run slightly faster making this one of the fastest mobile devices you can find...
Stunning Retina Display, Vast tabletoptimized app selection, Powerful performance, Intuitive interface, Improved battery life, Incredibly thin and light...
Best Apple tablet...
Reviewers say that the iPad Air (Est. $500 and up) is the best iPad ever, and the best tablet available, bar none. The battery lasts forever, performance is among the best of any tablet, and the huge number of tablet-optimized apps can't be beat. However...
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ilounge.com Updated:
2014-07-20 05:25:01
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Late last year, Apple released two cosmetically and electronically similar iOS devices, the 7.9”-screened iPad mini tablet and 4”-screened fifth-generation iPod touch media player. Sharing the same chamfered aluminum chassis and many similar internal comp...
A comprehensively superior replacement for 2012's thirdand fourthgeneration iPads, packing almost twice as much horsepower and noteworthy extra battery life into a considerably narrower and lighter body. Easier to hold than any prior fullsized iPad, and n...
Industrial design is new to fullsized iPad but highly familiar given last year's iPod touch and iPad mini releases, feeling lighter than past 9.7” iPads but heavier than iPad minis, and still not comfortable for truly extended handholding; stands are requ...
Although every Apple product goes through a well-established four-stage life cycle — introduction, growth, maturity and decline — the same is also true of its product families, which begin by building awareness (introduction), begin to increase in sales thro...
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At what point did the iPad become so… underwhelming? In just over three short years, we’ve seen the slate go from untouchable heavyweight to wobbly challenger. A domain the Cupertino company so handily dominated is now rife with cheaper and arguably bette...
After a few indifferent years of minor upgrades (aside from the introduction of a Retina panel), Apple's iPad Air definitely is not underwhelming. But next year, two years, three years from now, how much thinner, lighter and smaller can Apple's big tab ge...
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Think of this as the bigger version of our iPad mini with Retina display vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 comparison smackdown. No, the comparison and video smackdown aren't larger, but today's...
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Since the introduction of the first iPad in 2010, tablets have taken off faster than any other piece of technology in recent history. Dozens of manufacturers make dozens of sizes of tablets, but they all share the same common ground: they are touchscreen...
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S is so much like Apple's iPad, it's kinda scary. Samsung's flagship tablet is thin and light, has an extremely high-res screen, and it comes in two sizes. The Tab S is clearly meant to challenge Apple directly, with a large-size 10...
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A few years ago, it was easy to scoff at the idea of using tablets for productivity. The hardware was too weak, and the software was too limited, so turning a tablet into a work device made sense only for a few fringe users.But things have changed since A...
Spending $750 for an Android tablet seems exorbitant. But the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro offers a larger screen, excellent battery life, and access to the Android and Samsung app stores...
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With the iPad Air having been on store shelves as long as a child lives in the womb, we thought this would be a good time to take another look at Apple's premiere tablet. Though we reviewed it shortly after getting our hands on it, why not revisit the iPa...
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A week ago, Apple released its latest iOS 7 update in the form of iOS 7.1.2 , a small fix update aimed at fixing iOS 7.1 problems. While small, these bug fix updates often bring more trouble than they're worth. After spending a week with the new iOS 7.1.2...
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Last week, Apple pushed out its first update to the iOS 7.1 update that rolled out back in March. The update arrived in the form of iOS 7.1.1 and it brings iOS 7 users several bug fixes. After spending a week with Apple's brand new iOS 7.1.1 update , we w...
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The iPad Air is Apple's best iPad yet. But what does that mean beyond the usual lighter, faster, everything-er that Apple typically slaps onto its latest products? The first reviews of the iPad Air have hit the Internet and we've rounded them up to give y...
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Compared to the 3rd and 4th gen iPad, the iPad Air is narrower...Apple's iPad Air keeps the 9.7-inch 2048 x 1536 Retina Display with 264 PPI that's been a part of the third and fourth generation iPad models. It includes Apple's new dual-core A7 processor...
Incredible cosmic power; ittybitty little living space. Lighter and thinner without sacrificing battery life. Looks great.
Thinner display bezel makes accidental gestures more common, photo quality is better but not by much...
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The iPad no longer has the tablet market to itself. As 7in Androids such as the Nexus 7 and Tesco Hudl offer cheaper but acceptable alternatives to the iPad mini, market share declines even as tablet sales go up. But the iPad Air remains the king of the 1...
Ultimately it is a matter of personal preference. Both these tablets stand head and shoulders above the rest of the 10in tablet world. They are thin and light, well made, designed and built. They offer great displays and excellent performance, decent came...
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Apples and oranges. North and South. East coast and West coast. Night and day. Oil and water. Redmond and Cupertino. Surface and Air. Comparisons that point out differences usually take on the form of clichés. Comparing different mobile gadgets from diffe...
Two tablets. Two different approaches in most instances. If you're thinking about a first time purchase there is a lot to consider. Your needs and wants should guide your choice. In my opinion the iPad Air is the more mature and more advanced technology...
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The tablet market doesn't look very different than it did a year ago from the perspective of who's doing well and who's not. Perhaps the most exciting developments came towards the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 from the usual big guys: Google released...
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zdnet.com Updated:
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Apple's fifth-generation 9.7-inch iPad, the iPad Air, is a more svelte and speedier tablet than its iPad 4 predecessor. Prices range from £399 (inc. VAT, £332.50 ex. VAT) for the entry-level 16GB wi-fi-only model to £739 (inc. VAT, £615.83 ex. VAT) for th...
Thin and light, Classy design, Fast 64bit A7/M7 platform, Excellent LTE frequency band support, Good battery life...
No Touch ID, No 802.11ac wifi or NFC, Expensive, especially when accessorised for maximum business productivity...
The iPad Air is thinner, slimmer, lighter and faster than its predecessor for the same 10-hour battery life. The iOS ecosystem also provides plenty of software choice — Apple currently claims 475,000 iPad apps on its App Store, although optimisation for t...
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thetechreviewer.com Updated:
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Over the past 5 years, Apple has become a powerhouse in the mobile market and the introduction of their original iPad revolutionized the tech world to become what it is today. The Cupertino-based company has just released their 5th generation iPad and res...
Lighter, smaller, thinner, Smaller screen bezel similar to iPad Mini, More visually appealing than previous generations, Easier to hold for extended time periods, Updated to 64bit A7 chip, Comes with free premium apps from AppStore, Frontfacing camera has...
No TouchID, No upgrade in RAM size, Still only has a 5 MP rear camera, No slowmotion video support, Does not include earpods...
Apple's new iPad Air is an all around winner due to its strong performance, competitive features, and beautiful new redesign. While there are a few components that I think could have been upgraded or added, the iPad Air is still a top contender in the 201...
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Not 12 months after the iPad 4 hit the shelves, Apple came back with a new iPad and a new name, the Apple iPad Air (not the iPad 5, as we thought it might be). With it comes a thinner and lighter body and an improved processor, courtesy of the A7 chip. Is...
Size and weight reduction, Faster 64bit processor, Better battery life...
No slomo video recording, No 8MP rear camera upgrade, Price...
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Last week, Apple finally released its brand new iOS 8.3 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch . The iOS 8.3 update brings tons of bug fixes, new features including an updated emoji keyboard, and some bugs and issues of its own. In the past week, we've sp...
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Last Monday, Apple released a new iOS 8.2 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch . The new update delivers the company's new Apple Watch application and it also brings tons of enhancements and fixes for lingering iOS 8 problems. In the past week, we've sp...
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The Apple iPad mini 2 ($299, 16GB) is just a shrunken, original iPad Air . With a new, lower price, though, it's become the best inexpensive on-ramp to the world of iOS apps. Think of it as Apple's lowest-cost laptop, Apple's netbook, or the true sequel t...
Beautifully built. Fast. Sharp screen. Excellent app options.
Not the latest Apple tech. Not as easy to hold with a single hand as narrower smallscreen tablets...
The iPad mini 2 is the best value iOS product on the market today, letting you into the Apple app world without breaking the bank...
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Yesterday, as promised, Apple released the iOS 8.1 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch . With the iOS 8.1 release date finally here, we want to take a look at how the iOS 8.1 update is performing on the iPad mini 2, the device formally known as the iPa...
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Last week, Apple rolled out a brand new iOS 7.1 update in the form of iOS 7.1.2 , a small bug fix update aimed at alleviating iOS 7.1 problems. Of course, small incremental updates like iOS 7.1.2 have been known to deliver problems of their own and that's...
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This morning, Apple released its new iOS 7.1.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch , another update to the iOS 7.1 update that it rolled out back in March. After spending some time with the new iOS 7.1.2 update on the iPad mini with Retina Display, Apple's cu...
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The second-generation iPad mini has been on the market for six months now, and several of us on the Gotta Be Mobile team have been playing around with the new slate since its launch back in November.With a price tag of $399, it's certainly not the cheapes...
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Over the past year, if you asked iPad mini owners what one thing they'd change about the device, odds were good that they'd respond with “add a Retina display.” Well, they obviously weren't unheard, as the second generation of Apple's scaled-down (in size...
Finally, a small formfactor iPad with Retina display! Unmatched build quality. Fast A7 processor for a firstclass experience.
Display is slightly less bright than the iPad Air. Colors look washed out when compared to iPad Air and iPhone 5s/5c...
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The iPad Mini Retina is a very well balanced slate announced in the fall of 2013 and for some reason it has delayed reaching our test table till now. The product is very welcome here, because I'm an iPad Mini owner and I will be constantly comparing the n...
pretty light and thin by today's standards, very powerful hardware, excellent screen, excellent audio, pretty good camera, games look fantastic, all the productivity you need with associated apps, And the...
are all things we can live with, without regretting the purchase, that's why this is a very solid slate. The iPad Mini Retina gets from us a 9.6 out of 10 for design, a 9.7 for hardware and a 9.5 out of 10 for OS and UI. The final grade is a 9.6 out of 10...
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Two top dog 8" tablets that sell for $399. The choice is easy if you're an Android or iOS fan, but if you're OS agnostic, deciding between the iPad mini with Retina display and the new Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 can be challenging...
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When made its debut in late 2012, it was an instant hit for two reasons. First, at the time, it was the least-expensive path to Apple tablet, and second, it was your option if you wanted an ultraportable one. However, that initial Mini demanded sign...
Compact, lightweight design, Brilliant, sharp display with high pixel density, Strong battery life...
Display, like on previous-gen iPads, is glare-prone, Thin-sounding audio, Less-than-ideal speaker positioning...
Like a sized-down iPad Air, the Retina iPad Mini gives Apple an equally strong contender in compact tablets, marrying a terrific display with close-to-perfect aesthetics. Though pricey for the size, it's one of the best small tablets you can buy...
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When we first clutched last year's Apple iPad Mini , we were instantly sold. The compact and featherlight body was a dream compared with the 4th-generation iPad 's bulky, heavy build, making it friendly on our puny biceps. The iPad Mini wasn't perfect, ho...
Beautifully crisp and responsive screen, Impressive performance, Still comfortably slim and light...
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Last year Apple introduced the iPad mini, a second size option for its tablet lineup. In addition to being, well, miniature, it featured a beautiful design -- so beautiful, in fact, that the iPad Air now mimics it. More importantly, with a starting price...
Stunning display, Solid performance, Long battery life...
No Touch ID, Relatively expensive...
The iPad mini matches the full-sized iPad Air in display quality, design and performance. Just be prepared to pay more than you would have for last year's model...
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The $399 iPad mini (16 GB Wi-Fi) with Retina display is over $100 more expensive than the 16GB Nexus 7. It's also $100 more expensive than the original iPad mini model (without Retina display), costs exactly the same as a 16GB iPad 2, and is only $100 che...
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Thanks to the discourse that was exposed during Samsung and Apple’s legal spat in California, e-mail records revealed that Eddy Cue (senior vice president of Internet Software and Services at Apple) was pushing for a 7” iPad in 2011. Reportedly, Steve...
It comes as no surprise that the iPad mini with Retina display is a barn-burner when it comes to performance. It’s the first 7” slate to be equipped with a 64-bit processor, and considering that the internal composition here is quite similar to that f...
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When Apple announced its iPad mini with Retina Display, quite a few jaws dropped, as it kept the crazy 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution of the larger iPad, ensuring record for an 8-incher 324ppi pixel density. With this screen, and a 64-bit A7 processor...
The Apple iPad mini with Retina Display is perhaps the best small tablet money can buy at the moment, and it shows in the $399 basic price. It has an extremely high resolution display, premium design, blazing 64-bit chipset, very long battery life, and...
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In my initial review of the iPad mini with Retina Display I stated that it was an almost perfect mobile device. That still holds. If you like a smaller Tablet form factor the iPad mini with Retina Display is a great choice. It is small enough to tote anyw...
As someone who has uses the iPad mini with Retina Display alongside the iPad Air since their release there's not many more observations I can make as to the specifics of the smaller iPad mini. The differences in my view rest solely on size and how that...
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£379.99 eBay.co.ukThe iPad mini with Retina display is the latest 8-inch tablet from Apple, boasting improved specs and Apple's signature Retina display. Unlike the original iPad mini, which was essentially a scaled down version of the iPad 2, the newest...
Excellent display quality, Lightweight, Fast 64bit Apple A7 processor...
Expensive even for basic version, Can't expand on storage...
The Apple iPad mini with Retina display is easy to carry around, it looks great, and it offers much faster performance than its predecessor, a necessity for running iOS 7 well. The biggest issue TPCR is confronted with is the price for storage, because m...
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What a difference a year makes. Last year, the then-new iPad Mini was the unquestioned top pick for a media tablet , thanks to its friendly iTunes software for managing your personal media and its superior hardware, which easily outperformed the corner-cu...
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The Retina iPad Mini, Kindle Fire HDX, Nexus 7, Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 go toe to toe in InfoWorld Test Center's reviewWhat a difference a year makes. Last year, the then-new iPad Mini was the unquestioned top pick for a...
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I've been using the iPad mini with Retina display for a couple of weeks now, and after using it as my primary tablet device during that time (setting aside my iPad Air) I think it's time to report back with my findings as it pertains to Apple's secon...
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Each and every year, Apple refreshes their tablet line-up with new hardware and new features. The full sized iPad got faster, lighter, slimmer and even received a new name (iPad Air), while the second-generation mini is more impressive than ever, thanks t...
Very portable, with a well built, well designed body. Retina display is very crisp, powered by fast, significantly upgraded hardware. iOS has by far the best selection of tablet apps going around.
Pricey, especially for storage upgrades and the cellular model. Display color gamut is lacking.
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Come on folks, this is something we knew that was bound to happen! Apple and Google have been waging war against one another for a long time now, and considering that this year meant that we would see refreshes to several popular tablets, which we did...
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At first glance, the upgraded iPad mini with Retina display, launched earlier this month, doesn't seem like a major improvement over the original model. Priced $100 higher, some may be asking if the added cost is justified. Our full review follows. Read o...
This considering the iPad mini with Retina display are likely doing so for a number of reasons, two of which include price and portability. In both areas, the Mini has its advantages over the iPad Air while maintaining largely the same key features, no...
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The new iPad Mini with Retina display offers a no-compromise option for tablet fans who want the speed of an iPad Air and the portability of the smaller iPad.It took Apple two and a half years after the debut of the first iPad to rollout the smaller, more...
Are the new iPads worth the cost? Yes. In concert with Apple's phenomenal App Store and iTunes digital ecosystem (including the brilliant iTunes U), the iPad lineup produces a user experience that is unmatched. My only real complaint is the lack of th...
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There's no question that you'll get a thrill the first time you pick up the iPad Air. It's so much more holdable, even in just one hand, than the previous full-size iPads. The new iPad has shed a quarter of the old weight, has the nicer-feeling case desig...
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And then the big story: Same screen.Oh, it's smaller, all right: 7.9 inches diagonal instead of the iPad Air's 9.7. But it's exactly the same number of pixels, smaller and packed in closer together. Same image, slightly smaller and crisper. As you'd guess...
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The iPad mini was never supposed to exist. With such a firm grip on the 10-inch tablet market, Apple made its stance on the smaller form factor very clear: “7-inch tablets are dead on arrival,” Steve Jobs said. Jobs would go on to add that Apple performed...
It's easy to stick the iPad mini in the same category as the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HDX. They're certainly close, but Apple has created its own beast entirely, one that has a superior design and unmatched app experience. With a starting price of $400, it...
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At £319 for the 16GB, cellular-free, model, the iPad Mini Retina isn't cheap, especially compared to its rivals. Things get almost MacBook-like at the top-end, with the 128GB/4G model setting you back £659.But if, like us, the size and feel of the Mini is...
Size and weight for daily use. Excellent build quality, iPad Air Performance in a compact shell, Excellent app ecosystem...
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When the iPad mini was introduced last year, consumers were excited to finally see a miniaturized version of Apple’s full-sized tablet. Like seriously, it was a logical offering, which also helped to compete almost on the same scale as some of those ch...
Sharp Retina Display, Premium construction, Snappy performance...
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Now that it’s packing a Retina Display, the 2nd generation iPad mini is more in line to being a premium tablet – whereas before, it felt a smidgen underwhelming. As much as we appreciate its arrival, in addition to the usual hardware upgrades, its new...
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Last year, apple released a product many of us were convinced would never happen, a miniature tablet.The late Steve Jobs himself talked poorly of smaller tablets, from a usability standpoint, on an earnings call just two years ago. Nonetheless, the compan...
To say the original iPad mini was a disappointment would be an understatement for many. The display and the internals were not up to snuff, and it didn't take long for people to realize. But Apple seemingly listened to the complaints and has come back w...
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In 2012 Apple took the year-old 9.7-inch iPad 2, condensed it down to 7.9 inches, and re-launched it as the new iPad mini . Every inch an iPad, yet one of stark contrasts - a design from the future wrapped around technology from the past. It had an Apple...
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At $399, this isn't a wildly affordable alternative to the iPad Air, rather it's for those who want a top spec Apple tablet but in a more portable size than the 9.7" Air. Since Apple slimmed down the Air and dropped weight significantly to just a pound, t...
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Good things come in small packages. And that's what the iPad mini with Retina Display delivers. The new iPad mini is a 7 inch Tablet packed with almost all of the power of its larger sibling, the iPad Air, and now equipped with a Retina Display. It quickl...
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Virtually every good (and bad) thing you can say about Apple 's iPad Air is applicable to the new iPad mini with Retina display. The 7.8-inch tablet's second edition is virtually identical inside and out to the 9.7-inch iPad Air, with the obvious exceptio...
Excellent design, Formidable power, Wide app selection...
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It’s the iPad mini we’ve been waiting for: Apple’s smaller tablet that, thanks to a Retina display and brand new A7 processor, now punches above its size and makes a legitimate alternative not only for compact-screen Android and Windows rivals, but App...
As upgrades go, you can’t fault the iPad mini with Retina display. Apple took the two biggest complaints – speed and screen – in hand, and returned with a tablet that looks great, performs great, and still delivers on battery life and portability. The...
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I suppose there's only one way to start this review, and that's by looking back at last year's iPad mini review . In that review I had a section dedicated to the possibility of an iPad mini with Retina Display. The low resolution display and slow SoC were...
The biggest in my eyes is the iPad Air's wider gamut display with full sRGB coverage. The mini's Retina Display is good, the Air's is just better. There's also more thermal headroom on the iPad Air, which can come in handy if you're doing compute intensiv...
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You needed to know two things about the first iPad mini. The first thing is that it was, well, mini —it was a 7.9-inch tablet from a company whose CEO once said that users would have to sandpaper their fingers down to comfortably use anything smaller than...
Retina display resolves all of our gripes with the old mini's screen, A7 SoC blows the old mini's A5 out of the water and nearly runs as quickly as the version in the iPad Air, Great battery life, and the battery charges more quickly if you use the includ...
iOS 7 is still a little rough around the edges on this and every iPad, Air gap between glass and LCD keeps screen from being as good as it could be, Features like Touch ID will have to wait until next year at the earliest, Scattered reports indicate that...
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This is the iPad mini we've all been waiting for.When the first generation iPad mini debuted last year, it was a terrific product. Apple's first stab at a smaller tablet looked more far more elegant than the competition, managed to squeeze a larger 7.9-i...
Gorgeous 2048 x 1536 pixel display. 10plus hour battery life will more than serve your crosscountry plane flight, or close to a week of casual daily use. A7 processor (with M7 coprocessor) offers more power than you may ever need on a 7inch tablet. Tons o...
Pricey — similar sized and specced tablets go for closer to $200. Stereo speakers both located on one end of the device. Would be nice if it had TouchID like the iPhone 5s, but with the problems cropping up related to that feature lately, we're wondering...
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The original iPad mini was a great product, but it had one glaring flaw: its screen's resolution just wasn't on a par with the rest of Apple's recent devices. So now, a year after the release of the first iPad mini, we have the inevitable follow-up with a...
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Last year, the overwhelming message of the iPad mini was simple: the iPad mini was smaller, but it was still an iPad. Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, and Jony Ive all reminded us over and over that Apple had to make hard choices to make the iPad mini — it had a...
Gorgeous display, Great battery life, Hugely improved performance, Unbeatable ecosystem...
iOS 7 has problems, Expensive for a small tablet, I miss the black color...
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The Apple iPad mini 2 ($299, 16GB) is just a shrunken, original iPad Air$319.99 at Best Buy. With a new, lower price, though, it's become the best inexpensive on-ramp to the world of iOS apps. Think of it as Apple's lowest-cost laptop, Apple's netboo...
Beautifully built. Fast. Sharp screen. Excellent app options.
Not the latest Apple tech. Not as easy to hold with a single hand as narrower small-screen tablets...
The iPad mini 2 is the best value iOS product on the market today, letting you into the Apple app world without breaking the bank...
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If there's any one product that embodies Apple's entire product philosophy, it's the iPad mini with Retina Display. This is not a tablet that's designed to go head to head with cheaper slates like the Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX. With its crazy sha...
Sharpest screen in a small tablet; Fast A7 processor; Better FaceTime HD camera in low light; Vast array of highquality apps; Superb battery life; Welcome iOS 7 improvements...
Lacks Touch ID; Colors not as saturated as on iPad Air; Pricier than most small tablets...
The iPad mini with Retina Display boasts the sharpest screen in its class, a powerful A7 chip and epic battery life -- plus the best app selection -- all in a compact and elegant design...
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Sometimes it's the little things. Introduced in late 2012, the iPad mini was as slow as the iPad 2 (which was then almost two years old). It didn't have the gorgeous Retina display that Apple had added to the iPad earlier in the year. But none of that mat...
Highresolution Retina display, Same A7 processor as iPad Air, Highresolution Retina display, Same A7 processor as iPad Air...
Camera not as good as on iPhones, No Touch ID fingerprint detector, Camera not as good as on iPhones, No Touch ID fingerprint detector...
The iPad mini was a great size when it was introduced in the fall of 2012, and it's still a great size today. It's small enough to hold in one hand and read like a book, yet powerful enough to pivot into landscape orientation and get some work done. The...
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The iPad mini with Retina Display is now available to be purchased, if you can get your hands on one. Supply constraints look to make this a challenging task throughout the holiday season. This new addition to the iPad family of Tablets brings with it the...
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The iPad mini with Retina display ($399-$829) became inevitable the day its predecessor was announced in October 2012: legions of people explicitly skipped the excellent first-generation iPad mini because they wanted a version with a high-resolution 2048x...
Pros: Nearly identical in size but significantly evolved inside, this 7.9”-screened tablet is five times as powerful as the original iPad mini, and only around 10% behind the iPad Air in overall performance. Retina display enables fine-detail reading, web...
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When Apple announced that the iPad mini with Retina Display was coming "later in November," most of us assumed that meant the end of the month. Well, who said Apple couldn't surprise us anymore? Yesterday the company quietly launched the highly anticipate...
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The tablet market doesn't look very different than it did a year ago from the perspective of who's doing well and who's not. Perhaps the most exciting developments came towards the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 from the usual big guys: Google released...
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As fast at the iPad Air. While critics liked the original iPad mini well enough, many were disappointed that Apple decided to hobble it somewhat by using older technology and a more mundane display. Well, there are no such issues this time around. The iPa...
Fast performance, Great display, Huge library of available apps...
Some other great performing tablets cost less, Harder to use one handed than smaller, 7inch tablets...
The Apple mini with Retina Display is every bit as great as the Apple iPad Air (Est. $500 and up) , but packed into a smaller tablet. You can argue about value, or grouse that the iPad mini with Retina Display is harder to use with one hand than competing...
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The Nexus 7 proved to be such a hit that Apple, which had previously argued there was no market for a 7in tablet, made a U-turn and unveiled its first 7.9in iPad Mini . One year on Apple has released an upgraded iPad Mini 2, but with Google having again b...
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GADGET DESIGNER Apple's first iPad Mini carried a high price tag and was underspecified compared to the full-size iPad, Apple has rethought its strategy and has unveiled a radically upgraded iPad Mini 2 . Design The iPad Mini 2 is fractionally bigger th...
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SHOOTOUT: iPad Air 2 versusiPad Air and iPhone 6 PlusPosted Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistIn addition to comparing the the iPad Air 2 to the iPad Air, we have added the iPhone 6 Plus.Geekbench 3 simulates real-world workloa...
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Late last year, Apple released two cosmetically and electronically similar iOS devices, the 7.9”-screened iPad mini tablet and 4”-screened fifth-generation iPod touch media player. Sharing the same chamfered aluminum chassis and many similar internal comp...
A comprehensively superior replacement for 2012's thirdand fourthgeneration iPads, packing almost twice as much horsepower and noteworthy extra battery life into a considerably narrower and lighter body. Easier to hold than any prior fullsized iPad, and n...
Industrial design is new to fullsized iPad but highly familiar given last year's iPod touch and iPad mini releases, feeling lighter than past 9.7” iPads but heavier than iPad minis, and still not comfortable for truly extended handholding; stands are requ...
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