Being a big Apple fan I have an iPhone and use the house iPad extensively. Wanting something a little more portable however I selected the iPad mini and have not been disappointed.

At ￡319 for the 16GB, cellular-free, model, the iPad Mini Retina isn't cheap, especially compared to its rivals. Things get almost MacBook-like at the top-end, with the 128GB/4G model setting you back ￡659.

Stunning Retina display; Speed performance; Size and weight for daily use

Price; No Touch ID

Slimmer and faster than the original, and sporting a camera, the iPad 2 is the best tablet on the market.

Fast dual-core CPU; Lighter and Slimmer than previous iPad; iOS best tablet operating system available

Somewhat low screen resolution; 3G model is expensive; Doesn't serve any specific function

Apple has done a fine job with the iPad 2, sure it doesn't have removable storage, or 1080p video cameras in the front and back that do 24p in 16x9 or 22x9 format, or 4G or Wi-MAX, etc but it does a great job for what it is.

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Apple found a lot of success with the original iPad mini. It delivered an Apple tablet experience in a smaller size and at a slightly more affordable price than the full fat iPad and people went mad for it. The only real problem it had was its screen which, frankly, wasn't all that.

Stunning design; Powerful; Good battery life

Expensive

The iPad mini Retina is here and it clears up one of the biggest complaints about the original iPad mini: the screen. With the original it wasn't as good as the iPad or the iPhone, but with the Retina display now on board the iPad mini 2 looks to be an incredible tablet device.

Portable; powerful; great screen; as a tablet should be

No Touch ID; not 802.11ac; no microSD

Apple's iPad 2 is faster, lighter, thinner and better than its predecessor. But, if you want a tablet with Flash support and greater flexibility, an Android device may be a better bet.

Thinner and lighter than ever; Plenty of apps available; Front and rear cameras; Easy to use

No Flash support; Complex tasks are fiddly and take time; Difficult to transfer non-iTunes content back and forth

Small doesn't have to mean second-rate, we've seen the future of tablets and it looks like the Retina iPad Mini

Gorgeous build; stunning Retina screen; All day battery life; Much faster than the original Mini

Very expensive compared to 7/8in tablets; No expandable storage; Marginally inferior colours compared to Air's screen

Steve Jobs has unveiled the Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi® + 3G on Mar 02 and it could be the hottest gadget of 2011. This is a cool device in every aspect and brings a lot of improvement. However, if you count on the improvements individually, it may not sound like a big difference, but all together they make...

3G; Wi-Fi; Huge display; 16 GB/ 32 GB/ 64 GB memory options; Faster; lighter

Actually it is rubbish, its in the bin as it overheated just out of warranty. Avoid this rubbish. Less than 1 star. I have only given it 5 stars as this is what you will read, just type in apple ipad mini overheating into google and you will see what I mean.