Poll: *** The Official iPad mini 7 thread (if you fall asleep and drop it on your head, it doesn't hurt as much as an iPad Pro and everything!) ***

Are you getting an iPad mini 7?

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Definitely reduced by a fair amount. I did the YouTuber clickbait test of a 6 (Mrs W’s) and the new 7 side by side, scrolling up and down like a maniac stoking the fires of nerd rage, and it’s definitely improved. Still there, but improved.

If anyone really wants to get wound up by jelly scrolling, have a look at the old Pixel C tablet!

I’ve no complaints about the 6 or 7 myself, and the issue never bothered me, but I can see why some are annoyed by it.
 
I’ve been waiting for so long to see this upgrade. Doesn’t seem a major upgrade but it’s enough for me. I’ve had my iPad for 5 years and just want something smaller for portability really. It arrives tomorrow.
 
I visited the Apple Store again yesterday and had another play with it. I tried several websites with text/graphics and I could not see the jelly scrolling effect at all, even with very rapid scrolling up and down.
 
Bought the mini 7 and gave the mini 6 to my wife. Could not be happier. Though had my wife not wanted the 6 I may have kept it longer. Cannot see any jelly scroll, its nice and snappy and Apple Intelligence is so far fun, whats available of it.
 
koolpc said:
Strange as some reviewers are reporting some jelly scrolling.
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It may just be that I can't notice it, with the naked eye at least. I did see one reviewer recording a slow mo video and it being marginally evident in that. However, that's more of a techical exercise. If you can't notice it with the naked eye, it's surely not that much of an issue.
 
Had some good news from my GP today, I no longer have prediabetes, so treated myself to a Blue iPad Mini 256GB WIFI & Cellular. Already have an iPad Pro 12.9" 256GB WIFI & Cellular but this is so much more portable.

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Thanks, now got a mobile data connection activated...

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Can only get 4G here which is why I only have LTE showing. Its the first time I've used an eSIM despite my iPad Pro having it but that also had a physical SIM slot which iPad Mini 7 doesn't.
 
I'm disappointed that they decided to use last year's iPhone chip (and a binned version at that). I think the performance is perfectly adequate for today, but it's just not going to have the longetivity of other iPad models which is a real shame.
 
punky_munky said:
I'm disappointed that they decided to use last year's iPhone chip (and a binned version at that). I think the performance is perfectly adequate for today, but it's just not going to have the longetivity of other iPad models which is a real shame.
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The A17 is still faster than anything you’ll find in Samsungs flagship S24 smartphone.
 
punky_munky said:
I'm disappointed that they decided to use last year's iPhone chip (and a binned version at that). I think the performance is perfectly adequate for today, but it's just not going to have the longetivity of other iPad models which is a real shame.
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Isn't the longevity of Apple products ultimately defined by the cessation of software support? A 'flagship' iPhone with the latest chip can expect to get 6 further years of the latest iOS releases from launch, and then security updates for another couple of years or so. However, by the time you are in those last 2 years, you will already be hitting issues with app compatibility. However, I know my Air 2 from Oct 2014 received it's final major software release with iPadOS 15 in 2021 and actually received it's latest iPadOS 15 patch a few months ago. So, i'm not sure if iPads are supported for longer, or if the Air 2 was just an exception?

I would expect the A17 to have the latest iPadOS support until at least 2029. I would personally like to see Apple provide software support for their devices for longer than they do though.
 
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