iPad Mini

Ryan-3 said:
There is no need of a retina screen on either of those devices, and as shown with the MBA.
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There is tbh, everyone else at the same price point has much better screens on their devices. The MBA for example still has a TN panel, it cost £1000~ it needs atleast an IPS screen if it doesn't go retina. A lot of the laptops around that price or just higher all have IPS screen these days, are mostly all 1080p or higher.

The iPad Mini is the same, the screen is nice but it is not very sharp, and after using a lot of high ppi devices you will notice it.

The screen might not be the most important part of these devices, as their both aimed at being cheaper, thin, lighter devices, but it really does show if you hold one against a retina counterpart.
 
MOOGLEYS said:
From an ipad screen ? I think the mini has a decent enough screen text is clear and no way a struggle to read.

Tbh I find the mini easier on the eye than the new Nexus 7.
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If you are putting the contents of a 10" screen onto something smaller then what you view on the smaller screen must also be smaller. My argument being I find the full fat iPad about the limit of what I'm comfortable with for medium length use. Any smaller and I'm straining my eyes to read the content which in turn is tiring.
 
Faustus said:
If you are putting the contents of a 10" screen onto something smaller then what you view on the smaller screen must also be smaller. My argument being I find the full fat iPad about the limit of what I'm comfortable with for medium length use. Any smaller and I'm straining my eyes to read the content which in turn is tiring.
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Fair enough but I have been using mine for a good few months and do not suffer any eye strain at all.

For me the Mini is the perfect size for a tablet. But as always it's personal preference.
 
When I compare it to the HTC One, of course you can notice the difference. But for what I see as main purposes of the device; being something used to read books & news, the 'social' apps, youtube, etc., there isn't that much that needs done to improve it.
 
Ryan-3 said:
When I compare it to the HTC One, of course you can notice the difference. But for what I see as main purposes of the device; being something used to read books & news, the 'social' apps, youtube, etc., there isn't that much that needs done to improve it.
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It's an Apple iPad. It's not supposed to be purely functional. The screen quality directly effects the pleasure derived from using it.

Should fuzzyness and pixelation be part of the experience of using a £300+ tablet?
 
inogen said:
It's an Apple iPad. It's not supposed to be purely functional. The screen quality directly effects the pleasure derived from using it.

Should fuzzyness and pixelation be part of the experience of using a £300+ tablet?
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There is neither of those :confused:

As you say, it's not meant to be entirely a function only tablet, which is why it looks and feels much better than its competitors.
 
For those who never had an iPad with Retina display before getting an iPad mini, I would definitely agree that the screen is more than acceptable.

However, those who have been spoilt by the iPad 3 or 4 display and use it a lot for reading like I do will also agree that the iPad mini's display is noticeably worse.
 
I have a retina ipad as well. The screen is nicer but I do find reading on the mini better due to the size. It works perfect for kindle books. The ipad is too big I feel.
 
I had an iPad 3 then 4 now Mini and yes the retina screen is noticeably better than the Mini but for me the form factor of the Mini is a bigger deal than the retina screen of the 4. I'll be sticking with the Mini retina or not :)
 
Im looking to upgrade my iPad (launch day gen 1) as its really showing its age and im going for the new mini. Rumour I read earlier was the same processor in both full size and mini iPads.
 
Current mini has the dual core A5 processor, but the new ones 'may' be announced soon which could have an A6/A6X, or maybe something newer?
 
Apple will probably use the 32nm A6X/1GB combo in a mini retina, unless a newer 28nm rogue based A7 saves them money (smaller chip with lower thermals for the same iPad 4 performance)

There's no need for anything more at this stage, even though a 28nm SoC with 3-4 swift cores, a rouge GPU and 2GB would be perfect for the chassis :)
 
Skyboat said:
For those who never had an iPad with Retina display before getting an iPad mini, I would definitely agree that the screen is more than acceptable.

However, those who have been spoilt by the iPad 3 or 4 display and use it a lot for reading like I do will also agree that the iPad mini's display is noticeably worse.
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Woah, a sensible post!
 
I have a ipad 4 and a mini and yes there is a difference, the minis text isn't pin sharp like the 4. For me though it doesn't matter the minis light weight and ease to hold more than make up for the lower res.

I had a first gen nexus 7 for almost a year and the mini is in my opinion better than it. 8 inch screen gives a huge improvement on websites for reading, I found 7 inches to cramped, and the mini is faster day to day than the nexus was no lag for me and lots of tablet apps too.
Though to be fair if the nexus had had a 8 inch screen I probably would have kept it as the cramped screen was the reason I disliked it the most, amazing how much difference one inch makes in viewing area.

At this stage it makes sense to see what he revamp for the mini holds, most likely won't be on sept 10 but it won't be that long after maybe a month or two.
 
So who thinks the new iPads will all have the touch ID sensor built in? I've got a feeling this is going to become standard in iOS devices soon
 
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