iPad mini with Retina display

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This is what they mean by a retina display:

7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

2048-by-1536 resolution at 326 pixels per inch (ppi)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

$400 seems expensive. For half the price, you can get a Nexus 7 (2013).

It appears Apple still strongly believes the iOS ecosystem is far greater than Android for tablets.

This argument must be 5 years old at least :)

They're so supply constrained that you can't order them for instore pickup. There's no real reason for them to discount the price if they can't increase production to meet the greater demand.

The iPad screen is 43% larger and the hardware is significantly faster. Even if all you are doing is web browsing it provides a significantly superior experience. $400 is a bit high, but its definitely not $200 high.

Given the screens are sized 7 and 7.9 inches, how is it 43% larger?

Different aspect ratios.

I wasn't expecting it this early, although I'm not sure the early delivery will help me since I'll be out of town between November 26th and December 4th (estimated delivery window it gave me). Still, nice to have it ordered as I read reports of short supply for this quarter. Got a 128GB.

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Edit: For the ones who downvoted, should we post an announcement every time that a new toy goes on sale? Sounds like a good idea, what a wonderful HN would it be ;)

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