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Analyst Flip-Flops Again: Thinner iPad Mini in Late 2013, Retina Display in Early 2014
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Pretty sure my wife just bought me a mini for my birthday coming up next week. For what I'll be using it for around the house I don't really need my mini to have a retina display. If they announce a retina display version before my 30 days are up to return it I'll exchange it though 
Personally, I'm really hoping to ditch my full-sized ipad usage for a retina iPad mini. I also want a finger-print scanner. I *will* buy a mini with a finger print scanner even if no retina, and then buy another one when they add retina, but I will not be happy about it. I just hope they don't make the misstep of putting the iPad 3's processor in a retina ipad mini.
And thick Kevlar for a bullet proof shield would be nice too... It's getting all 'Wild Wild West' out there...
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Look at the latest Touch. The camera lens sticks out between an eight and a sixteenth of an inch from the back. I thought it was a defect in mine, but they are all like that. PLEASE do not do that to the iPad family...
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Pretty sure my wife just bought me a mini for my birthday coming up next week. For what I'll be using it for around the house I don't really need my mini to have a retina display. If they announce a retina display version before my 30 days are up to return it I'll exchange it though
Word to the wise: get the same color. A mistake can cost you more than money...
Maybe its intentional and actively changing their shipping supply times and orders to confuse their competitors.
Too much work and money to just cause confusion with their customers.
Too much work and money to just cause confusion with their customers.
Analyst Flip-Flops Again..... at first I thought this article was talking about US Presidential candidates.
I've been patiently waiting for a retina mini. If they release a non-retina version then I'll just get a refurbed current generation mini. Hopefully this rumor is BS.
We all know that these analysts predictions are just educated guesses, but imagine if Apple did wait till next year to introduce the mini.
On the one hand, the retina display is the only thing keeping many people from purchasing a mini because they know its part of Apples planned obsolescence.
But counter to that, if Apple has indeed seen huge cannibalisation of the iPad line with the mini, then a Retina mini reduces even further many peoples desire to buy the 10 big brother.
Apple will either have to add some killer features to the 10 or hold back the retina on the mini.
On the one hand, the retina display is the only thing keeping many people from purchasing a mini because they know its part of Apples planned obsolescence.
But counter to that, if Apple has indeed seen huge cannibalisation of the iPad line with the mini, then a Retina mini reduces even further many peoples desire to buy the 10 big brother.
Apple will either have to add some killer features to the 10 or hold back the retina on the mini.
Remember this. Apple wants you to buy the next full size iPad at $500 minimum. They don't like the idea of a $329 tablet outselling a $500 tablet. Their going to purposely gimp the iPad mini making you want to spend more money. For me it's like why even make the iPad mini if your going to hold it down to reach a price that is still priced higher than the competition.
What if Apple invested a lot of time and money perfecting the iPad 5 which could well be almost as thin and light as the current iPad mini?
Would they want a retina iPad mini to steal the show this fall? Especially since it will probably still be a low-margin product that will struggle to meet demand.
If this fall Apple releases a slightly thiner and lighter non-retina iPad mini with updated internals, and symbolically lower the price to $299, they'll sell millions of them through the holidays and end up making a lot more money than with a retina mini.
What really made me want a retina iPad mini is not that its smaller, but how light and comfortable to hold this thing is.
The iPad 3-4 is not only tiring to hold because its too heavy, but the casing has these ultra thin tapered edges that hurt my hands.
If the iPad 5 is considerably lighter and has an iPad mini/iPod touch style casing like the rumors seem to say, this is what I'll get to replace my iPad 3.
Would they want a retina iPad mini to steal the show this fall? Especially since it will probably still be a low-margin product that will struggle to meet demand.
If this fall Apple releases a slightly thiner and lighter non-retina iPad mini with updated internals, and symbolically lower the price to $299, they'll sell millions of them through the holidays and end up making a lot more money than with a retina mini.
What really made me want a retina iPad mini is not that its smaller, but how light and comfortable to hold this thing is.
The iPad 3-4 is not only tiring to hold because its too heavy, but the casing has these ultra thin tapered edges that hurt my hands.
If the iPad 5 is considerably lighter and has an iPad mini/iPod touch style casing like the rumors seem to say, this is what I'll get to replace my iPad 3.
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Analysts....
Who lets these analysts exist? I will place money on Apple will continue to develop new products so long as they have BILLIONS with a super size B in the bank. Things have a logical progression. These analysts should just go work at Mc Donald's or mow lawns they'd be more useful to society.
Who lets these analysts exist? I will place money on Apple will continue to develop new products so long as they have BILLIONS with a super size B in the bank. Things have a logical progression. These analysts should just go work at Mc Donald's or mow lawns they'd be more useful to society.
I've grown a little tired of iOS' limitations, but iOS 7 delivers on most of its weak points. I gave away my iPad 2 because it was too heavy and not sharp enough to read much.
Current iPad Mini design + iOS 7 + Retina display = perfect iPad, at least for me.
Current iPad Mini design + iOS 7 + Retina display = perfect iPad, at least for me.
That's not planned obsolescence. It's the reality of technical progress holding Apple back. There was no way Apple could make a 7.9" tablet with a 2048x1536 display that's light, thin and/or cost $329.
You’re very right, it's margins are supposedly much lower than other iDevices and a display at that res would cost a lot more. I was just being a little jaded in my opinion
Anyway, personally I’d sooner see them break their x2 resolution mantra and add the mini at a 3rd resolution / size target.
In a year or two, I guess there will be two situations; Either the mini pixel doubles and has the same ~326ppi as the iPhone, or they bring it in line with the 264ppi in the iPad.
Situation A is great for the mini, but leaves the iPad with an inferior resolution to its cheaper, smaller brother (and at this point in time I cant see the iPad pixel doubling to come in at a whopping 528ppi!
Situation B means the mini has to come in at a separate screen / resolution target which is good for customers, because devs have to create a proper iPad mini ‘target’ rather than just scaling down the iPad experience.
Or perhaps situation C - they change all their ppis to some other incredible number and they just use the OS to scale the user interface elements to the right size, (somewhat as they do with the rMBP, giving the user some flexibility in how they use their pixels.) At these really high ppi’s not many people will appreciate if their UI elements and images are not optimised unless they get out a jewellers loupe!
Any thoughts?