Apple iPad mini 2 review: Moving up the ranks

22 November 2013
The iPad mini with Retina screen is everything the little tablet deserved to be – a more compact equal of the bigger iPad with no compromises made. And unfortunately, it’s just one thing short of what we all thought a compact tablet should be – cheap...

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  • 24 Nov 2013

No GPS (WiFi). No thank you. Rip off.

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    • vfx
    • 24 Nov 2013

    Anonymous, 23 Nov 2013iPads have the best battery life between tablets and that l... moreEnable ART when you get Android Kitkat.

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      • Anonymous
      • 2Am
      • 24 Nov 2013

      Most people use tablet to browse the web, read docs, or play games. In those cases, 4:3 is better than 16:9. 16:9 is too narrow especially on a 7" screen. It's only good for watching videos.

      Narrow screen and short battery life. Maybe that's the reason the price of N7 dropped.

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        • Anonymous
        • IiE
        • 23 Nov 2013

        AnonD-133810, 23 Nov 2013Did you ever ask yourself, why apple doesn't add expandable... moreDo you ever ask yourself why you post without thinking, or understanding the issues at hand?

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          • Anonymous
          • TkQ
          • 23 Nov 2013

          I've heard that the screen isn't as good as the Nexus, or the Air.

          Displays are pretty much all high quality, so I don't think the man in the street will notice.

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            • Anonymous
            • HI8
            • 23 Nov 2013

            Anonymous, 23 Nov 2013This is much better than any nexus tablet or crapsung tabletYou mean it's better than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1(2014 Edition)?

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              • Anonymous
              • HI8
              • 23 Nov 2013

              AnonD-133810, 23 Nov 2013Why people are buying this too expensive tablet????? For me... moreWhat do you mean the same interface?iOS 7 has a whole new interface and iPad (1st generation doesn't support iOS 7).

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                • Anonymous
                • HI8
                • 23 Nov 2013

                Anonymous, 23 Nov 2013ipad having better battery life probably due to they only u... moreiPads have the best battery life between tablets and that low speed dual core processor beats those octa cores or wuad cores in benchmark(by the way there isn't any benchmarks of S800 on Note 10.1(2014 Edition) so I don't know what would be the result.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • v0X
                  • 23 Nov 2013

                  This is much better than any nexus tablet or crapsung tablet

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                    • 23 Nov 2013

                    Id say its a lot better then nexus 7, iPad mini is a 8 inch tablet with the pixel density + it is a premium made device and lastly it's almost twice as fast as nexus 7 and has tablet apps and battery which makes it a lot better

                      [deleted post]People can do what they want with their money, whether you agree with it or not.

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                        • 2Am
                        • 23 Nov 2013

                        The Nexus7 (2013) shot themselves on the foot with the small battery. A decent battery would've made it perfect. What's the point of having a thin tablet if you have haul around a charger with you? It's all about usability.

                        Try playing a graphics intensive game with the N7. You'll be lucky to get 2 hours. 2 hours to charge the N7 to play 2 hours of game. Total fail.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • PUm
                          • 23 Nov 2013

                          AnonD-133810, 23 Nov 2013Did you ever ask yourself, why apple doesn't add expandable... moreYou want to put removal storage on a device that have sandbox apps? What will happen if u remove the storage when there are apps inside? Think please.

                          Even google remove move2sd.

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                            • TkQ
                            • 23 Nov 2013

                            AnonD-133810, 23 Nov 2013Did you ever ask yourself, why apple doesn't add expandable... moreWhy doesn't Google?

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                              • mWm
                              • 23 Nov 2013

                              Anonymous, 23 Nov 2013Because it is worth the money. Tons of people bought it.... moreDid you ever ask yourself, why apple doesn't add expandable storage(like almost all other tablets around has this option)??? Because if you need more storage, you should buy their stupid overpriced memory...

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                                • Anonymous
                                • HI8
                                • 23 Nov 2013

                                A lot better than Nexus 7(2013 edition)in benchmarks and better in battery life test.And it has a larger screen and better build quality than Nexus 7(2013 Edition).

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                                  • 23 Nov 2013

                                  AnonD-89381, 23 Nov 2013It's not just about the weight, the size is matter. iPad Ai... moreYes it can and mostly because much lighter device.

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                                    • 23 Nov 2013

                                    AnonD-1825, 22 Nov 2013It just look like iPad mini 2 doesnt sell anything like Air... moreAgreed, I'll rather buy the new ipad air instead of the smaller tablet which does not make me feel like I've just bought myself a new tablet.

                                    Even Chinese does not want the cheaper ipad mini2. Most of them will go for full ipad or they don't buy any of them. They say, buying smaller ipad mini will only bring disgrace like they couldn't afford the full ipad.

                                    Btw, reported by Chinese website, full ipad retina screen are better than ipad mini2.

                                    One thing thought, both ipad are ugly when hold in landscape mode with the very thick side bezel (top & botttom bezel in portrait).

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 23 Nov 2013

                                      Anonymous, 23 Nov 2013I own a Nexus 7. I was planning to buy the newer Nexus 7 bu... moreipad having better battery life probably due to they only using low speed dual core cpu.

                                      if you android tablet with power saving mode feature, enabled it you'll see it last as longer as any ipad.