Putting it side by side with a 9.7 iPad, and the difference in colours is striking (note, I'm not talking about res). Colours are nowhere near as vibrant as on the iPad 3!
Has anyone else noticed this?
Color gamut is very low on these minis.
You have a link to a measurement to support that?
It's true. I put it side by side with the iPad 3 as well as adjusting for different brightness... The color is very washed out.
You have a link to a measurement to support that?
No. But when Displaymate confirms it, I'll send you a link.
Don't cop an attitude. My point was, don't go around saying something as fact, when you have nothing to back it up.
I will be surprised if the Mini does not come close to the Rec. 709 gamut points. Ever since the "new iPad" all of apples new products have had calibrations closer to Rec. 709.
What wouldn't surprise me is if the brightness (black level) is higher and contrast (white level) is lower. Providing less contrast ratio, which to the end user would provide less "pop", dingy/washed out looking colors. So while the display will still be accurate (ish), it won't look as good as the newer full size iPads.
Black level for comparison reasons (of course you can't actually take a reading) can be measured by eye. Just get a solid black image and display them on the iPads. Turn down the backlight (what apple calls brightness) on both to 0, and compare them side by side in a dark room. It should be very very easy to see which one has better black level.
Just an FYI Displaymate is a joke among the display calibration community.
Putting it side by side with a 9.7 iPad, and the difference in colours is striking (note, I'm not talking about res). Colours are nowhere near as vibrant as on the iPad 3!
Has anyone else noticed this?
In fairness, not all Ipad mini may have the same panel. Apple could be using differing manufacturers ... just like on the Macbook airs.
But that raises the question of a panel lottery....which personally, I hate.
Color gamut is very low on these minis.
It's too bad that the Nexus ruined that potential advantage with god-awful calibration and the lack of true 24-bit color support. Having a wider gamut ultimately means nothing if you handicap it in other ways. It's really the Kindle HD that holds up best against the mini--calibration not quite as good but close enough so that the benefits of the wider gamut are realized."62 percent of Standard. Gamut Too Small" (compared to 86% for Nexus and 99% for iPad 3/4).
True, but so could the Nexus and Kindle.In fairness, not all Ipad mini may have the same panel. Apple could be using differing manufacturers ... just like on the Macbook airs.
Does anyone know how to tell what screen manufacturer was used on the ipad mini like from the serial number or something? I know there are 2 manufacturers LG and some other. One is probably better than the other.