Overall: The biggest gripe about the mini was the fact that it was pretty much an iPad2, though that doesn't mean that it's bad in any way. In reality, the iPad2 was a very solid device and the mini is just a smaller, more concentrated version of the full-size 9.7-inch iPad2.

However, going back to the iPad2 and the release of the new iPad, both show there is something wrong with Apple. All in all, the only thing that will guarantee that this device is extremely successful is the addition of the App store.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.

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