Foxconn has ‘accidentally’ leaked the actual models of iPad mini. With the recent launch of iPhone 5, the iPad mini has not got much of the spotlight. Rumours believe that Apple will launch the iPad mini on 17th this month, right before the launch of Windows 8 and the Windows surface tablet.
Do note that these images are the models (dummies) for iPad mini and does not work.
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| Probably 7″ to 8″ |
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| Looks much bigger than an iPhone |
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| Smaller than a iPad |
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| Fits right in the hands |
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| What could be the other colours available? |
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| Size Comparison :Full lineup of mobile iDevice |
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| Full lineup of mobile iDevice |
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| Other capacity variants? |
This gives rise to more question on the iPad mini. When will there be general availability? I’m quite sure it will be ready before Christmas. What about 3G version of the iPad? How much will the iPad mini cost? Will there be other colours? What capacity will it come in? Now we know that there’s 64GB. I’m quite sure there will be a 32GB as well. 16GB?
The rumoured launch of the iPad mini is right before the launch of Windows 8 Surface tablet. I believe that the price of the iPad mini will be a bit higher than the Surface tablet and the two tablets will compete head to head. Who will come up on top? It will be an interesting battle to see.
iPad mini is not a competitor with the Surface, the screen size is just too big of a difference. It is more likely that it is a competitor of the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire, but that would require the price of the iPad mini to be at least below USD$300 to compete with them. Assuming iPad is competing with the rest of the 7" devices we also need to look at the ecosystem. The only reason why Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 are so cheap is because Amazon and Google are not really selling the device, they are selling the ecosystem. They want you to buy more stuff from their stores like books, movies, music, apps etc. Not sure how Apple will fare against this but we'll see.