The iPad Mini was upon us a little over a week ago. In a special event, Apple unveiled its foray into the sub 10-inch tablet market. iPad mini, for all intents and purposes is a shrunken down iPad 2. It’s got the same resolution screen (smaller of course), the same A5 SoC powering it and the same iOS that we have all come to love (or hate). Initial murmurings across the web were somewhat negative, with people calling it too expensive. However now that the device is out, somewhat, let’s have a look at some excerpts from iPad mini reviews from across the web.
Verge
- The iPad mini hasn’t wrapped up the “cheapest tablet” market by any stretch of the imagination. But the “best small tablet” market? Consider it captured.
- There’s something endearing about the mini that makes you want to keep it on-hand and use it often
- Battery life was — not surprisingly — everything Apple claimed it would be
Engadget
- This is, in many ways, Apple’s best tablet yet, an incredibly thin, remarkably light, obviously well-constructed device that offers phenomenal battery life.
- To consider it just a cheap, tiny iPad is a disservice. This is, simply, a great tablet.
- Colors are very pleasing to the eye and viewing angles, as ever with an Apple display, do not disappoint
- Overall, the tablet is very comfortable to hold; its thinness and lightness are both attributes that must be perceived first-hand.
CNET
- it’s really shockingly nice to hold.
- If you’re an obsessive over crisp text, you’ll notice the fuzziness. If you’re comparing the Mini to a laptop, you won’t.
- What’s unique about the Mini? Without a doubt, it’s the design. It’s cute, it’s discreet, and it’s very, very light.
TIME
- If your budget’s got more wiggle room, the iPad Mini is the best compact-sized tablet on the market
Fox
- Despite the cheaper price, the iPad mini doesn’t feel cheap. Quite the opposite. When I picked it up, I was reminded of the first time I held a first-generation iPhone. It feels sturdy. Hand-crafted. Expertly made.
TechCrunch
- Apple isn’t looking at this as $329 versus $199. They’re looking at this as an impossibly small iPad 2 sold at the most affordable price for an iPad yet. In other words, they’re not looking at the tablet competition. This isn’t a tablet. It’s an iPad. People love these things.
Click on the links to read the respective iPad mini reviews. So far the initial reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, something not many were expecting from what is effectively a small iPad 2