Summing up Apple products can seem like déjà vu, as many of our opinions remain whether we're looking at a Macbook or an iPhone. Like BMW or Dyson , you're paying for the research, design, craftsmanship and brand association when handing over money for an iThing.

4:3 screen ratio; Battery Life; Weight

Lower res screen than rivals; Price; No headphones included

Would recommend to those working on the go

Quick; easy

Poor connection and battery life

The Ipad mini is one of the latest additions to Apples tablets, not forgetting the upgraded model with retina display. I don't own an Ipad mini but I have borrowed my friends for the last week to give it a try.

fast; portable; amazing operating system; stylish; robust

too small; app screen size isn't accurate

As someone who was eagerly waiting the press release of this iPad Mini, I could hardly contain my excitement. That was short lived when I found out the specs. However, I thought I would give the iPad Mini the chance it deserves. How disappointed I was. The screen, is a huge letdown.

Large amount of optimsed apps; good build quality

Expensive; No retina display; speed of the CPU is inadequate as well as the GPU; Screen is sometimes unresponsive

Item was out of stock when I first attempted the order but I was emailed as soon as it came back into stock, Great. Ordered on the Saturday morning for delivery into store, an email arrived 08:00 Monday morning saying it has arrived.

i brought the above item as a christmas present for my daughter, she is extremely happy and impressed with her new toy, it has been used every day and she is still finding out new features and functions that the iad has.

I think that the viewing experience when using streaming apps (Netflix, sky go etc) does suffer with having to play on the smaller screen (compared to the iPad) but with the pixel ratio compressed in size, the detail is arguably marginally better again.

LOVE IT

It wasn't exactly the best kept secret. For weeks the rumour mills churned out tidbit after tidbit with supposed details of a smaller, more compact iPad. Speculation swirled and finally on October 23rd Apple unveiled the mythical iPad Mini, just as the rumours suggested.

pricey compared to 7-inch tablets; no Retina display; no HDR or panorama options for camera; beautiful design; great battery life; fits in one hand

pricey compared to 7-inch tablets; no Retina display; no HDR or panorama options for camera

Two months down the line and the iPad mini has been elevated as my go-to tablet of choice, which is surprising for someone who relies on the larger iPad for so many things.