I bought a ipad mini during the Christmas season and it arrived the day after Christmas. I am a heavy user, I know a lot of people say that so you may be asking what makes you a power you may ask? I can drain my 16gig 3g Mini in about five hours of usuage. In the Mini defense I am streaming Pandora, gaming, or doing some other battery intensive activity Normal usage I average about 18 hours on wifi, 6-8 on 3g depending what your doing. Audio barely affects battery meanwhile video last maybe two viewings of any Pirates of The Carribean or two viewings of Lord of The Rings or Star Wars. I purchase this to kill boredom,help with waiting in long lines, ignoring people right next to me who want to have pesky conversations. Screen is not bad,the size fits in pockest