Teardown: Apple iPad Mini

Teardown: Apple iPad Mini

nearly two and a half years ago, Apple has held onto the lion's share of the tablet market. In particularl, Apple has managed to hold off all competitors that dared to mimic the 9.7-inch or 10.1-inch platform made famous by the iPad. As of October 23, Apple claims to have sold over 100 million units from their iPad family, with more 62.5 percent of the total tablets shipped in 2012 (according to IDC). However, the new threat to Apple's dominance in the tablet space may not come from 9.7-inch and higher models. Surprisingly, Apple faces its largest competition in the tablet space from a form factor that, previously, Apple had not offered–the 7-inch model. Approximately one year ago, Amazon shook the tablet landscape by introducing the first sub-$200 tablet, the Amazon Kindle Fire . While many were skeptical of the online book vendor's foray into electronics, many others saw...

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