The iPad mini is available on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint in the US, and T-Mobile in the UK – but you can use it on any network if you buy it without a contract since it's unlocked form the get-go.

After taking a closer look at both the Apple iPad mini and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 we can safely say that it isn't a fair apples vs oranges comparison. The iPad mini is clearly the more premium device with faster 4G LTE connectivity, better build quality and more useful apps and functions.

Blink and you might have missed it. The iPad Mini Wi-Fi made an especially quiet debut as compared to the latest iPads in Apple's latest event. With the dust now settled, it is easy to see why Steve Jobs was cocky of the 2011 tablets…

Beautifully designed; Very good cameras

Quite pricey; Wide and slippery

In the moment that the iPad mini was announced to feature a starting price point of $330, we were left wondering in confusion as to why? Factoring in its hardware specs and all, it would lead anyone to believe that this latest iPad is rather over-bloated at $330, which is still seen as a...

Super skinny construction; Takes good photos & videos for a tablet; Stellar battery life

Low resolution display

Apple's new iPad mini is likely to become its most popular iPad, due to a light, thin design that delivers tablet optimized apps in a more portable package at a reduced price.

It seems that Apple's marketing strategy involves a good deal of rumour-mongering. Or perhaps it is just their undeniable technological sex appeal that has us all so eager to get a glimpse of what will come out of Cupertino next. In any case, we're here to feed into the vicious cycle by …

Does the world need a newer, smaller iPad that's practically the same price as the existing iPad 2 I mean, looking at it on paper, the iPad mini uses the same hardware as the iPad 2 - the same processor, same amount of RAM, same screen resolution - and it's only $70 less expensive.

Mashable Choice highlights the best of everything we cover, have experienced first-hand and would recommend to others. If you want your tablet to be small, this is the product for you. The mini is easy to hold in one hand. This leather case, which puts the mini to sleep when you close it, costs $69.

I tried to work out where an iPad mini would fit in my life. Besides the large screen (the TV), the small screen (the phone) and the medium-sized screens (iPad and notebook), where would this new in-between screen fit exactly Is this some kind of Kindle competitor that I would read books on

Blink and you might have missed it. The iPad Mini made an especially quiet debut as compared to the latest iPads in Apple's latest event. With the dust now settled, it is easy to see why Steve Jobs was jovial of the 2011 tablets not being a match for the original Apple iPad, he had a point.