these numbers are based on a survey and do not include return rates which are high for android."Sales of Googles (GOOG) low-cost Nexus 7 tablet have reportedly topped Apples (AAPL) iPad over the holiday season in Japan. Nikkei cites market research firm BCN in reporting that a survey of 2,400 stores across Japan suggests that Googles 7-inch tablet accounted for 44.4% of all tablet sales by large electronics vendors in the region. Despite the launch of the iPad mini, sales of Apple tablets were said to account for 40.1% of all tablet sales over the period. It is unclear if Apple stores were included in the firms poll."
http://bgr.com/2013/01/17/nexus-7-sales-japan-ipad-294036/
There are plenty of glowingly positive prognostications for Apple as well, but I think these two articles are the canaries in the coalmine. My guess? Apple will do what it did to computers and move us on to the next thing, leaving the Android and Windows folks to fight over scraps in a dying market. I am wondering what is next, because right now, my iPad completes me
Although I would choose the full size iPad for my needs, a lot of people neither want nor need a larger screen. For example, if they use it for emails and ebooks, then why 9.7"? Something smaller might fit more easily into a purse or a coat pocket (besides being lighter). If the iPad Mini gets a Retina display, I fully expect there to be huge demand for it (even more than now). The full size iPad will continue to do well, and I will continue to want the larger size, but I think if people could choose between two retina devices, they'll probably go for the medium size iPod (small = Touch, medium = Mini, and large = iPad).
Yes. There is a lot to question in the numbers, but I think the trend is apparent.these numbers are based on a survey and do not include return rates which are high for android.
Yep. Academic journals for me, so very little chance I will be picking up an iPad Mini anytime soon. Still, I will give it a shot when the Retina version shows up. If I can read OK on it, then I'll consider downsizing.I'm going on the mini not getting the retina anytime soon. If it does- then yeah I suppose a retina mini would appeal to more. Still, IMO- for reading- comics, magazines, etc- the 9.7 is a perfect size. Enjoy.
The more Apple makes the iPad mini desirable at $329 it actually hurts the 9.7" iPad. If the next mini matches spec for spec of it's bigger brother at $329 who in their right mind would pay $170 for 1.8 inches?
I'm almost positive that the mini will not have the same resolution as iPad 4. Either the mini 2 will have the same display or it's going to be a different resolution below the current retina spec or it's going to cost more than $329. Don't get you hopes up for a 2048x1536 iPad mini for $329. Apple should have stayed king of the 10" iPad because there's no winning in the 7-8" category with competition under cutting Apple by $100. The 8" Samsung Note will have more features and will be cheaper.
thanks!Nice review, you proved that even for such a "low spec" device, you made the most out of it and enjoy it. That's all that matters
See, I'm not convinced on this argument.
The Mini isn't aimed at the same market. Although it's more expensive, Apple are attempting to lure people away from the cheaper/smaller Android tablets, most specifically the Nexus 7.
People who would have bought an N7 were never likely to buy a full size iPad - they were looking to drop $199/£159 on a tablet. $499/£399 was either out of their reach, or an amount they'd never choose to spend on such a product.
Without a Mini, their decision is made - if it's $199 on an N7, or $499 on an iPad, they'll go N7, and Apple will never see a cent.
However, with a Mini on the market, it's suddenly not so clear cut - for a little over $100/£100 more, they can buy an iPad Mini. It's no longer $199 vs $499 - it's $199 vs $329, and Apple's brand awareness means there'll definitely be sway towards the latter.
This way, Apple win - they get a sale they would never have gotten otherwise, and bring another customer into the iTunes/App Store ecosystem.
The fact that Apple doesn't include a retina display in the iPad Mini is absolutely disgusting.
The fact that Apple doesn't include a retina display in the iPad Mini is absolutely disgusting.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Do you research on what it would take for Apple to be able to make an iPad mini with retina display at that price point at that time with that form factor.
Do your research before posting such "disgusting" comments.
There's no reason other than to gain further sales - they could have waited until the technology was integrated into the iPad. We all know it's achievable and is 110% likely in the iPad Mini V2.
Apple should have made the best product they can. And they gave retina technology there....
There's no reason other than to gain further sales - they could have waited until the technology was integrated into the iPad. We all know it's achievable and is 110% likely in the iPad Mini V2.
Apple should have made the best product they can. And they gave retina technology there....
For very many of us, the small (and perhaps optimal) formfactor (size and form) together with the astonishing LOW WEIGHT are the greatest advantages of the present iPad Mini.
I wonder what makes so many posters so certain that these (for many users) crucial features to day would have been possible to obtain if the iPad Mini had a so called retina screen. Think about the need for a perhaps heavy and perhaps much larger battery, among many others factors that really may complicate the product, and perhaps also indeed make it impossible to produce, given the present day's technology.
If (or when) the iPad Mini 2 comes with a retina screen, I fear that many will be chocked and NOT so interested in it, just because the ideal low weight and size of the present model will turn out not being possible...
I hope that some people with a REAL knowledge of the technical development side of these matters will comment on my thoughts about this, being a user without any such special knowledge.
It's not like the screen is the major feature in an iPad is it? ...
Just read the amount of posts on THIS forum full of Apple fans who refuse to purchase an iPad mini because it lacks retina.
I don't understand how a few grams here and there is really that big of an issue for the average person. My mother has had a kindle fire since Christmas 2011 and we recently got her an iPad 3. Not once has she complained about the weight and she has arthritis. I really don't think weight is as big of a deal as you're making it out to be. The difference in weight between the mini 1 and 2 will be negligible. I doubt many will even notice aside from what they see on paper or comparing them side to side.For very many of us, the small (and perhaps optimal) formfactor (size and form) together with the astonishing LOW WEIGHT are the greatest advantages of the present iPad Mini.
I wonder what makes so many posters so certain that these (for many users) crucial features to day would have been possible to obtain if the iPad Mini had a so called retina screen. Think about the need for a perhaps heavy and perhaps much larger battery, among many others factors that really may complicate the product, and perhaps also indeed make it impossible to produce, given the present day's technology.
If (or when) the iPad Mini 2 comes with a retina screen, I fear that many will be chocked and NOT so interested in it, just because the ideal low weight and size of the present model will turn out not being possible...
I hope that some people with a REAL knowledge of the technical development side of these matters will comment on my thoughts about this, being a user without any such special knowledge.
I think that the formfactor and very low weight are of great importance to a lot of users, both because of the portability and the easy (light) way of handling it with only one hand, for instance as an e-reader or browsing the web.
I also think that many people really overestimate - put far too much importance on - that fact that the screen is of "old age", or as some even claims to be the case: "be of an outdated technology". As a user of the regular iPad 2 for a long time, I cannot say that the screen was "so bad" or "not good enough" for my regular use of the iPad 2: mailing, browsing, reading some books, and writing a bit with Pages, using a Logitech Ultrathin BT Keyboard... Now being the user of an iPad 4 and iPhone 5, I can of course see the difference between the screens, but I will not put VERY much importance to this difference. Perhaps, for me (and many others), the low weight and very portable (and "handleable") size of the iPad Mini will turn out to be more important in my daily rutines, especially when taking the unit out of the house. In fact, perhaps this portability point will be MUCH more important, after all, because the screen is presumably more than good enough, and just the ease of taking the iPad so to speak in the pocket is extremely appealing, and important for the practicalities of my daily life. In addition, the battery time is known to be great. And that may as well change with a retina screen on the next model, or the weight will increase and make one of the Mini's advantages history.
Human nature just cracks me up sometimes. Everyone thought the display on the IPad was the greatest, until Retina shows up. Now everything thinks the original display is crap.