Review: iPad Mini 4

By Gareth Beavis

Introduction and design

It’s hard to work out what Apple’s up to with its iPad range. You’d have said that the mini selection of tablets was being retired after the mini 3 got the minimum upgrade possible… but then the iPad mini 4 was quietly rolled out.

And it’s actually rather good.

OK, you can easily argue that it’s the tablet the mini 3 should have been, and there’s an infuriating drop in spec compared to the iPad Air 2 (the mini 2 and the iPad Air were almost identical except in size, and it was awesome) but it’s still one of the better tablets around.

This is the iPad Air 2 in a smaller frame, which is a great base to begin with – even a year on, the Air 2 is the best tablet on the market without doubt. It’s a shame we didn’t get the iPad Air 3 this year, but the whole digital slate market is in flux right now, so perhaps you can forgive a level of caution on Apple’s part.

In fact, I could argue that Apple has too many products out there now – after all, …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac