A few years back, Apple introduced the original iPad and a new mobile device sector was released: tablets. After a while, the guys at Cupertino decided to establish themselves in the 7 inch tablet market as well with the iPad mini.
The iPad mini is not your standard 7 inch tablet, since it carries a 7.9 inch screen. You get a bit more pixel real-estate than any other 7 inch tablet.
Since the new iPad mini 2 with Retina display was released, the price on the original iPad mini started to drop and now's a great time to invest in one if you've never had the change to play with an iOS device.