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| from article by AppBank |
That covers iPod touch as somebody said as "iPad mini is large iPod touch."
- non Retina iPad's price is $40 multiplied by display size in inch.
For Retina model, $50 multiplied by display size. - Above is for 16GB model. For 32GB and 64GB, each time when doubling the memory, plus $100.
- With Cellular, plus $130
Let me verify it using table.
| iPod touch 5gen | iPad mini | iPad 2 | iPad 4gen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| display size | 4 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |
| 16GB | multiplied by $40 | 329 | 399 | ||
| Retina; multiplied by $50 | 199 (not available) | 499 | |||
| with Cellular; plus $130 | 459 | 529 | 629 | ||
| 32GB; plus $100 | multiplied by $40 | 429 | |||
| Retina; multiplied by $50 | 299 | 599 | |||
| with Cellular; plus $130 | 559 | 729 | |||
| 64GB; plus $200 | multiplied by $40 | 529 | |||
| Retina; multiplied by $50 | 399 | 699 | |||
| with Cellular; plus $130 | 659 | 829 | |||
But gaps between calculation are smaller than 4%.
Now let me simulate several predicts for iPad mini.
- If iPad mini had 7 inchi display similar to other tables, the price was $40*7=$280. I think it is not competitive nor innovative.
- If iPad mini was with 8GB, the price was $329-$100=$229. I could be $199, same as Nexus 7 at that time, but they lowered soon.
- If iPad mini with Retina display wil be released, the price will be $50*7.9=$395~$399. At the time it will be released, iPad 2 in that price will be retired, and iPad mini should be major member in iPad series.
I'm looking forward to half and/or one year later.
[Japanese version of this post]
