I'll start with the positive:
1. weight, form factor
How do I find it easy to launch a tablet, since it is intended for mobile use. I prefer 8 inch because my 10-inch monitor can be difficult to keep them permanently with one hand. The 4 to 3 aspect ratio is great for surfing the Internet, games adapted for IOS on the form factor (with Android is always mess) and also be fun. For videos and movies you have unfortunately the disadvantage that one has presented a lot of space, since most of the content on 16: 9 standardized.
2. The display
Retina is indeed almost that no pixels with the naked eye one can perceive more and so this is also the case. The display is super sharp and when you see a display with HD notice the difference immediately. The colors are natural and not oversaturated as with other tablets. The surface is very easy to clean with a microfiber cloth. In the beginning I always had a screen protector on it, now I use the tablet without and it feels a lot better to the glass to "caress" as the plastic film. The screen glass is very robust, you need not be afraid of scratches have.
3. Performance, Operation
Except for the bullshit Apple did with the IOS update 8, one of the fastest tablets on the market. Thankfully a lot of bugs have been fixed with the new update. Here plays its strength from Apple, the optimum utilization of the hardware by the customized software. You can tell that someone has given some thought as such a tablet can be operated most easily, namely by touch gestures. While one must always seek and use the menu keys on Android, it is enough on the iPad with simple gestures back to go to the Home screen (5 finger contract) or to enter the menu of running applications (4 Finger pull) and that no matter where you are.
Demanding games like Asphalt 8 run on highest graphics settings smoothly and without stuttering. Allgemain sees any app on iOS very much better than Android.
4. Sound
The speakers may be mounted on the shorter lower side, but are able to reproduce a full sound anyway. Even up in high volume does not distort the sound.
5. Battery!
Clearly play with exclamation mark, I do not know any tablet which lasts longer and that not only surf through a bit and listen to music, no, I'm talking here of hours of video and streaming. 10 hours ever achieved perfect.
Here the disadvantages:
1. No memory expansion
Unfortunately, Apple earned storage arm and a leg. I have solved the problem that I bought 3 TB cloud storage. I can only recommend to anyone as it can be accessed from any device.
2. WLAN
Again, I've been a bit disappointed as I never had reception problems with my Samsung Tab, iPad mini 2 always turned commemorative ribbons. Remedy I could only create by I use the 5GHz network for the mini me. In the 2.4 GHz network I have always problems with reception, since my router can transmit both radio frequencies simultaneously for me no longer a problem.
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