From the Manufacturer
A beautiful 7.9-inch Retina display. The difference has never been clearer.
iPad mini is amazing to hold. And behold. Every photo is incredibly detailed and vibrant, and every line of text is remarkably crisp and clear. With higher resolution than an HDTV, the gorgeous Retina display is a feast for the eyes.
So many innovations, but it still fits perfectly in your hand.
Any way you look at it, iPad mini 3 is pretty amazing. It has a stunning 7.9-inch Retina display, an incredibly powerful A7 chip, advanced wireless technologies and Touch ID. Yet it’s still thin and light. So while you can do even more, you won’t feel like you’re holding any more.
We maximised the inside. The outside is still mini.
iPad mini was designed to be a concentration, rather than a reduction, of iPad. It’s small. But when you use it, it doesn’t feel small. In addition to the Retina display, we packed in a tremendous amount of power and capability. And yet iPad mini remains the perfect mini size. That’s because we engineered its components to be as thin and light as possible. It feels like an iPad in every way — only it’s mini.
How do 3 million pixels fit into 7.9 inches? Brilliantly.
To make Retina display in the iPad mini incredibly sharp and vivid, we had to find a way to pack every one of the 3.1 million pixels from the 9.7-inch iPad into a 7.9-inch display. Every pixel in a display has multiple signals telling it when to light up. And with a 2048x1536-resolution display, more pixels and more signals are placed closer together on the same plane, so signals can get crossed and image quality can suffer. To make sure everything on iPad mini looks crystal clear, Apple engineers elevated the pixels onto a different plane — separating them from the signals. In the end, the pixel density jumped to 326 pixels per inch — so dense the human eye can’t distinguish individual pixels — making everything look incredibly detailed, vibrant and razor sharp.
As impressive on the outside as it is on the inside.
Something that performs this beautifully deserves an equally beautiful finish. iPad mini comes in silver, space grey and, for the first time, gold.
Security based on a one-of-a-kind design: your fingerprint.
iPad mini 3 comes with our 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 mini. But Touch ID goes beyond that. You can also make secure purchases in iTunes and the App Store.
Desktop-class architecture. No desktop required.
Don’t let its size fool you. iPad mini 3 is powered by an A7 chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture. A7 delivers amazing processing power without sacrificing battery life. So you get incredible performance in a device you can take with you wherever you go.
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras. So many reasons to smile.
Want to shoot video and photos that are unbelievably crisp, clear and vibrant? iPad mini 3 has everything you need, including new iOS 8 features like Panorama and Time-lapse mode, to capture stills and videos that are as memorable as the moments themselves. Even better, you also get this same great picture quality when making video calls.
Advanced wireless. Do more in more places.
iPad mini 3 keeps you connected faster than ever. In more locations than ever. Two antennas and MIMO technology give iPad mini incredible Wi Fi performance. And the Wi Fi + Cellular model supports fast mobile networks around the world.* So you can download content, stream video, browse the web and share documents with AirDrop at amazing speeds.
Apps designed for iPad. And everything you want to do with it.
iPad mini 3 comes with powerful apps for the things you do every day, like surfing the web, checking email, editing videos and photos, writing reports, and reading books. And there are hundreds of thousands of apps on the App Store, each designed specifically for the large Retina display (instead of just being stretched-out phone apps). So whether it’s photography, gaming, travelling or managing your finances, you’ll find an app that will help you do it better.
iOS 8 and iPad mini 3. A powerful combination.
iOS 8 is our most advanced mobile OS ever, with features that make iPad mini 3 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 films, 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 mini, taking full advantage of its powerful A7 chip, ultra-fast wireless and brilliant Retina display.
