Amaya Toman Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili nje i-Apple yethule i-iPad yayo yokuqala ngqa - okube yimpumelelo ecishe yashesha - yethula inguqulo yayo encane, i-iPad mini. Esihlokweni sanamuhla, sizofingqa kafushane ukuthi kungani futhi kanjani i-iPad encane idume kangaka, njengengane yayo enkulu.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Iyaqhubeka nokudayiswa kusukela ekupheleni kukaNovemba 2012 iPad mini isizukulwane sokuqala, esinciphisa usayizi kanye nentengo yethebhulethi eyi-groundbreaking evela ku-workshop ye-Apple. Ngesikhathi sokukhululwa kwayo, i-iPad mini yayiyi-iPad yesihlanu ukuphuma kuworkshop yenkampani ye-Cupertino. I-diagonal yesibonisi sayo ibingu-7,9". I-iPad mini entsha yanconywa kakhulu ochwepheshe nezintatheli njengethebhulethi ethengekayo kakhulu emlandweni we-Apple kuze kube manje, nakuba abanye bakhononda ngokuntuleka kwesibonisi se-Retina.
I-iPad mini ngokushesha yaba i-hit enkulu. I-Apple ithengise izigidi zazo ngokushesha ngemva kokwethulwa, yadlula ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad enosayizi ogcwele eyethulwa ngasikhathi sinye. Ithebhulethi ibone ukukhanya kosuku lapho i-iPhone 5 yamanje inombukiso ongu-4”, futhi amanye amakhasimende ayefuna ubukhulu obukhulu. Kusuka ukufika kwe-iPhone 6 kodwa umhlaba wawusehlukene ngeminyaka embalwa, okwenza i-iPad mini ibe isengezo esihle ku-smartphone yabo ekhona ye-Apple.
Ubukhulu obuncane be-iPad mini bube nezinzuzo zabo, kodwa futhi nebubi. Isixazululo sephikseli esingu-1024 x 768 sinikeze ukuminyana kwe-163 ppi, kuyilapho isibonisi se-iPhone 5 sinikeza ukuminyana okungu-326 ppi. Ukusebenza kwe-Apple A5 chip kanye no-512 MB we-RAM kwenza i-iPad mini yaba yimbangi ebuthakathaka kakhulu ngokumelene namaphilisi anamandla i-Google ne-Amazon ababewafaka emakethe ngaleso sikhathi. Ngenhlanhla, ukuthuthukiswa akuzange kuthathe isikhathi eside. I-iPad mini yoqobo yahlala unyaka kuphela ekunikezweni kwe-Apple. Imodeli yesizukulwane sesibili yethulwa ngoNovemba 2013 ngeprosesa esheshayo.
Igalari yezithombe
I-iPad mini yesizukulwane sesibili nayo ithengiswe kahle kakhulu, futhi inzalo kuyo yehla kakhulu kuphela lapho i-Apple yethula ama-phablets ayo okuqala, okungukuthi i-iPhone 6 futhi ikakhulukazi i-6 Plus. Isizukulwane sesithathu nesine se-iPad mini sabona ukukhanya kosuku ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka, i-iPad mini yethulwa kuphela ngo-2019. Kuze kube manje, i-iPad mini yokugcina - okungukuthi isizukulwane sayo sesithupha - isathengiswa, futhi yethulwe ngonyaka odlule.
