• Apps designed for the iPhone that generally function reasonably well on the iPad Mini. So far, relatively few iOS apps that I would need (such as Freshbooks) have been reformatted for the standard iPad, and I've found that using them on a large tablet is unwieldy. But perhaps an iPhone app may feel less incongruous as is on a 7-inch iPad Mini.

• Finally, all this is contingent on me demoing the iPad Mini hands-on and being satisfied with how it looks, feels and responds.