When I concluded our iPad Air review I assumed the iPad mini with Retina Display was a true no-compromise, smaller alternative to the iPad Air. In many senses that's true. Wireless connectivity is identical between the models, battery life is pretty much the same as well.

It has the same RAM issue as the iPad Air, but it's still a stand-out tablet.

Sometimes it’s the little things. Introduced in late 2012, the iPad mini was as slow as the iPad 2 (which was then almost two years old). It didn’t have the gorgeous Retina display that Apple had added to the iPad earlier in the year.

High-resolution Retina display; same A7 processor as iPad Air, High-resolution Retina display; same A7 processor as iPad Air

Camera not as good as on iPhones; no Touch ID fingerprint detector, Camera not as good as on iPhones; no Touch ID fingerprint detector

Amazing display, excellent battery life, fast processor, great 3D graphics, easy to use, app store still number one for quality and variety A more expensive choice in the current tablet market Despite being scored eight-out-of-ten when it was first released in 2012, Apple's iPad mini has been a firm...

Amazing display, excellent battery life, fast processor, great 3D graphics, easy to use, app store still number one for quality and variety

A more expensive choice in the current tablet market

Overall, the comparisons above make it very clear that if you're going to get any of the Apple iPad mini tablets soon, then your best bet would probably be the iPad mini 2 or iPad mini with Retina Display.

Today's the day for tablet deals and one of the best we've seen so far is Apple's iPad Mini 2 for under $200.