Oct 23 is surely an unhackneyed day. Apple, the tablet ancestor, released its latest tablet - iPad mini. It's the first small size tablet in iPad series, which is only 7.9 inch. It was modified in many places, compared with its brother - iPad 3. Eg. the display, the camera, SIM card. Mainwhile, someone finds that it has many common points with iPod touch, Apple audio player series. iPod touch 5 is even better than iPad mini and cost Apple fans less money. Let's compare the two devices in details.
- Display iPad mini has the same screen as iPad 2 but smaller. The 7.9-inch display has a 1024 x 768 resolution with 163 pixels per inch. It's not quite as fantastic as the Retina Display, such as iPod Touch 5 uses. But it also brings you a nice experience when you're reading Web pages or watching movies.
- Battery iPad mini can works for 10 hours, supporting by built-in 16.3 Wh battery. iPod touch 5 also has a built-in battery. Up to 40 hours music playback time and up to 8 hours video playback time are given by Apple official website.
- OS and Processor Both iPad mini and iPod touch 5 have the same processor - Apple dual-core A5 processor. iOS 6 runs on A5 processors, too.
- Connection Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are the basic connections in iOS products. Fans have two iPad mini versions to choose, Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi+LTE.
- Camera iPod touch 5 owns a 5-megapixel iSight camera and a 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera (720p). iPad mini has the same with iPod touch 5.
- Apps iPod touch will essentially have access to all of the 700,000+ apps in the App Store in an optimized way. The iPad mini will run the existing 250,000+ iPad-specific apps without any modifications, but iPhone/iPod touch apps will have to be run at double the size.
- Colors The iPod touch will be available in a variety of colors while the iPad mini looks dull in color, only coming in black or white. But iPad mini has a new smart cover option.
- Storage and Price iPad mini comes with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, one more choice than iPod touch 5. The price of iPad mini disappoint many people. WiFi 16GB at $329 doesn't have much competitive power in small tablets, even compared with Apple's another product - iPod touch 5.
iPod touch 5 has the same screen as the iPhone 5. The 4-inch Retina Display is really the best display technology in iOS products. The 1136 x 640 resolution with 326 pixels per inch will make reading text fantastic and it will make videos and images pop.
iPad mini vs iPod touch 5
| iPad mini | iPod Touch 5 | |
| Display | 7.9-inch display | 4-inch Retina Display |
| Resolution | 1024x768 | 1136x640 |
| Connection | Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi+LTE: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 4G LTE | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, |
| Camera | 5-megapixel iSight camera 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera | 5-megapixel iSight camera 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera |
| Battery | 16.3 Wh use time: 10h | video playback: 8h audio playback: 40h |
| Processor | dual-core A5 processor | dual-core A5 processor |
| OS | iOS 6 | iOS 6 |
| Colors | Black, White / Silver | White / Red, White / Yellow, White / Blue, White / Silver, Black / Black |
| Storage | 16GB/32GB/64GB | 32GB/64GB |
| Price | Wi-Fi: 16GB at $329 32GB at $429 64GB at $529 Wi-Fi+LTE: 16GB at $459 32GB at $559 64GB at $659 | Wi-Fi: 32GB at $299 64GB at $399 |
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