I was not disappointed. The workmanship is exquisite as ever. The new rounded frame facing the display pleases me well. Easy processing errors I had in my version on the back of the aluminum housing. But this can hardly be seen. New two speakers on the bottom are placed that you want to stereo alleged. The sound for me is not so important because I hardly listen to music on the iPad without headphones. The 300 grams are extremely light in comparison with the iPad 3. This hold for long periods in the hands leaves an ever fall asleep hands. The guarantee does not happen at the Mini. With the small size can be as good typing texts in landscape orientation in portrait, which is a bigger brother does not. As a companion to write on the road or even at increasing emails respectively. respond in forums, the iPad Mini is now the first choice for me. General I have now banished even my iPad 3 into the living room and use more the Mini.
Now we come to some criticism. The display. This is true iPad-like processes well and has a good viewing angle, as well as an appropriate brightness and color depth. That we are used of the iPads yes. Sure, it reflects heavily. And here comes this also clearly discernible pixels Festival. These are clearly recognizable and if you have previously worked on the iPad 3 and then changes, a fall all the more so on. If one is but honestly, you can read without Retina display everything. Partly zooms websites and smaller texts simply bigger.
Very good is the compatibility. Not a single app that I had the iPad 3 forth, could not be accepted. I have taken the backup of the iPad 3 from the cloud and it was then 1: 1 the same user interface with the same arrangements as my primary FR. Something's been great. All apps I've tried. They run well. WLAN running noticeably faster for me. The Mini has indeed built a new WLAN module. The handling is otherwise smooth and without any errors. The new iOS 6.0.1 I have been playing yesterday. See no difference to an iPad 3. I use the pad hardly for games, therefore enough for me, the processor performance completely out. The battery is a very important point for me. I have the display brightness always adjusted comparatively low. Need the tab for browsing, editing and forums for listening to music. Very little to view photos. Conclusion: According to my first days I go loose from a battery life of up to 10 hours. Here comes the iPad 3 is not much higher. For such a small device with this weight surprisingly well.
Conclusion: Absolute buy recommendation. Those looking for a small tablet, where one does not necessarily fall asleep hands, so this is the one.
