After a yearlong wait, we finally have a properly upgraded iPad Mini. While it adopted the iPad Air 2's super-slim aesthetic and got a similarly great screen, the iPad Mini 4 makes do with Apple's dual-core A8 chipset.

Vibrant screen; iOS 9 is great for multitasking; Solid performance; Respectable battery life

Rotation lock switch is gone; Still less powerful than the iPad Air 2; Base model only has 16GB of storage

The most interesting feature of the Apple iPad Mini 4 is the new operating system iOS 9. The ninth version of the Apple OS not only introduces several new and useful features, it also seems to have a positive effect on the overall performance, which is confirmed by some benchmarks during a retest of...

Impeccable build quality; Sophisticated materials; Low weight and thickness; High performance; Excellent GPS sensor; Convenient display with usable "anti-reflective coating; Usable features thanks to iOS 9; Usable cameras ..

..; only under good lighting conditions, Proprietary Lightning connector, Bad maintainability, No NFC, High price

This year we got (at last) a good iPad Mini, there are a lot of great and improved features and although it has been claimed to be a shrunken iPad Air 2, it clearly isn't, hardware-wise it's quite different.

Great display; Premium design; Good cameras; Multitasking; Reasonable battery life

Only 16GB storage for the base model; No microSD storage; A bit expensive; Performance is a bit under iPad Air 2; Audio quality could be improved

This year we got (at last) a good iPad Mini, there are a lot of great and improved features and although it has been claimed to be a shrunken iPad Air 2, it clearly isn't, hardware-wise it's quite different.

Last year, Apple delivered a dud of an iPad. I'm not talking about the iPad Air 2, which set an incredible new benchmark for the type of speed and performance consumers can expect from tablets. No, I'm referring to the disappointing, mailed-in iPad mini 3 .

Stunning; colorful display; Faster performance and better camera; iOS 9 multitasking

Old cases won't fit; Lackluster speakers; Jony Ive can't let go of chamfered edges

Update : The iPad mini 4 has had a free boost to its storage, so if you've yet to hop onto the mini train, you'll now get it by default in 128GB capacity in both Wi-Fi and cellular variants. For those in need of a small tablet, the purchase decision may have just gotten easier.

Great photographs; Also good technical support to help set up

Could do with a bit more explaination re passwords

After dropping the ball last year, Apple is back in the game with the iPad mini 4. A thinner and lighter body houses an industry-leading screen which displays a powerful and attractive operating system, run by a processor with top-end performance for a tablet of this size.

It's an iPad Air 2, but smaller. Great for media, reading and checking your emails, but not as productive as its bigger brothers.

Great size for media and games; iPad apps are the best; Looks and feels lovely; Fast

Expensive; iOS needs more tablet additions

The Good Outstanding design & build quality Great new display A8 processor is fast iOS 9 gives iPad new tricks The Bad More expensive than competition Little else Apple's iPad remains one of the most accessible personal computing devices ever made.

Outstanding design & build quality; Great new display; A8 processor is fast; iOS 9 gives iPad new tricks

More expensive than competition; Little else