Apple pulls the original iPad Mini, its last non-Retina iOS device

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http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/3000x1763+0+315/resize/960x564!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/midas/4e4da073f8cd31021a4df5770448d108/202166200/154616833.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/19/apple-pulls-the-original-ipad-mini-its-last-non-retina-ios-devi/)Pour one out for the OG iPad Mini (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/apple-ipad-mini-review/), as Apple has just removed it from its website and online store. It proved Apple could effectively build a smaller tablet, though its low-resolution (1024 by 768) display doesn't hold a candle to the sharp Retina screens we're used to today. And with the iPad Mini 2 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/15/ipad-mini-retina-display-review/) at $299 (and no shortage of deals available), there simply wasn't any room for the older tablet on the market. Now Apple is only promoting the iPad Mini 2 and 3 online. And given the $100 price difference between those two tablets, as well as the fact that they sport the same hardware (aside from Touch ID on the iPad Mini 3 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/21/ipad-air-2-mini-3-review/)), we recommend snapping up the iPad Mini 2 for now. By dumping the original iPad Mini, Apple now has a fully 64-bit lineup of iPads, which should make life easier for developers moving forward.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/19/apple-pulls-the-original-ipad-mini-its-last-non-retina-ios-devi/