Bart Vuijk , Saturday, February 8, 2014 10:00 | Our final rating for this product: 5 / 5 | 0 comments
Apple has released the second version of the iPad mini on the market, with a much better screen than the first mini. This mini iPad with retina display is also a lot faster than its predecessor, because there is an Apple-A7 processor, and the previous version had to make do with an Apple A5. We view the tablet from head to toe in this review.
The iPad was the first tablet to the market and brought into motion, that sellers of PCs and laptops are concerned had to make. For years, Apple had a substantial lead in this market, where the iPad ruled with market shares of more than sixty or seventy percent. But those times are gone, because the competition is not sitting still. Android Tablets and Windows Tablets now also address a large part of the market, and the market share of the iPad has surpassed several months ago by Android Tablets. Despite attempts by Apple to play last year to come up with a smaller version of the 9.7-inch tablet on the market demands of consumers continues to fall, which does not mean that the iPads are not successful tablets more. See you every manufacturer of tablets individually, Apple still sells the vast majority, and that’s not for nothing. The iPad is still seen as the standard tablet area.
“The iPad mini 2 with retina display can be scaled than its predecessor midrange segment above”
Apple does have waited a long time with the presentation of a smaller tablet. Only when Android manufacturers, the company left and right passed with 7 – and 8-inch tablets, Apple decided to also bring with a screen diagonal of 7.9 inches from his iPad in a smaller version. It immediately became a huge success last year. The sales results of the first iPad mini went to the big iPad quickly overcome. The low price and convenient size proved very attractive to consumers. Tech Bloggers were less enthusiastic about the iPad mini, because the hardware lagged behind that of the original iPad. So was the screen at most reasonable quality and was also the processor is not the fastest.
This is now solved with the mini iPad 2 with retina display. A beautiful display with a resolution whereby individual pixels can not be longer perceived by the human eye and the same blood fast A7 processor that is in the iPad 5S, make the iPad 2 a mini segment can be scaled than its predecessor midrange higher. Below are the specifications of the iPad mini 2 compared with the iPad Air and the first iPad mini, which is still available, and now for a very reasonable price.Specifications and prices
| Apple iPad mini 2 | Apple iPad Air | Apple iPad mini | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | Phone? Released on October 2013 Runs on iOS 7.0.3 housing Aluminum | Phone? Released on October 2013 Runs on iOS 7.0.3 housing Aluminum | Compare Phone? Released on November 2012 Runs on iOS 6 Housing Aluminum | class=”bold nowrap”>Processor | Apple A7 dual-core processor at 1.3 GHz Graphics: PowerVR G6430 | A7 dual-core processor at 1.3 GHz Graphics: PowerVR G6430 | Apple A5 dual-core processor at 1GHz Graphics: PowerVR SGX543MP2 | class=”bold nowrap”>Memory | 1GB Internal Memory (RAM) 16GB Storage Memory | 1GB Internal Memory (RAM) 16GB Storage Memory | 1GB Internal Memory (RAM) 16GB Storage Memory | class=”bold nowrap”>Dimensions | Weight: 331 g Length: 200mm Width: 134mm Thickness: 7.5 mm | Weight: 469 g Length: 240mm Width: 169mm Thickness: 7.5 mm | Weight: 308 g Length: 200mm Width: 134mm Thickness: 7.2 mm | class=”bold nowrap”>Display / input | 7.9 “IPS LCD display touchscreen with multitouch screen is scratch resistant (Gorilla Glass) 1536×2048 screen resolution | 9.7 “IPS LCD display touchscreen with multitouch screen is scratch resistant (Gorilla Glass) 1536×2048 screen resolution | 7.9 “IPS LCD display touchscreen with multitouch screen is scratch resistant (Gorilla Glass) 768×1024 screen resolution | class=”bold nowrap”>Camera | 5MP camera with LED flash autofocus 1080p (Full HD) video recording 1.2 MP front camera | 5MP camera with LED flash autofocus 1080p (Full HD) video recording 1.2 MP front camera | 5MP camera with LED flash autofocus 1080p (Full HD) video recording 1.2 MP front camera | class=”bold nowrap”>Network | SIM lock: Nano-SIM GSM network bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 EDGE and GPRS HSDPA and UMTS LTE | SIM lock: Nano-SIM GSM network bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 EDGE and GPRS HSDPA and UMTS LTE | SIM lock: Nano-SIM GSM network bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 EDGE and GPRS HSDPA and UMTS LTE | class=”bold nowrap”>Sensors | A-GPS & GlonassG-SensorGyrosensorNabijheidssensorDigitaal Compass | A-GPS & GlonassG-SensorGyrosensorNabijheidssensorDigitaal Compass | G-Sensor Gyro Sensor Proximity Sensor Digital compass | class=”bold nowrap”>Connectivity | Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g / n Internet Sharing via WiFi HotSpot Bluetooth 4.0 EDR with A2DP 3.5 mm jack for audio TV-out Lightning connector | Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g / n Internet Sharing via WiFi HotSpot Bluetooth 4.0 EDR with A2DP 3.5 mm jack for audio TV-out Lightning connector | Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g / n Internet Sharing via WiFi HotSpot Bluetooth 4.0 EDR with A2DP 3.5 mm jack for audio TV-out Lightning connector | class=”bold nowrap”>Battery | Battery Capacity 7900mAh battery is not replaceable Talk 10 hours Standby time of 620 hours | Battery Capacity 8900mAh battery is not replaceable Talk 10 hours Standby time of 780 hours | Battery Capacity 6000mAh battery is not replaceable Talk 10 hours Standby time of 450 hours |
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Unboxing
“The charger is the only thick part”
The tablet is in a small box, the iPad mini just two spans. White cardboard with a picture of the contents on it. A booklet, a charger and earphones, all in white. And the iPad mini 2 course. The tablet is so thin that the box still looks great because that is eighty percent filled with air. Maybe Apple should even do that anyway else. The iPad mini 2 is thin enough to fit in a large envelope. And as light as a good magazine, or a newspaper Saturday. Apple always does his best to surprise people with products that can be. Even thinner Maybe Apple should also for its tablets do agree with the boxes. The only limitation to do that is in the format of the charger. Where the cable enters the tablet, which has been significantly reduced: it is a lightning connector. But on the side where the cable goes into the socket, the charger is still a very big thing. The only thick part of the whole unit.
Design
“Build quality is very good, weight is still low”
The iPad 2 has an excellent mini aluminum casing that feels very sturdy. The build quality is very good. This tablet looks more like two drops of water on its predecessor, but he’s a bit heavier. Weight that you only notice when you have both devices in your two hands and weigh them. It’s only a few grammetjes. The higher weight is not at the expense of the thickness. The iPad mini 2 is very thin. The increased weight is due to a larger battery. Which is needed to the most important new feature of this tablet, to be able to provide.’s Retina display, power Retina Screens slurping because a lot of energy.
It still low weight and handy format allows the user to be able to hold the tablet with one hand. Fixed Even for a longer duration is not burdensome, like a big old iPad which is considerably heavier and hands tire quickly.
The design of the iPad mini 2 may be very familiar, we walk around here anyway. So on the front we find the screen with very thin edges on the sides. You have the screen quickly fixed with a thumb, but that does not matter: the iPad will recognize it when you’re with a thumb holding the camera on the screen and does not bother because if you start scrolling or apps start up with your other hand . Below the screen, the home button, which – although it is undeniably a high-end device is – unlike the iPhone 5S is not equipped with a fingerprint scanner. It is the ‘normal’ home button that we have known for years for all iPhones and iPads. The edges are surrounded by a narrow shiny polished edge.
The back shows little more than a camera without LED flash, shiny Apple logo and the word iPad. The 4G LTE version has a black plastic on the top flap, behind which the antenna for the mobile data network is. At the top of the tablet we find a aanuitknop and a hole for the 3.5mm earphone. Below are the speakers, which more later. Among the speakers is a connection for the lightning connector. Left, there is nothing to do on the tablet, and on the right are the mute button, volume buttons and the slot for the SIM card to see.Battery
The heavier battery in the iPad mini 2 does its job as can be expected. With few jobs tablet with ease to three days can not be recharged. With a lot of work, such as gaming or watching movies, the tablet is still definitely a half day with it. Web browsing seems strangely a heavier burden on the iPad mini 2 then play a game. In many browsing tablet after about a day in the charger.
Screen
“Apple is cheating with ‘retina’ the human eye masterfully”
The retina display is much, much sharper than the screen of its predecessor. Crystal clear and no individual pixel to see. They are so small that they printed fine on each other on the screen, so that the human retina can distinguish. Pixels no longer Retina means retina, and Apple fools here the human eye in a masterful way. Looking at the screen of an iPad mini 2 is as if you are viewing a photo paper. The screen is great and sharp even when zooming remain firmly characters come into the picture without jagged edges. Who wants to discover individual pixels on the screen will require a magnifying glass.
The first iPad Mini was launched simultaneously with the iPad 4, and appeared as a rather pale imitation of being. Actually it was more like a smaller version of the iPad 2 than the iPad 4. However, the iPad mini 2 is a full-fledged, smaller version of the iPad Air. They have the same screen resolution, same processor and also roughly the same design. The iPad mini had a screen resolution of 1024 x 768pixels, yielding an inch 162ppi. The iPad mini 2 is as thick over 1048 x 1536 pixels, which provides a screen resolution of 324 pixels per inch. This makes the iPad mini 2 again with it, and what is the tablet screen Comparable to the new Google Nexus 7. What does that for the user? Letters with no jagged edges, even when zooming in on the text. Photos that almost resemble paper. HD video images that do justice to. It is much less tiring on the eyes than a screen with a low resolution, with your own eyes to correct. Blurred images The iPad mini 2 with its new screen completely ‘in’ in the tablet world.Keys and speakers
“Good keyboard. Now even dictate and swypen like “
The onscreen keyboard of the iPad mini 2 is just as good as that of any other Apple device. Excellent so. In ‘standing’ position the keyboard at the bottom of the screen, and it’s nice typing with your thumbs. That can reach the entire keyboard easy. In ‘landscape’ mode, the keyboard is a little bigger, and it spreads along the bottom edge. This type provides convenience for the ten-fingered tickers. While it is always less than a real full physical keyboard, the onscreen keyboard of the iPad mini delivers two surprisingly few typos in comparison with some other tablets.
With the fingers of both hands the keyboard in middle ‘pull apart’ you can get a split keyboard that is easy for ten-fingered tickers with smaller hands. That’s a very nice opportunity to transform rapidly. Text on the screenWell, we’re still waiting on some innovations already in Android Tablets, but not in Apple devices have been implemented. As dictate which saves a lot of typing. That is still not in Dutch (or English). Or swypen. Now a thing can be arranged, such as Dragon Dictate or Path Input via third-party apps, but it would have been classier if Apple did for yourself to work on those features which significantly increase the usability of a tablet.
About the keyboard should be further noted that there is a fairly compelling auto correction in it. If you do not turn off, it is important to texts read for she sends. Else invariably very strange errors out the door. There are websites volgekalkt with screenshots of the most idiotic discussions and misunderstandings that this may cause. So good read, or autocorrect just totally off.
The speakers give a very nice sound, and quite hard. They sit next to each other on opposite sides of the lightning connector on the bottom. That does mean that you can forget. Stereo sound while watching a movie with the tablet in ‘landscape’ position Some Android Tablets are better regulated. However, Apple will get a big plus for us, because the quality of the speakers is simply very good. Especially for such a small tablet is the sound surprisingly good, which as usual with such small speakers in a flat housing bass or lose out. But whoever disturbs them, can still connect (not supplied) ears. Or a movie or mp3 stream from the iPad to an Apple TV.Home Screen
“It all looks very familiar”
The homescreen has now become that of iOS7. With either stationary or moving wallpaper particles in various colors. The lock screen only shows a digital clock show and to give encouragement to unlock the screen. A wipe That should be a four-digit code. Then the home screen appears with the icons of the apps. It all looks very familiar to users of previous generation iPhone or iPad.
That all looks roughly the same as the previous iPads. iOS7 has thereby added opportunities. Wipe you from top to bottom on one of the homescreens, appear several underlying notifications. The agenda of the day is prominently displayed, and the weather forecast. The next event in the calendar is somewhat larger mentioned and that is convenient. It is also mentioned that the alarm is set. With a simple smudge up the homescreen emerges that remains hidden under this notification screen again. Tap the notification screen on a calendar activity, and the screen disappears and the calendar will open automatically. That does not happen with the alarm notification and weather. What a pity. Apple had also come to add to open by tapping the notifications. A swipe motion from bottom to top turns again to emerge. Another bar the weather app and alarm app possible This allows some basic settings are changed, such as screen brightness, the strength of the sound on and off for the last dialed movie or music and standard things like turning on and off wifi, airplane mode, Bluetooth, non-store mode and the ‘fix’ of the screen in landscape or portrait position. The clock can also be set with corresponding alarm and timer here and can also make a picture. Using this bar finally You do not have to look at the photo app on all your home screens, through the lower beam is also approachable. The homescreens Apple expand itself off as more apps are put on the iPad . Who are otherwise easy to stop by dragging them. Together in wallets Two small smudges a finger down to see a search bar at the top of the screen and the keyboard below. If you are looking for an app and do not feel any search about numerous home screens, that is a good option.
Interface and Features
“Movies and games are sublimely portrayed”
Multitasking has changed. No longer do you see when you press the home button twice, a simple list of apps but a horizontal list of apps that run off the screen, above the thumbnail screens that show where you left off. Within that app appears By pressing icon or mini-screen, the app opens smoothly and you can immediately continue working right where you left off.
Pressing the home button long Siri is opened, the voice assistant from Apple that you still can not speak in Dutch. If he can not understand you, is a row of English-language suggestions in the picture. If this language is powerful can ask questions like ‘how much dollars is 54 dollars. ” The answer will appear on the screen with lightning speed, provided there is an internet connection. If the question is not understood, a search window opens and allows you delve further into the answer. The performance of the iPad mini 2 on the internet nothing short of sublime. Nowhere but we’ve noticed a hitch, in what way, then no app and also if there was some heavy apps open simultaneously. Movies, games and other demanding applications are excellently portrayed, while the operation of the tablet not sidelined: the sensors do their work simultaneously as well, which is important for gamers. There are few Android Tablets which we can say the same. The iPad mini 2 remains in performance end of the competition.Photo, Video, Music and Games
“Presence red eye filter is really a mystery to us”
For beautiful photos you should still do not have an iPad. The cameras in the tablet are clearly intended primarily for the occasional quick picture shoot, for example, to show how your hair to serve as a scanner of documents. An app in an e-mail, or camera functionality as The camera module is exactly the same used in the first iPad mini is a 5-megapixel camera and a 1.2-megapixel camera on the back. The cameras do their job fairly, and there seems to be less noise in the images to sit. The images are, however, quite visible software polished, and who of beautiful photography holds, will likely use the camera in the iPad mini in an emergency only.
The camera starts, with fast and captured images can immediately filters and other operations are provided. The possibilities are not too extensive. But at one point just too much. Why there is a red-eye filter inside while the tablet has no flash, is really a mystery to us. The only application that we can think of is that photos are made with an iPhone and iCloud on the iPad mini 2 have ended, can be stripped. On the larger iPad screen red eyesThe rear camera can in 1080 are also videos shot. That’s fine, and it delivers smooth movies with good sound.
These videos are in the gallery really easy to shorten. Another treatment option is not there. The film frames are displayed. At the top of the screen, By indicating with the finger the start point and end point selection can be made from the recorded images, and short video can be stored and transmitted or shared.
When watching movies in iTunes or movies that you put on yourself, it is a disadvantage. Most tablets are made in widescreen format 16:9. The iPads are all the “old fashioned” TV format 4:3. The result is that movies, a pair of wide bars show. On either side of the screen Something that can be software has changed but the proportions are not totally in the picture. Would you use a tablet to be mainly watch movies than this is a consideration. Almost all Android Tablets do have the correct aspect ratio.
When playing music or movies, it is very nice that the speakers of the iPad mini 2 flawed. They give a crystal clear sound amazingly hard and well for two of those flat small elements. Unfortunately stereo only ‘standing’ to hear the speaker position because both are at the bottom. But that’s really the only critical point. Music can be purchased through iTunes and its existing music library can also be put on the device. Purchases through iTunes to automatically put on all your other Apple devices via iCloud. So you can enjoy anywhere of purchased music. Via iCloud can also desired pictures and videos that you shared with the iPad. 2 mini shoot automatically with other Apple devices
“Gaming is a pleasure on this little tablet”
Gaming is a delight on this little tablet. Other tablets are in this part often through the basket, but not the iPad mini 2. Simple games like Angry Birds, known from the smartphone, there are of course to play on, but the iPad mini 2 shows really are able to see at fast racing games, war games and strategy games where a large overview of the entire field is required. The games use all sensors, a lot of processing power and graphics capabilities of the tablet, and the iPad mini 2 beats effortlessly through all these challenges it. Which the battery is well charged, after a few hours of intense gaming noticeable is fun to do because the tablet is back on the charger.
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Productivity
“FaceTime is nice, but unfortunately only for i-devices”
Email, web browsing, calendar, tasks, reports, FaceTime, and social networks. Everything belongs to tablets and therefore the iPad mini 2. Again, iOS7 a major update brought, but the changes are not so shocking that an owner of an older Apple device that has not yet been updated, once the right track on the tablet. The changes are mostly cosmetic.
FaceTime , video calling, Apple device to Apple device is an addition with the front camera is used to each other picture receive. This Skype-like built-in Apple works very well. We are not able to try on a 3G or 4G connection but Wifi. You can only access your contacts list with an iPhone or iPad that way. All your other contacts also appear in the list, but you can only call in the normal way. Video Calling gives a very nice addition to the tablet. You can see each other, and the image quality seems to be better than Skype. Better The sound is thick shown in order in our tests. Still it is a pity that this opportunity for Apple iOS users reserves. Skype is available on all platforms and you can use for free (video) call users of all platforms. FaceTime works just as well, but so has a limitation: the other side must also have an i-device. A major shortcoming that can be spend. Part of this app on other platforms easily solved“E-mail is where this tablet seems to be designed”
Enamel is where the tablet seems to be designed. Although the keyboard, as mentioned earlier, is not provided with Dutch speech or swype, the onscreen keyboard very good and responsive and is also a longer text in no time composed. The default mail application supports POP3, IMAP and Gmail, and – very important for business users – including Microsoft Exchange. The mail application can unite all inboxes in one app. Would you prefer to mail items per account, this can be easily adjusted. The mail comes in automatically, but can be changed by the summary bar with all emails on the left side of the screen, just pulling down manually. It is very intuitive and this process will be very familiar to iPhone users.
insert a photo or video in an email is easy, although you just need to know how. In drafting a new mail is in fact anywhere on the screen, a button ‘add pictures to find. But if you just long press on the text field, this possibility will emerge. Along with some other options, such as selecting text and indicate quotes from previous messages. If you have taken a picture with the tablet is quite a piece of cake to which an e-mail hang. Go to the gallery (photos called in iOS7), select a photo and then the arrow to the left of the screen. Direct mail allows you to photograph, but also send to iCloud or one of the social networks.
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