iPad Mini with Retina Display has been officially released. Its
WiFi version will be available in late November at a price of USD 399 for a
model with 16GB of internal memory capacity of up to USD 699 for the model with
a 128GB capacity. While the iPad Mini with Retina Display will be available
with prices starting at USD 529 for the 16GB internal memory capacity of up to USD
829 for the 128GB models.
The price itself is quite expensive when compared to the
price of the first generation iPad Mini without retina display. Presently,
regular mini iPad is priced at USD 299 for a capacity of 16 GB WiFi version aka
the cheapest version. USD 100 price difference compared with the retina display.
Does it worth to buy with its cost difference?
What are the differences between the regular Mini iPad with
the iPad Mini retina display which it recently released by Apple? Let's look at
a few points the difference:
Internal Memory Options
iPad Mini with Retina Display offers a choice of capacities
from 16 GB to 128 GB , while the regular Mini iPad only offers a choice of
capacities from 16 GB to 64 GB only.
Screen
The most crushing difference is this. iPad Mini only offers
7.9 -inch screen with 1024 × 768 pixels with 163 ppi density. While the iPad
Mini retina display already offers same -sized screen with a resolution of 2048
× 1536 pixels with 326 ppi density, as well as the density of the iPhone 4 screen
upward.
Processor
There was also a core difference in this sector. iPad Mini
is equipped with the same processor as the iPad 2, the Apple A5 processor.
While the iPad Mini retina display is equipped with the same processor as the
iPhone 5S, the processor 64 -bit Apple A7.
Dimension
iPad Mini slightly thinner and lighter with a thickness of
7.2 mm and weighs 308 grams ( WiFi version ) compared to the iPad Mini retina
display which has a thickness of 7.5 mm with a weight of 331 grams.
Color
iPad Mini offering just plain black and silver - white only.
While the iPad Mini retina display offers gray - black and silver - white.
That is the differences between iPad mini with iPad mini
Retina. Which one do prefer?
