A report by WPTV suggests that the iPad Mini will be launched by Apple in November, just in time for the big holidays. Then there is appicker.com which claims that the tablet will be launched in October, but will hit shelves only in November.
But either way Apple, like techies across the Internet, are expecting the iPad Mini to be this holiday's most wanted gift. But what happens of one of its competitors namely the Nexus 7 drops to a price as low as $99?
iPad Mini is said to compete with tablets such as Amazon's Kindle Fire 2 and Google's Nexus 7. A new report by iPad.Blorge and DigiTimes suggests that Google is going to lower the price of its tablet from $199 to $99.
If Google does go ahead with the price-slash "making it quite appealing for entry-level tablet shoppers. If this is true, expect to see everything drop before the holidays. The Google Nexus 7 might just be found in many Christmas stockings this year," as reported by iPad.Blorge.
The iPad sells at a starting price of $499 and highest range is $699, depending on the gigabytes. The iPad is available in 16Gb, 32GB and 64GB. The iPad Mini is said to range between $249 and $299 at a basic capacity of 16GB. It is still unclear whether the model will be available in higher GB. Apple's iPad Mini will compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire (16GB - $199) and Nexus Fire (16GB -$249).Ewan Spencer of Forbes.com said, "From the evidence today, I'd expect to see a 16GB iPad Mini with Wi-Fi connectivity to launch at $299, with a 32GB model at $399, and a 64GB model at $499." So its inexpensive price tag is likely to make it a hot-item on the gift list.
While all this speculation and prediction around the new tablet is gaining momentum Apple like always remains mum about any new product. So now we'll have to wait for October to see if the rumors are valid. Now that Apple has launched the iPhone 5, all eyes are turned to Apple's next big launch - iPad Mini.
So far what we know about the iPad Mini is that it will have Wi-Fi, a new array of applications, better Facebook and Google Map integration. According to a Forbes article the basic storage capacity of the iPad Mini will likely be 16 GB. The tablet will also have a lightning' 8-pin dock connector and Apple's popular Siri. There is a general consensus that the iPad Mini will have Apple's new operating system, iO6. There is also talk about Apple's very own music service, something analogous to Pandora Radio.
And here it goes again, just when there was a growing agreement that Apple's latest product, the miniature version of its popular tablet iPad- the iPad Mini would be launched in October, new reports by WPTV say the mini tablet will come out in a month later than previously accessed.
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