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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 10 Things You Should Know About the iPad Mini [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Things You Should Know About the iPad Mini](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/buiQpwl1.m3u8) (3:31)  _Published 2012-10-23. Apple announces the long-rumored 7.9-inch iPad Mini. Here's what you need to know._ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:28 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Here's What To Know About Apple's Newest iPad For The Classroom](/video/dDtQCH4Y/) ### Here's What To Know About Apple's Newest iPad For The Classroom [Apple iPad Pro](/video/UujMLTlv/) ### Apple iPad Pro [Analysis: iPad Air 2 vs iPad Mini 3 vs the Rest](/video/xZIq9cUW/) ### Analysis: iPad Air 2 vs iPad Mini 3 vs the Rest --- ## Transcript iPad mini was just announced. I'm Doug Aamoth, Time Technology editor. Here are 10 things you need to know about the iPad mini. For starters, it's smaller, really. That's how we're drawing people in. The iPad mini is smaller than the regular iPad. Fascinating. It just seems like we're mailing it in. Also because it's not even spelled right, you, it's spelled smallet. [ MUSIC ] Alright keep going. It's got a 7. 9 inch screen, diagonally measured. The tablet itself measures 7. 87 inches tall by 5. 3 inches wide. 5. 28 inches thick, and weighs just shy of 0. 7 pounds. Price and availability, starts at three hundred and twenty nine dollars and will be available November 2nd. And yes, there will be a 4G LTE option. Now, pricing starts at $ 459, and will be available two weeks after the Wi- Fi version, on November 16th. This time around, you have Sprint as an available provider along with Verizon and AT & T. That was two things in one. [ MUSIC ] The screen's resolution is 1024 by 768. That's the same screen resolution as the first iPad and the iPad 2, for your reference. It's not a Retina screen. The bezel surrounding either side of the screen is thinner than the bezel surrounding the full size iPads, which should hopefully make it easier to hold in one hand. 7. 9 inch screen. You've got big man hands like me, you'll be able to hold it with one hand. If you're a baby, how'd you get your parents to buy you an iPad? That's pretty great, congratulations, baby. The processor is similar to the processor found in the iPad 2. It is a dual core A5 processor. The cameras are on par with the newest version of the full size iPad. You have a front facing, 720p, high definition FaceTime camera, and a rear- facing, 5 megapixel iSight camera. Speaking of the new iPad, alongside the iPad Mini, Apple announced a new version of the full- sized Retina display iPad that was announced back in March. So this newest version starts at 499, same as the version announced back in March, but Apple says now has twice the graphics performance, twice the processing power. A new front facing HD FaceTime camera. Twice the Wi- Fi performance and Sprint has added to the list of LTE providers. So, you're not going to get any sympathy from me, because I bought the new IPad back in March and now it's a total pile of crap. I know. And it's not fair. It's not fair. And I hate it. I hate my iPad now, right? That's what, that's what they want you to do. The iPad mini uses Apple's new smaller Lightning connector instead of the 30 pin dock connector that was announced rolled out with the iPhone 5. So, that shouldn't be hugely surprising. And last but certainly not least, the iPad Mini has is its own version of the smart cover that was introduced along side the iPad 2, so you can accessorize with different colors. It's got the magnetic hookup and all that kind of stuff. That was actually nine things, because the eighth point about the new Retina iPad had nothing to do with the iPad Mini. This is supposed to be Ten Things You Should Know about the iPad Mini. I'm just saying, it's sloppy journalism. We've been doing sloppy, we started out sloppy, we're ending sloppy, it's a, this is a sloppy journalism, it's not, it's not a good thing. No, I'm not gonna reshoot this. I'm not gonna reshoot, I'm too angry about it. Because the iPad I bought in March is already obsolete, that's why. [ MUSIC ] Guess I'll go buy a new one. Keep buying iPads. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"10 Things You Should Know About the iPad Mini","description":"Apple announces the long-rumored 7.9-inch iPad Mini. 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