The debut of Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPad Mini - a
smaller, cheaper version of its tablet PC iPad - is imminent according to
reports.
All eyes are trained on the Cupertino company and
critics, analysts and tech enthusiasts are certain that the mini version of the
iPad should be unveiled sometimes before the end of this year, though no one
has a clue about the exact date.
Unlike the iPhone 5 there are very little details
available about the iPad Mini. The only thing that everyone is agreed on is it
will allow the company to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire, Google's Nexus 7
and Barnes & Noble's Nook readers in terms of price and connectivity.
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AllThingsD had stated last month that the Mini would
debut sometime towards late October. By that time the initial euphoria over the
iPhone 5 would have dissipated a little bit and customers would be looking
around for the next new gadget to buy.
It will also be in time for the company to catch the
holiday season buyers.
Now let's see what the buzz is about the new iPad.
Some sites have been talking about a wider screen display. In fact this is one
area where all reports seem to have some consensus - a larger screen of
probably 7.85 inches. This will make it slightly larger than the 7 inch tablets
of Amazon and Google.
Several sites such as China's Bolopad.com and
GizChina.com (an auction site on the lines of eBay) have all been showing
images of the proposed iPad Mini, but the veracity of these pictures has yet to
be ascertained.
In fact, we do not even know how far ready Apple is to
launch the new tablet PC and whether it would risk selling such a device that
could cannibalise its own larger iPads.
There have been speculations that the iPad Mini may
have a price tag of $249 to $300 for the lowest capacity 16GB version. But then
again it’s still in the realms of rumours, because we yet have to see the specs
of the new device - if it exists.
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