Today several writers have tried to estimate the weight of the new iPad Mini. Yes, we are no longer simply wondering wondering about the very existence of the Mini. We have moved on to the calculating its actual weight. This is all beyond my modest maths, but there is some interesting stuff here. John Gruber of Daring Fireball started the ball rolling On August 14.
Today, MG Siegler and Michael Burford have put their oars in.
I like Siegler’s review of the weights of similar devices. It’s interesting to see how our various phones, tablets and book readers compare. Here’s the list for your reference book.
- iPod touch: 101 grams
- iPhone 3GS: 135 grams
- iPhone 4: 137 grams
- iPhone 4S: 140 grams
- Kindle (WiFi): 170 grams
- Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight: 197 grams
- Nook Simple Touch: 212 grams
- Kindle Touch (3G): 220 grams
- Kindle with Keyboard (3G): 247 grams
- iPad Mini (Guesstimated): 265 grams
- Nexus 7: 340 grams
- Nook Tablet: 400 grams
- BlackBerry Playbook (WiFi): 408 grams
- Kindle Fire: 413 grams
- BackBerry Playbook (Cellular): 425 grams
- Nook Color: 448 grams
- iPad 2 (WiFi): 601 grams
- iPad 2 (Verizon 3G): 607 grams
- iPad 2 (AT&T 3G): 613 grams
- New iPad (WiFi): 652 grams
- New iPad (Cellular): 662 grams
- Windows RT Surface: 675 grams
- Windows Pro Surface: 903 grams