Vala isikhangiso

Njengokujwayelekile, i-Apple kufanele yethule iqoqo lemikhiqizo emisha emhlabeni wonke ngoSepthemba. I-trio yama-iPhones amasha abhekwa njengokuqinisekile, abezindaba baphinde bacabange ukuthi singalindela i-iPad Pro ebuyekeziwe, i-Apple Watch, i-AirPods, kanye nephedi yokushaja okungenantambo okulindelwe isikhathi eside ye-AirPower. Nokho, ekupheleni komunye wemibiko, kunesigaba esithakazelisayo:

Ngemva kokwethulwa kwayo ngo-2012 kanye nezibuyekezo ezintathu zonyaka ezalandela, ulayini we-iPad Mini awukasiboni isibuyekezo kusukela ekwindla ka-2015. Ukungabi bikho kwanoma yiluphi ulwazi mayelana nenguqulo entsha kusikisela - nakuba i-iPad Mini ingakamiswa ngokusemthethweni - ukuthi umkhiqizo uyafa, okungenani ngaphakathi kwe-Apple.

Ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kwehla kancane kusukela ngo-2013. Ngalowo nyaka, i-Apple yakwazi ukuthengisa amayunithi ayizigidi ezingu-71, ngonyaka kamuva kwaba yizigidi ezingu-67,9 kuphela, futhi ngo-2016 ngisho nezigidi ezingu-45,6 kuphela. I-iPad yabona ukwanda konyaka phakathi nenkathi yeholide ngo-2017, kodwa ukuthengiswa konyaka kwaphinde kwawa. I-iPad Mini eshiwo ngenhla nayo ithola ukunakwa okuncane, esizokhumbula umlando wayo esihlokweni sanamuhla.

Ukuzalwa kweMini

I-iPad yasekuqaleni yabona ukukhanya kosuku ngo-2010, lapho kwakufanele iqhudelane namadivayisi ayemancane kuno-9,7 amayintshi. Ukuqagela ukuthi i-Apple yayilungiselela inguqulo encane ye-iPad yayingakabi yisikhathi eside, futhi eminyakeni emibili ngemva kokukhululwa kwe-iPad yokuqala, nayo yaba ngokoqobo. U-Phil Schiller wabe eseyethula njenge-iPad "enciphile" enomklamo omusha ngokuphelele. Umhlaba ufunde ngokufika kwe-iPad Mini ngo-Okthoba 2012, futhi ngemva kwenyanga abokuqala abanenhlanhla nabo bangakwazi ukuya nayo ekhaya. I-iPad Mini yayinesikrini esingu-7,9-intshi futhi intengo yemodeli engu-16GB ye-Wi-Fi kuphela yayingu-$329. I-iPad Mini yoqobo yeza ne-iOS 6.0 kanye ne-Apple A5 chip. Abezindaba babhale nge-"Mini" njengethebhulethi, okuthi, nakuba incane, akuyona neze inguqulo eshibhile, esezingeni eliphansi ye-iPad.

Ekugcineni uRetina

I-iPad Mini yesibili yazalwa ngonyaka ngemva kwamanduleli wayo. Olunye lwezinguquko ezinkulu ku-"ezimbili" kwaba ukwethulwa kwesibonisi se-Retina esilindelwe nesifiswayo esinesixazululo samaphikseli angu-2048 x 1536 ku-326 ppi. Kanye nezinguquko zokuba ngcono kufike inani eliphakeme, eliqale ku-$399. Esinye isici esisha senguqulo yesibili kwakuwumthamo wokugcina we-128 GB. I-iPad Mini yesizukulwane sesibili yasebenzisa isistimu yokusebenza ye-iOS 7, ithebhulethi ifakwe i-chip ye-A7. Abezindaba batuse i-iPad Mini entsha njengesinyathelo esimangalisayo esiya phambili, kodwa babiza intengo yayo njengenkinga.

Kwesithathu kwakho konke okuhle nokubi

Ngomoya wesiko le-Apple, i-iPad Mini yesizukulwane sesithathu yavezwa enkulumweni eyinhloko ngo-Okthoba 2014, kanye ne-iPad Air 2, i-iMac entsha noma isistimu yokusebenza yedeskithophu i-OS X Yosemite. I-"troika" ilethe ushintsho olukhulu ngendlela yokwethulwa kwenzwa ye-Touch ID nokusekelwa kwenkonzo ye-Apple Pay. Amakhasimende manje asenethuba lokuthenga inguqulo yawo yegolide. Intengo ye-iPad Mini 3 iqale ku-$399, i-Apple yanikela ngezinguqulo ezingu-16GB, 64GB kanye ne-128GB. Vele, bekukhona isibonisi se-Retina, i-chip ye-A7 noma i-1024 MB LPDDR3 RAM.

iPad Mini 4

I-iPad Mini yesine kanye (kuze kube manje) yokugcina yethulwa emhlabeni ngoSepthemba 9, 2015. Enye yezinto ezintsha eziqanjwe kakhulu kwakuyisici esithi "Hey, Siri". Ithebhulethi njengoba injalo ayizange inakwe kakhulu ku-Keynote efanele - yashiwo ngokuyisisekelo ekugcineni kwesigaba esinikezelwe kuma-iPads. "Sithathe amandla nokusebenza kwe-iPad Air 2 futhi sayingenisa emzimbeni omncane nakakhulu," kusho u-Phil Schiller nge-iPad Mini 4 ngaleso sikhathi, echaza ithebhulethi "njengenamandla amangalisayo, kodwa amancane futhi alula." Intengo ye-iPad Mini 4 iqale ku-$399, "ezine" zanikeza isitoreji ngo-16GB, 64GB no-128GB futhi isebenzisa isistimu yokusebenza ye-iOS 9 Ithebhulethi yayiyinde, izacile futhi ilula kunezandulela zayo. U-Apple wavalelisa ezinguqulweni ezingu-16GB no-64GB ze-iPad Mini ekwindla ka-2016, futhi okuwukuphela kwethebhulethi ye-Apple mini ekhiqizwayo okwamanje yi-iPad Mini 4 128GB. Isigaba se-iPad sewebhusayithi ye-Apple sisabhala i-iPad Mini njengomkhiqizo osebenzayo.

Ekuphetheni

Ama-iPhones amakhulu ezizukulwaneni ezimbili ezedlule abengemancane kakhulu kune-iPad Mini. Kucatshangwa ukuthi umkhuba "wama-iPhones amakhulu" uzoqhubeka nokuthi singalindela amamodeli amakhulu nakakhulu. Ingxenye yomncintiswano we-iPad Mini i-iPad entsha, eshibhile eyethulwe yi-Apple kulo nyaka, eqala ku-$329. Kuze kube yilapho ifika, i-iPad Mini ingathathwa njengemodeli yezinga lokungena efanelekile phakathi kwamaphilisi e-Apple - kodwa izoba njani ngokuzayo? Isikhathi eside uma kuqhathaniswa ngaphandle kokubuyekezwa asiwusekeli umbono wokuthi i-Apple ingase iqhamuke ne-iPad Mini 5. Kufanele simangale.

Umthombo: AppleInsider

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