At this time there is no release date for the New Ipad mini with retina display.
No, But there coming out with an ipad mini 2 soon with retina display
The iPad mini with retina display has a battery life of 23.8 watts per hour.
You should wait for the iPad mini with retina display, or else you might as well buy a kindle fire.
The original iPad, just know as the iPad was first, then came the iPad 2. The latest model is known as New iPad. (not iPad 3 or iPad HD or ????).
The following devices support iOS 7: iPhone 4iPhone 4SiPhone 5iPhone 5CiPhone 5SiPod Touch (5th Generation)iPad 2iPad 3 - "new iPad"iPad 4 - "iPad with Retina display"iPad AiriPad MiniiPad Mini with Retina display
There are a number of better Apple devices including the iPad Mini Retina.
The following devices support iOS 7:iPhone 4iPhone 4SiPhone 5iPhone 5CiPhone 5SiPod Touch (5th Generation)iPad 2iPad 3 - "new iPad"iPad 4 - "iPad with Retina display"iPad AiriPad MiniiPad Mini with Retina display
There is no significant difference between the two, except for the fact that the iPad mini is true to it's name and is smaller then the iPad. Another difference is that Siri is only on the iPad 3 and iPad mini.
Yes on mid-November 2012 after the iPad mini was released on November 2, 2012.
The iPad retina means that the given iPad has a high pixel density and resolution.
The current versions Apple sells are the iPad 2, iPad Mini, and iPad with Retina Display (4th Generation). Ones not being sold are the original and New iPad (3rd Generation).
iPads, as of July 03, 2013 , come in three versions, with prices of USD$ 329, 399, 499, with the Mini topping out at $659 with cellular and 64 GB of RAM, and the iPad Retina at $929 with cellular and 128 GB of RAM. The Mini has a 7.9 inch diagonal screen at 163 pixels per inch, and the Retina has a 9.7 inch screen at 264 pixels per inch. The Mini uses an A5 dual core CPU and the Retina uses the A6X dual core with quad core graphics. They use the same cameras. If 'smaller' makes it better the Mini is best. If bigger and faster is better, then the Retina is best.