Please tell me if this statement is correct:
Its not that the screen is poor, its that the OS isn't built for 7"
I got an iPad Mini and love it, but I'm also in the group that feels the screen hurts the user experience. Default fonts for everything from icon labels to web pages felt fine on my iPad2 but are more difficult to read and dont seem ideal for a smaller iPad. So the reason for all the screen negativity isnt purely on it being non-retina, but more because theres no way (yet) to tell the OS to set a minimum text default and it makes a perfectly sized device feel imperfect.
My hope is that soon they will have an iOS update that offers more options for text and maybe even a few tweaks to make iOS feel more natural on this size of device because I absolutely love everything about it... except reading.
Its not that the screen is poor, its that the OS isn't built for 7"
I got an iPad Mini and love it, but I'm also in the group that feels the screen hurts the user experience. Default fonts for everything from icon labels to web pages felt fine on my iPad2 but are more difficult to read and dont seem ideal for a smaller iPad. So the reason for all the screen negativity isnt purely on it being non-retina, but more because theres no way (yet) to tell the OS to set a minimum text default and it makes a perfectly sized device feel imperfect.
My hope is that soon they will have an iOS update that offers more options for text and maybe even a few tweaks to make iOS feel more natural on this size of device because I absolutely love everything about it... except reading.