<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
branded	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
mini	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
mini	O
tablet	B-Application
computers	I-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sub-series	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
with	O
screen	O
sizes	O
of	O
7.9	O
inches	O
and	O
8.3	O
inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
similar	O
internal	O
specifications	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
its	O
display	B-Device
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
A7	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
;	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
external	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
Mini	O
2	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
Touch	O
ID	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
;	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
fifth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
alongside	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
alongside	O
the	O
ninth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
with	O
both	O
devices	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matching	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
Pro	O
and	O
Air	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
,	O
features	O
included	O
a	O
larger	O
8.3-inch	O
full-screen	O
display	B-Device
,	O
USB-C	O
port	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
top	O
button	O
with	O
Touch	O
ID	O
(	O
with	O
home	O
button	O
removed	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
give	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Apple	O
CEO	O
Tim	O
Cook	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
MacBook	B-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
new	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
then	O
unveiled	O
the	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
comes	O
with	O
several	O
pre-installed	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
Mail	O
,	O
Photos	O
,	O
Video	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Maps	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
Photo	O
Booth	O
,	O
and	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
can	O
sync	O
content	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
with	O
a	O
Mac	O
or	O
PC	O
using	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
iCloud	B-Application
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
telephone	O
calls	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	B-Algorithm
network	I-Algorithm
,	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
headset	O
or	O
the	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
and	O
microphone	O
and	O
place	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
cellular	O
using	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
application	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPads	B-Operating_System
offer	O
dictation	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
cellular	B-Algorithm
network	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	B-Application
from	O
Apple	O
and	O
third-party	O
developers	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
an	O
application	B-Application
distribution	O
market	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
is	O
maintained	O
and	O
regulated	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
purchase	O
applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
apps	O
from	O
Apple	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
include	O
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
iWork	B-Application
apps	O
(	O
Pages	B-Application
,	O
Keynote	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Numbers	B-Operating_System
)	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
an	O
optional	O
iBooks	B-Application
application	B-Application
,	O
which	O
displays	O
books	O
and	O
other	O
ePub-format	O
content	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
iBookstore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
being	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
both	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
and	O
Barnes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Noble	I-Application
Nook	I-Application
,	O
both	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
offer	O
e-reader	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
WWDC	O
that	O
all	O
four	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
would	O
support	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Split	O
View	O
,	O
another	O
new	O
multitasking	O
feature	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	O
,	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6.0	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
highest	O
supported	O
version	O
is	O
iOS	O
9.3.6	O
(	O
for	O
cellular	O
models	O
)	O
or	O
iOS	O
9.3.5	O
(	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
models	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
buttons	O
and	O
one	O
switch	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
including	O
a	O
"	O
home	O
"	O
button	O
near	O
the	O
display	B-Device
that	O
returns	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
aluminum	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
and	O
top	O
:	O
wake/sleep	O
and	O
volume	O
up	O
and	O
volume	O
down	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
software-controlled	O
switch	O
whose	O
function	O
varies	O
with	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
manufactured	O
either	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
communicate	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	B-Algorithm
network	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
via	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
available	O
with	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
,	O
64	O
and	O
128GB	O
)	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
with	O
no	O
expansion	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
sells	O
a	O
"	O
camera	O
connection	O
kit	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
reader	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
only	O
to	O
transfer	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
features	O
partially	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
screens	O
have	O
resolutions	O
of	O
1024	O
×	O
768	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen	O
and	O
thus	O
higher	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
than	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
163	O
PPI	B-Algorithm
vs.	O
132	O
PPI	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
has	O
5MP	O
and	O
1.2MP	O
cameras	O
and	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
is	O
A5	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
one	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
32nm	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
processor	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
found	O
in	O
iPhone	O
5	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
4th	I-Device
generation	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
to	O
have	O
Siri	B-Application
and	O
voice	O
dictation	O
unlike	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
the	O
same	O
one	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX543MP2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPads	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
data	O
connection	O
can	O
download	O
data	O
through	O
cellphone	O
networks	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
not	O
make	O
voice	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
hotspot	B-Application
,	O
sharing	O
the	O
Internet	O
connection	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smart	O
Cover	O
,	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
a	O
screen	O
protector	O
that	O
magnetically	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
version	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	O
Covers	O
have	O
a	O
microfiber	O
bottom	O
that	O
cleans	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
wakes	O
up	O
the	O
unit	O
when	O
the	O
cover	O
is	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
offers	O
other	O
accessories	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
keyboard	O
,	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
earbuds	O
or	O
headphones	O
and	O
many	O
adapters	O
for	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppleCare	O
and	O
free	O
engraving	B-Application
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
model	O
is	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
6th	B-Device
generation	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
models	O
are	O
listed	O
in	O
a	O
comparison	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
have	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
size	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
availability	O
of	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
power	O
connector	O
and	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
expandable	O
storage	B-General_Concept
and	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
first-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
competes	O
with	O
tablets	B-Device
such	O
as	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Barnes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Noble	I-Application
Nook	I-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joshua	O
Topolsky	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
praised	O
the	O
industrial	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
however	O
panned	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
and	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
and	O
Apple	O
A7	O
chip	O
performance	O
,	O
with	O
criticisms	O
on	O
the	O
price	O
increase	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
