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You may think Apple will kill it with the forthcoming iPad mini (I think that, too), you/we may be wrong. According to a small survey involving more than 1,330 people, conducted in August by TechBargains.com, the iPad mini is less desired than the iPhone 5 and the new iPad (the one currently selling). Here are the key findings:
- Just 18% of respondents said they are gearing up to buy the iPad mini when it’s released.
- On the other hand, 45% said they expect to purchase the iPhone 5, and 48% polled earlier this year planned to buy the new iPad prior to its release.
- If they already have the iPad, 50% are not interested in the iPad mini while 32% are undecided.
- Of those who do expect to purchase the iPad’s little brother, 14% will wait in line the day its released while one in five will pre-order online as soon as they can. Another 66% don’t have a set time for their purchase.
- In terms of most desirable features, 78% want a USB port, 77% – a Retina display, 75% – a memory card slot, and 74% are seeking better speakers than the current iPad.
Yung Trang, president and editor-in-chief of TechBargains.com, concluded that that we falsely assume that all new Apple products will be wildly popular with this survey indicating that theory may no longer be the case. We’ll have to wait and see…
[Via: PCMag]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
