Halloween is over, but that doesn't mean we're any less excited about guts. Well, iPad mini guts, anyway. The fine folks at iFixit have once again broken down Apple's latest device to its base components, and its the first real look at some of the internals lurking inside the littlest iPad.

Perhaps the most intriguing portion of the iFixit teardown, the team discovered a Samsung display driver inside. Considering the two companies' relationship as of late, it's still a bit surprising to see Samsung LCD products showing up in an Apple device. 

Of course, Apple still utilizes multiple LCD providers in its iOS devices--like Japan Display and LG, for the iPhone 5--so it's not immediately clear what percentage of the iPad mini display driver work is being contracted to Samsung. 

Next, there's a look at a pair of stereo speakers. If nothing else, the iPad mini has moved away from its larger brethren in one regard. iFixit attributes the second speaker as a bonus from downsizing the 30-pin connector to Lightning. Sort of strange to think of potentially bigger sound coming from a smaller iPad. Granted, the tiny space between the two speakers makes the idea of "stereo" kind of questionable.

Finally, we can see the A5 chip in its natural, iPad mini habitat. According to iFixit and Chipworks, the dual-core A5 contains 512MB of RAM. The same amount of memory found in the latest iPod Touch.

Unfortunately, the iPad mini does not look like an easy repair job, in the event something goes haywire. There's apparently a horrible amount of adhesive in the device, holding on the glass, logic board, cameras, etc. Moreover, since the Lightning connector is actually soldered to the logic board, you may want to make sure a wandering toddler doesn't cram a toy screwdriver in there; you're not repairing it.

Be sure to check out the full teardown at iFixit. UPDATE: They've also posted a teardown of the iPad 4.

Image source: iFixit

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