1. Apple is also releasing a new model from its smaller iPad line with the 7.9-inch iPad mini 3.

2. HD touchscreen, while the Galaxy S 4 mini has a 4.3-in.

3. Speaking of the original iPad mini, Apple cut the starting price on that unit to $299 from $329.

4. The iPad mini 3 is 7.5mm.

5. The 16GB iPad mini went on sale a few months later in 2012 for $329.

6. The iPad mini scored a 7.5 and the S4 a 7.

7. Especially when the Air 2 starts at $499, and its smaller sibling the mini 3 starts at $399.

8. The case with the iPad mini weighs so little that such tablet work is very comfortable.

9. The iPad mini came out two years later, in its own time.

10. The cover form means the bottom of the iPad mini is unprotected.

11. The mini fits perfectly and lets me watch on a larger screen.

12. Samsung is pushing the watch as a mini phone in its own right, but that might be too much.

13. Either that or a reference to how long it had been since the Mac mini was updated.

14. The camp quickly became a mini global village with a sense of community.

15. The mini fits in a pocket or in the smallest of bags for carrying around town.