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iPad mini Mini screen more fragile than regular iPad?

Night Spring

Night Spring

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The mods closed the original thread, but I found this side issue interesting, so I thought I'd start a new thread on this.

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/16902793/
To answer on topic, the iPad Mini is a brilliant little tablet and would probably be perfect from a size perspective, but there have been suggestions that the glass may be thinner and therefore easier to break than the iPad 2 so you may want to consider that.
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https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/16902870/
The mini screen is slightly raised like the iPhone 5 so that may make it easier to break if it lands on a corner when dropped. And yeh the thinner screen is slightly noticeable. Moderate pressure on the screen discolours it and I can definitely notice it feeling a bit more softer than the bigger iPad.
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I have to say I've never noticed this issue. I can see the point about iPhone 5 and the mini being easier to break if you drop them on a corner, which is why I got cases for both my 5 and the mini (and indeed for all my iDevices). But screen discolouring with pressure and feeling softer? I can't say I've noticed, but again, I put screen protectors on all my iDevices. Have other people noticed this issue? Has this been discussed before and I missed it?
 
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Defender2010

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Jun 6, 2010
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Night Spring said:
The mods closed the original thread, but I found this side issue interesting, so I thought I'd start a new thread on this.





I have to say I've never noticed this issue. I can see the point about iPhone 5 and the mini being easier to break if you drop them on a corner, which is why I got cases for both my 5 and the mini (and indeed for all my iDevices). But screen discolouring with pressure and feeling softer? I can't say I've noticed, but again, I put screen protectors on all my iDevices. Have other people noticed this issue? Has this been discussed before and I missed it?
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Well, the second quote is bull. The Minis screen is flush, not like the raised iPhone 5. Ignore this rubbish and enjoy your devices.
 
TacticalDesire

TacticalDesire

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Mar 19, 2012
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The mini screen feels VERY thin. Pressing down on it makes it bend. And it feels kinda hollow only that's probably not the right word to describe it.
 
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bobbysmith

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Nov 4, 2012
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It is thinner, but it's also smaller. It's not easy to say which of them is more durable. My feeling is that they're pretty similar.
 
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