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2017-02-04T11:25:01
I got this mini iPad to use it with my drone and it works so far as expected.
Renato R.
2015-12-20T08:30:01
I've previously owned two earlier generation iPads and an iPad Mini. They were all great, but the iPad Air 2 is the best so far. It's fast, light and has a great display. A multitude of top-notch apps that work gloriously on this tablet make it the best tablet under $1000.
BRIAN W.
2014-03-24T21:00:00
This is the sweet spot for me - Apple iPad in a smaller size and retina display is perfect for my photography business.
Keith
2014-01-09T19:00:00
I have been waiting for this latest generation of the iPad mini with the Retina Display to be released, and now it is here! Honestly, it is just so perfect for me. I am thrilled about the display, speed, and form-factor. I can take this around with me to meetings, trips, and replace all my existing notebooks and paperwork that I used to lug around with me all the time. The battery life has been excellent so far, and I really do appreciate the iPad-optimized apps that are available on the App Store! Definitely would give this product 5 stars!
Arpan C.
2013-12-02T19:00:00
As a compliment to my laptop and iphone, this tablet is not only light and easy to handle for things such as retrieving e-mail and web-browsing, the retina display is much improved addition to the previous model. An improved camera takes vivid pictures providing sharpness as well as clarity when using it to watch movies/tv shows while on trips as well as taking pictures of my grandson. In my opinion the little bit more you are paying for the new mini compared to other tablets is worth it
Mike
2013-08-17T21:00:00
Got an iPad Mini for Christmas and have not gone one day where I don't pick it up. I use it for music, videos, games, and as an E-reader. I would highly recommend the Mini as it's lightweight and a perfect size. Still great even though the screen ain't retina. Great battery life too.
findnedshead
2013-08-02T21:00:00
Kid's now a days love the electronics and apps. This IPad is the perfect size for a pre-teen and gives them hours of entertainment.
Janet
2013-07-22T21:00:00
I bought this for my grandchildren. They love it. It is the perfect size for them to play all their apps!
JANET F.
2013-07-01T21:00:00
Love the ipad mini as this smaller version is easier during travel.
Traveler
2013-04-01T21:00:00
Great for browsing and e-mail reading- Come on Apple, allow Adobe Flash Player to run in Apple products!Its about time...
Maria K.
2013-03-11T21:00:00
This is a great tablet despite what all the nay sayers complain about the screen not being a retina display. I had a generation 1 iPad and also a samsung galaxy tab 2 7 inch. The galaxy is nice, but the ipad mini has an easier to view screen and the overall feel of the tablet is super slim and light. The Ipad mini is just the right size to view movies, read and I love using the eye fi app to download photos directly to my ipad from my dslr. It would be nice to have the retina display, but honestly, the display is so sharp now that its a non issue for me.
MIKE S.
2013-02-11T19:00:00
Surfing the internet.
jaybird
2013-02-04T19:00:00
Love the Ipad mini. For my husband & myself, it is the perfect size. We skype with out of state family. I use it as an e-reader. Just love it. Only drawback, is that it draws so much power to recharge it cannot be charged via the computer, so you must plug it in to an outlet, but no big deal.
Joe m.
2013-02-04T19:00:00
Loved that I didn't have to repay for apps, but makes me wonder if I should have gotten the Kindle Fire with a better display and a better price tag.
Apple H.
2013-01-28T19:00:00
I use this iPad for gaming and surfing the net. Picture quality is awesome.
DAVID Y.
2013-01-28T19:00:00
Just like the Ipad, the Ipad mini is awesome but in a smaller and easier to hold version. Price is reasonable and its great for gaming.
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128GB
Retina display
9.7" (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
2048x1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Antireflective coating
A8X chip with 64-bit architecture
M8 motion coprocessor
8MP iSight camera
Autofocus
f/2.4 aperture
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Backside illumination
Improved face detection
Exposure control
Panorama (up to 43MP)
Burst mode
Tap to focus
Photo geotagging
Timer mode
1080p HD video recording (30 fps)
Slo-mo (120 fps)
Time-lapse video
Video image stabilization
Improved face detection
3x video zoom
Video geotagging
1.2MP photos
f/2.2 aperture
720p HD video recording
Backside illumination
Auto HDR photos and videos
Improved face detection
Burst mode
Exposure control
Timer mode
Pay with your iPad using Touch ID in apps
Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Data only
Includes Apple SIM
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Cellular
iBeacon microlocation
FaceTime video
iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
FaceTime audio
iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 5.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Siri - Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more.
Use hands-free
Listen and identify songs
Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Touch ID
Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Barometer
Ambient light sensor
iOS 8
iOS 8 includes:
AirDrop
AirPlay
Control Center
Family Sharing
iCloud Drive
iTunes Radio
Multitasking
Notification Center
QuickType keyboard
Siri
Spotlight Search
Lightning
Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics
Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access10
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 8; Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes (free download from www.apple.com/iTunes/download)
32 deg. to 95 deg. F (0 deg. to 35 deg. C)
-4 deg. to 113 deg. F (-20 deg. to 45 deg. C)
5% to 95% noncondensing
Tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)
English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan
Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Thai
English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong)
English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Thai, Turkish
Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Turkish
Camera
Photos
Messages
FaceTime
Mail
Music
Safari
Maps
Siri
Calendar
iTunes Store
App Store
Notes
Contacts
iBooks
Game Center
Reminders
Clock
Videos
Newsstand
Photo Booth
Podcasts
Pages
Numbers
Keynote
iMovie
GarageBand
iTunes U
Find My iPhone
Find My Friends
Apple Store
Trailers
Remote
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24" / 23.87 x 16.76 x 0.6cm
0.98lbs (0.44kg)
888462058667


The best iPad under $1000
By BRIAN W.
I've previously owned two earlier generation iPads and an iPad Mini. They were all great, but the iPad Air 2 is the best so far. It's fast, light and has a great display. A multitude of top-notch apps that work gloriously on this tablet make it the best tablet under $1000.
Excellent product
By Keith
This is the sweet spot for me - Apple iPad in a smaller size and retina display is perfect for my photography business.
The Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular Tablet comes with powerful apps for the things you do every day, like surfing the web, checking email, editing movies and photos, writing reports and reading books. And there are hundreds of thousands of apps on the App Store, designed specifically for the large Retina display (instead of stretched-out phone apps). So whether it's photography, gaming, traveling or managing your finances, you'll find an app that will help you do it better.
Apple SIM
The pre-installed Apple SIM gives you the flexibility to choose from a variety of short-term plans from select carriers in the U.S. and UK right on your iPad. So whenever you need it, you can choose the plan that works best for you - with no long-term commitments or switching SIM cards. And when you travel, you may also be able to choose a data plan from a local carrier for the duration of your trip. Participating US carriers include AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
Massive power. In its most minimal form
Not only is iPad Air 2 thinner, it's also a lot more powerful. The new chip A8x delivers substantially better CPU and graphics perfo rmance than its predecessor. In fact, with its 64-bit desktop-class architecture, iPad Air 2 is as powerful as many personal computers. It's power efficient, too, with a 10-hour battery life that lets you work, play, surf and shop all day long.
Security based on a one-of-a-kind design: your fingerprint
iPad Air 2 comes with the breakthrough Touch ID technology. It gives you an unprecedented level of security because it uses nature's most perfect password: your fingerprint. So with just one touch, you can instantly unlock your iPad Air 2. But Touch ID goes beyond that. You can also make secure purchases in iTunes, iBooks and the App Store. And with Apple Pay, you can unlock an entire world of online shopping that's fast, convenient and secure.
Two amazing cameras. Cleverly disguised as an iPad
The new iSight camera is the best iPad camera yet, with advanced optics, an improved sensor and a powerful Apple-designed image signal processor. There are new features like panorama, time-lapse videos, slo-mo and burst and timer modes. The front-facing FaceTime HD camera has been redesigned, too, with an improved sensor and larger pixels for even better low-light performance. The upshot All your photos and videos - and video calls and selfies - look incredible.
Faster wireless. Good things come to those who don't wait
The Wi-Fi + Cellular model is equipped with faster, more advanced LTE technology. In addition, the cellular model lets you choose from a variety of carriers and flexible short-term plans. So you can make fast connections, even when you're on the go.
iOS 8 and iPadAir2
iOS 8 is the most advanced mobile OS ever, with features that make iPad Air 2 even more indispensable. Continuity lets you start a project on one device and finish it on another. Family Sharing lets up to six people in your family share movies, books, music and apps. With iCloud Drive, you can safely store any kind of document and access it from any device. In fact, every feature in iOS 8 is designed to work seamlessly with iPad Air 2, taking full advantage of its powerful A8x chip, ultrafast wireless and brilliant Retina display.