Companies release figures for stock holders. Nobody else really. It's always been like that. Why amazon doesn't release their tablet sales + Google all their Nexus sales however, idk.

I think the figures are true. The day after the iPhone 5 was announced, I heard a lot of buzz about it among people I passed by (which is odd for device announced the day before). It's crazy how Apples releases + events are the largest in all sectors. They even get more buzz than E3 in media + in the GP which I didn't think was possible. The tablet + smartphone market are hardly near their peak. That's why these are still selling well every year.

Form factor + lightness seem to be some of the top points for the Mini/iPhone 5 sales from what I've heard. Battery life is also the best on the market from the Mini according to Engadget + other sources (lasts 11hr+).

It's big enough to be more useful as a computer but still small and light enough to be truly portable unlike a reg. iPad/laptop. I'm considering getting one at some point because it would be way easier to carry in my backpack than my laptop + huge extension cord, I'll need the extra storage space for photos/videos (my phone is almost out of space and my laptop is slowly dying) and I don't think it's overpriced for what it is.

True.

Yes, that's true too. I guess when this market becomes mature we won't see this happening all the time.

That's another thing that draws me to the mini. My 2009 unibody MacBook doesn't last more than two hours under most conditions. It's all my fault for charging it too much and not turning it off enough, but iOS things can take abuses that laptop batteries can't. My iPhone gets charged every night when I sleep and I often charge it when I'm in my dorm during the day and the battery life hasn't gotten noticeably worse since I got it a year ago. I'm constantly using the cell connection for internet too, since it's not hooked up to my campus wifi, and I can still get through the school day without charging if I want to.

I know it's crazy how amazing mobile battery is getting. I think there's gonna be a crazy innovation of it in the coming years that makes it last for days or even weeks.

Also noted is that a ton of reviewers + consumers themselves are saying that this iPad mini is the real/best iPad + that its their favorite iPad for the build quality, portability + size. That's why I'm saying I think this will become wildly popular. People are loving it. I don't think Apple meant to enter this smaller tablet space competing on price but rather focusing on making the best looking smaller tablet with a better selection of apps than everyone else. Some people want something big enough to type papers on and such + to read but not 10in big.

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