The iPad mini is here. Some thoughts on the Non-Retinal

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Apple has started to sell its iPad 4 and iPad mini worldwide, and although it has created excitement, the crowds lining up have been much smaller than at the launch of the iPhone, even smaller than at the launch of previous versions. This is the second launch the company has made in the same year, however, the bookings have been working very well since they started a few days ago.

Rene Ritchie , editor of iMore , tells us about his experience buying the iPad mini:

Just yesterday we saw the first unboxing in Spanish. In it we could see the screen in action, although it’s not the same to see it on video as live. We must admit that the non-inclusion of a Retina screen in the mini is a concern for many potential buyers. According to Ritchie , yes, the quality of the screen is quite noticeable , especially if you come from using an iPad 3. However, although Apple is bound by the laws of physics, reducing a screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 to 7.9 inches, reaching 326 dpi, for the mini, would require so much backlight and so much power that it would make the iPad mini much thicker and heavier , which would be the opposite of what the apple intended with this device. It would probably also increase the cost of production. Miniaturization does not come cheap.

The 4-inch Retina screen on the iPod touch and iPhone 5 are “only” 1136 x 640 pixels in comparison, and the iPad 4 Retina is 48% thicker .

We have no doubt that Apple will someday make a mini with a Retina display, but we think it’s better to start with a thinner, lighter device, and then work on improving it.

Here are some photos of the Montreal store on the day the mini model was launched.

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