iPad Mini 4 review: Apple's smaller tablet finally measures up again

By Tim Biggs
Updated October 8 2015 - 10:08am, first published October 2 2015 - 5:13pm
The 8-inch iPad Mini 4 has all the functionality and (almost) all the power of its larger sibling, the 10-inch iPad Air 2. Photo: Tim Biggs
The 8-inch iPad Mini 4 has all the functionality and (almost) all the power of its larger sibling, the 10-inch iPad Air 2. Photo: Tim Biggs
The Mini 4 (left) is much slimmer and slightly taller than the Mini 2 and 3. Photo: Tim Biggs
The Mini 4 (left) is much slimmer and slightly taller than the Mini 2 and 3. Photo: Tim Biggs
The official case for the Mini no longer comes with a flap for the front attached. The case is also now silicon and has a thick lip that takes a bit of getting used to but will protect your screen if you lay the device down face first. Photo: Tim Biggs
The official case for the Mini no longer comes with a flap for the front attached. The case is also now silicon and has a thick lip that takes a bit of getting used to but will protect your screen if you lay the device down face first. Photo: Tim Biggs
The official Apple smart cover and case, which can pair together to get you the equivalent of the old full-body case (at a bit of a mark-up). Photo: Tim Biggs
The official Apple smart cover and case, which can pair together to get you the equivalent of the old full-body case (at a bit of a mark-up). Photo: Tim Biggs

Even if you tuned in to watch the Apple event in early September during which the company unveiled new iPhones, a huge new iPad and an Apple TV, you'd be forgiven for missing the fact that they also announced a brand new iPad Mini. It was there, briefly, and then it was gone.

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