How to check if device is Ipad mini [duplicate]

Answer 1

This answer contains a link to an utility method to get a "platform string" that can be used to identify the various iOS devices. I copy the main method here for your convenience:

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/sysctl.h>

- (NSString *) platform {
    size_t size;
    sysctlbyname("hw.machine", NULL, &size, NULL, 0);
    char *machine = malloc(size);
    sysctlbyname("hw.machine", machine, &size, NULL, 0);
    NSString *platform = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:machine];
    free(machine);
    return platform;
}

According to Models - The iPhone Wiki, the return value of platform is one of

• iPad2,5
• iPad2,6
• iPad2,7

for an iPad mini.

Answer 2

Apple's view is probably that you don't need to know this. :( Your app behaves in every respect exactly the same on an iPad 1 or 2 screen and an iPad mini screen. As far as pixels are concerned they are the same size.

And every other aspect of the device, such as its hardware capabilities (e.g. does it have a camera?) can be checked in the normal way, through the appropriate API for using that hardware.