IPAD MINI 2 FEATURES, PRICING, RELEASE DATE, RETINA DISPLAY

There has been many rumors about iPad Mini 2 Features, Some says that it will have retina display, some explains it will have double battery capacity as iPad Mini. While other rumors also show that it will have a better processor may be A6 quad-core processor will be introduced in this amazing tablet.

Retina screen

Argument:

Natural evolution of Apple brand
Component already spied
It’s on the invitation
Objection:

There aren’t really any objections at this point
Judgment: This was a long shot last year, but it looks like a sure thing this year. Apple’s high-res screen should be 2048×1536, exactly twice the dimensions of the 7″. This will allow for smooth upscaling of old content while enabling the same nearly pixel-less UI already seen on the iPhone 4, among other things. Others are creeping up, though: Asus just showed off a 10.1″ tablet at 1920×1200.

Capacitive bezel

Argument:

Apple is serious about removing physical buttons
Patents for hot bezels have been seen
Invite picture shows no button
Objection:

Invite picture could be just in landscape mode
The clicky home button is an iconic feature of iOS devices
Capacitive buttons and non-display surfaces can be confusing or annoying
The whole point of an iPad is touching the screen
Judgment: While the powerful gestures of the Playbook and webOS’s non-display gesture areas (i.e. hot bezels) are clear, it’s not at all clear whether Apple is ready to include those things in their UX vocabulary. Simplicity and usability is the word with the iPad, and Apple’s focus has always been on the on-screen interface (especially with a screen-centered device). It doesn’t seem likely to us, but a smaller aspect such as stroking the side instead of a volume button could possibly be in our future. And it doesn’t seem likely that Apple would spoil the surprise of a feature like “no buttons” on the invitation like that.

Quad-core CPU

Argument:

Need the power to handle improved graphics and higher resolution
Everyone else is doing it
People love cores
Objection:

iPad buyers don’t actually care about cores
Improved GPU unit more integral to graphics than extra processing cores “A5X” chip already spied, suggesting smaller step in this case
Judgment: Four cores just doesn’t seem right. Apple rarely competes on specs, and some of their most popular products have been conspicuously less powerful than the competition. Their style of chip design is more about specialization, not general-purpose firehose-style CPUs like on PCs. We don’t expect this to happen next week, though later in the year could be another story. More likely is the A5X already spotted, with GPU improvements and other things specific to Apple’s requirements.

iPhone 5-style camera

Argument:

Apple already buying these camera stacks in bulk
Creation/media apps on iPad blowing up, will be improved by new screen
The old iPad camera is awful and will look even worse on high-res screen
Objection:

iPad as camera is pretty awkward, be honest
Apple wants to keep 4S as only premium-camera offering
Judgment: The chances are good for this one. The improved camera stack is likely just the new standard Apple is bringing to its device line; the more it can put out there, the fewer regular cameras people are buying, and the more they rely on Apple devices for the whole media creation process. And the 4S has already had itself a nice lead time to sell as the premium camera device. Time to spread the love. It may not be the same exact unit but it will probably share at least some of the improvements (back side illumination, better lens).

Mountain Lion features

Argument:

Further integration of Twitter would be a welcome feature
The features in Mountain Lion are clearly meant to spread to iOS
Objection:

Mountain Lion features before Mountain Lion even comes out?
Judgment: Seems pretty likely that the cloud, syncing, and some 4S features will make it to the iPad, likely in the form of iOS 5.1. This will probably be announced but shipped later, since Mountain Lion and 5.1 for other devices are both still in development.