Introduction Apple had introduced the original iPad Mini without the RETINA display and that pretty much confirmed that the second generation of Apple iPad Mini would come with the RETINA display.

Excellent Build Quality and Premium Finish; Lot of tablet specific applications; Top notch performance; Excellent battery life

On the expensive side; Lack of expandable storage; Camera lacks flash and isn't great for lowlight performance; iOS 7 feels boring and same throughout

This latest release from Apple addresses one of the biggest concerns of the original iPad Mini . By adding a Retina display to the device, you can now enjoy the true iPad experience in a portable, smaller format.

Beautiful retina display; Fast performance; Useful pre-installed apps; Solid design

Price; Mediocre camera

Like a sized-down iPad Air, the Retina iPad Mini gives Apple an equally strong contender in compact tablets, marrying a terrific display with close-to-perfect aesthetics. Though pricey for the size, it's one of the best small tablets you can buy.

Compact; lightweight design; Brilliant; sharp display with high pixel density; Strong battery life

Display; like on previous-gen iPads; is glare-prone; Thin-sounding audio; Less-than-ideal speaker positioning

When we first clutched last year's Apple iPad Mini , we were instantly sold. The compact and featherlight body was a dream compared with the 4th-generation iPad 's bulky, heavy build, making it friendly on our puny biceps.

Beautifully crisp and responsive screen; Impressive performance; Still comfortably slim and light

Apple found a lot of success with the original iPad mini. It delivered an Apple tablet experience in a smaller size and at a slightly more affordable price than the full fat iPad and people went mad for it. The only real problem it had was its screen which, frankly, wasn't all that.

Stunning design; Powerful; Good battery life

Expensive

Nov 25 2013 - The iPad Mini with Retina display is such a huge improvement over the original that it is hard to use the new one and even consider looking at the older one. In essence, Apple has taken all the things they did with the iPad Air and then offered them in the smaller tablet and with a...

The iPad Mini with Retina display is essentially the same iPad Mini we used to know and love. It's just faster and better. The improvements are exactly where we wanted them. Our only complaint is that Apple priced it way higher than we expected (almost 20-25% from the previous version) putting it in...

* Great display quality; * Great performance; * Long battery life; * Impressive design and profile

* Way more expensive than previous iPad Mini; * No expandable storage option; * New color variants aren't inspiring

Thanks to the discourse that was exposed during Samsung and Apple's legal spat in California, e-mail records revealed that Eddy Cue (senior vice president of Internet Software and Services at Apple) was pushing for a 7" iPad in 2011.

Listen, I don't have the greatest history when it comes to tablet relationships. We have… a checkered past . I was pitched on this fabled third device long ago, but I can't help but feel that we've all been hoodwinked.

The iPad Mini Retina is a worthy successor of the first iPad Mini generation and a very good tablet. However, it does not quite deserve a place on the podium. The Retina display is an excellent new feature, but its limited color space coverage and poor color accuracy are shortcomings for a premium...

Bright; high-contrast display; Good touchscreen; Lightning-fast SoC; Excellent battery life; First class manufacturing; Good browser performance; Great speakers..; Such a high resolution display is unique in a device of this size; and subjectively it's a very attractive feature

...that are poorly positioned; No current data transfer standards; Limited color space coverage; Poor color accuracy; Somewhat heavier and thicker than its predecessor; Expensive; A larger array of connections; Flash support and expandable storage