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Originally Posted by Graham
Why? The iPad mini screen is smaller than the iPad's, by definition, hence the Retina screen would draw correspondingly less power. Why, if it isn't a compromise on the larger device, must it necessarily be one on the smaller?
Note that the much smaller iPhone has a Retina screen.
Graham
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You're comparing the iPad mini with the regular iPad.
The iPad mini is smaller, but more importantly, much thinner than the regular iPad. Therefor less volume for the battery.
The screen dimension is maybe 30% smaller, but the pixel count would remain the same AND this with >50% less battery-volume. AND just like the iPad3, it'd need double backlights. Also, the GPU needs to be just as powerful.