iPad Mini Unveiled – Disappointing to Gamers

Yesterday, in San Jose, Apple unvealed their iPad Mini, a device that gamers worldwide felt would add to the mobile gaming platform. The portability of the device, at the very least, cannot be denied; the screen is at 7.9” and the iPad Mini itself is extremely light. It weighs half as much as the iPad 2, and is extremely easy to hold with just one hand, which could offer a great potential to gamers.


Unfortunately however, the A5 chip in the iPad Mini is the same used in the iPad 2, not the latest iPad 3. It also has the same screen resolution as the iPad 2; while it may allow for a more sharper screen quality simply due to size, it is not even remotely close to the retina display iPad 3.

Older games, such as Fruit Ninja, would certainly run well on the iPad Mini, but don't expect much innovative game development for it. At $330, it certainly is a great choice for a consumer that wants a smaller version of the iPad for casual use, but iOS gamers should probably hold out for the iPad 4.