RANDOM APPLE MEMORY
How iPad mini grew into itself
Sometimes overshadowed, Charlotte Henry explores how the iPad mini has grown into a very powerful little device
W hile plenty of users love it, the iPad mini has arguably always been a bit of an oddone-out in Apple’s product line-up.
Originally announced on 23 October 2012, and available in November that same year, the first-generation iPad mini only had Apple’s A5 chip and 512MB of memory. Subsequently, it was deemed by some to be a bit underpowered. It also did not come with a Retina display. Many were annoyed by the use of Lightning port for charging instead of traditional 30-pin connector too.