ipad Mini 2 Open-Box hands-on video + comparison with first-generation ipad mini Details

The long-awaited tablet is now on sale at Apple's online mall and physical store after a temporary shutdown in some countries, including China, 12th to announce the arrival of the second-generation IPad mini for the Retina screen. Let's take a look at the comparison between the two generations of IPad mini ...

Although the overall design of the second-generation ipad mini follows the first generation, the Retina ipad Mini, due to the need to maintain a 7.9-inch Retina screen and continue to maintain enough endurance, The thickness is 0.05 lbs (23g) heavier than the first generation, and is 0.01 inches thick (0.3mm).

The added weight and thickness are not felt on the handle, and now we are careful to compare the details of the next two generations of IPad Mini. The first thing to say is that the big lifting screen, Apple in the second generation with the resolution of the 2048*1536 IPS display, specifications and the same as the IPad Air, but in pixel density reached an astonishing 326ppi, more refined than Air 264ppi, In comparison, the screen density of the first generation is only 163ppi.

Next is the processor, according to the new Geekbench 3 running points, Retina IPad mini 1.3Ghz, and the IPhone 5s difference. The frequency of the ipad Air has been upgraded to 1.4Ghz by Apple, much higher than the IPhone 5s and the new ipad Mini.

The Retina IPad Mini was 1390 points in a single-core mode test, with a multi-core model of 2512 points, about 1399 and 2523 of the IPhone 5s, a bit lower than the 1466 and 2856 points the ipad Air received. The first-generation ipad mini scored only 261 and 493 points, and the performance of the Retina ipad mini increased 5 times times.

ipad Mini 2 Unpacking [Chinese subtitles] ipad Mini 2 hands-on Demo