Ukungabaza kwasekuqaleni mayelana nempumelelo yethebhulethi ye-Cupertino engu-7,85-intshi kuyaqedwa emininingwaneni egayiwe ezayo. Ngemuva kokuthengisa cishe inani lamayunithi ayizigidi eziyisi-6 kuye kweziyisi-8 emhlabeni jikelele, I-Apple i-ode amanye amayunithi ayizigidi ezi-2 we-iPad mini engakawuqedi unyaka. Ngalokhu, ihlanganisa okulindelekile futhi kuyadlula.
Lapho ithebhulethi encane yalezo ze-apula iphuma ngo-Okthoba 23, izibikezelo zokuthengisa kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2012. ifinyelele kumayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-10. Khona-ke, ngenxa yezinkinga ochungechungeni lokukhiqiza kanye nejubane ababefinyelela ngalo kubathengi, isibalo kwadingeka sehliswe ukuze phakathi kwezigidi eziyisi-6 neziyisi-8 futhi lowo mgomo usuvele ufinyelelwe ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka.
Imininingwane iyamangaza umzuzu wokuqala wokubanda nokugxekwa ukwethulwa kwayo okulethe umphakathi. Imodeli entsha ayizange inikeze lutho lwangempela ngokwemibandela yokucaciswa futhi isikrini sayo se-Retina asizange sidumaze futhi nakakhulu uma sisiqhathanisa nenani layo eliphakeme kunalelo lebanga elifanayo ku-Android njenge-Nexus 7 ne-Kindle Fire HD. UPhil Schiller kwaze kwadingeka aphume ayokuchaza.
Isikhathi sikhombisile ukuthi abathengi baye baqiniseka kancane kancane ngezinzuzo zomkhiqizo futhi bawulayishe kubhasikidi wabo. Izibikezelo zinhle kakhulu, yingakho isenzo sika-Apple, futhi sibonisa ukuthi ngo-2013 isibalo esididayo 50 million iPad mini, okungaba uhhafu wama-iPads i-Cupertino azowathengisa unyaka wonke. Lesi sibikezelo sibeka ithebhulethi encane njengento ebalulekile ekuthengisweni kwayo kwesikhathi esizayo futhi sesivele sikutshele kamuva nje ukuthi yayinjalo ukuba nempumelelo eyengeziwe ezitolo kunesizukulwane sesine sefomethi enkulu.