iPad mini Am I right with this thinking regarding the Mini price bump?

[Kadin]

So I'm trying to rationalize the price bump and the only thing I can come up with is this: The tech bump is essentially the same as going from an iPad 2 to the iPad Air, yet with a smaller screen. Would that be pretty accurate overall?

If that's the case, I think I can now kinda appreciate why it went up a bit since it definitely jumped a few levels in power/quality. I know the Mini has better cameras, but CPU, RAM and screen were pretty much the same, right?

 

[Peace]

The two main jumps in tech are the Retina display and the A7 chip.

This is why they bumped the price a bit.

 

[DeusInvictus7]

Yeah the iPad mini is no longer "last generation" hardware like it was with the first generation. They're essentially the same product, just in two different screen sizes.

I wonder if the Air's A7 is clocked higher than the mini, otherwise, how is the mini's battery life the same as the Air but with a smaller battery? Screen doesn't make a huge difference anymore since they're the same resolution, but backlighting could affect it. LEDs shouldn't be a big drainer though.