
The iPhone’s weren’t the only ones to watch out on Apple‘s recent announcement. The iPad’s also took the stage, as Apple recently made the iPad mini 4, official.
Like Apple’s recently announced new line of products, the iPad mini 4 possesses upgraded specs, in terms of system and camera capabilities. The iPad mini 4 is seemingly lighter and thinner, than its predecessor, the iPad mini 3, with measurements of 6.1mm and a weight of 298 up to 304g, while maintaining the retina display feature for its screen. The iPad mini 4 also got a power boost, with it, now sporting an Apple A8 chipset, from the A7 chipset of its predecessor.
For camera performance, the iPad mini 4 had a major boost in its main camera, with it, now possessing 8-megapixel, from the 5-megapixel capability of the iPad mini 3. The iPad mini 4 also had a power-up, in terms of battery capacity, with the latter, now sporting a 7340mAh battery, which is bigger than the 6470mAh battery that its predecessor carried.
The iPad mini 4 is available on grey markets and online stores in the Philippines and is expected to be priced at around Php 19-21K for the WiFi variant and Php 23-25K for the Cellular variant. Please comment your feedbacks and suggestions regarding Apple’s new iPad line-up. Feedbacks are always obliged.
iPad mini 4 specs |
iPad mini 3 specs |
7.9-inch IPS LCD 1536p retina display, 326ppi | 7.9-inch IPS LCD 1536p, retina display, 326ppi |
6.1mm thickness, 298 or 304g | 7.5mm thickness, 331 or 341g weight |
Scratch-resistant, oleophobic coating | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
Apple A9 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
No Update, (possible 2GB of RAM), 16/64/128GB internal storage | 1GB of RAM, 16/64/128GB internal storage |
no microSD card slot | no microSD card slot |
8MP main shooter iSight f2/4, 1080p | 5MP main shooter 2592 x 1944 pixel, 1080p video |
1.2MP FaceTime | 1.2MP facetime over WiFi or cellular |
dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bt 4.2, GPS, GLONASS | dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bt 4.0, GPS, GLONASS |
7340mAh battery | 6470mAh battery |
space gray, silver, gold | space gray/ black, silver/white,gold |
iOS 9 | iOS 8.1, upgradeable to 8.4 |
Php 19-21K for the WiFi variant and Php 23-25K for the Cellular variant, possible starting price on release date | Php 16-18K for the WiFi variant and Php 20-22K for the Cellular variant, possible discounted selling price, upon release of iPad mini 4 |
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