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Apple Announces iPad Mini 3 With Touch ID Home Button, Gold Color Option
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Same will happen with the iPhones or did it already begin. Lack of optical image stabilization and lower screen res seems to be the indicators.
Is it just me or Apple has been a disappointment this year? The only thing I found compelling was the iMac Retina & iPhone.
Yes faster devices but does anyone really care? The iPad looks pretty much the exact same as the last iteration, still using aluminum which is nice but slippery.
I'd personally would like to see a new material or texture for the enclosures..
The only notable feature to me of the iPhone 6 was the larger screen, I really couldn't care for much else, to be honest it looks like they "Borrowed", from the HTC M8
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Yes faster devices but does anyone really care? The iPad looks pretty much the exact same as the last iteration, still using aluminum which is nice but slippery.
I'd personally would like to see a new material or texture for the enclosures..
The only notable feature to me of the iPhone 6 was the larger screen, I really couldn't care for much else, to be honest it looks like they "Borrowed", from the HTC M8
..Not popular enough. They dropped the price of a product with a 100% satisfaction rating by $100.
No new iPad mini for me this year then. Thanks Apple for saving me 400 bucks.
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I'd say its more they shrunk down the iPad design, removed the chamfered edges, added antenna bands and a curved display
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The only notable feature to me of the iPhone 6 was the larger screen, I really couldn't care for much else, to be honest it looks like they "Borrowed", from the HTC M8
I'd say its more they shrunk down the iPad design, removed the chamfered edges, added antenna bands and a curved display
Looks like my investment on the iPad mini 2 last year was well made. LOL. $100 for just the touch-ID... what a joke.
I'd guess no.
Changing displays would cost them money. So they'll wait till they bring the Air's laminated display upgrades down to the mini.
EDIT: Engadget comparison video shows its still the poor gamut screen. (Look at the music icons on both devices)
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I honestly don't understand this? I bought a iPad Mini, and the color gamut drove me nuts, so I returned it and got an AIR. LOVE the AIR. The AIR is our family go to, but I did like the size of the Mini for the little ones in the house. Being a professional colorist does have its draw backs, like being APPALLED by the color gamut on the iPad Mini. This is unacceptable that its not fixed!
In a positive note the iPad Air 2 is priced better, maybe another AIR for me...
go.. aaappppllleee you nailed it, a new pig in lipstick... uh, moving on...
Calm down. If you don't like it then don't buy it.
You must have a lot of trouble coping with life.
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New page is up: http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/#comparison-chart
Check it out.
For $100 extra (over last year's model), quite literally the ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE is added touch ID.
For a hundred dollars!!!!!
Apple this is just unbelievable
Cook and co, you should be embarrassed
- no anti-reflective display
- no A8 chip, let alone A8X. It's A7!
- no AC wifi
They have literally just wacked touch ID on the front and are selling it as a new model. I am speechless!
Posts like this make me glad my life isn't so fragile that something like this ruins it.
I haven't watched the keynote yet, but judging by this thread the new iPad mini isn't incredible?
iPad Mini 3 is EASILY the worst one year update in Apple history
They didn't even bother to add the A8, let alone A8X
Hahahha
They didn't even bother to add the A8, let alone A8X
Hahahha
Hey we are on a forum that deals with rumors and news. A lot of us are fan boys lol. We should be allowed to vent like this on here without criticism like that.
Life goes on, but we are fans of the company and hate to see this kind of update.
Seeking confirmation: I thought the price stayed the same and they added TouchID. But people are saying the price went UP $100 and they added TouchID? Which is it?
(Looks like they've seen the Mini squeezed out--or expect it to be by the 6 Plus. If they're wrong, then a better Mini will have to come along. Last year was nice when the Mini closely matched the Air.)
(Looks like they've seen the Mini squeezed out--or expect it to be by the 6 Plus. If they're wrong, then a better Mini will have to come along. Last year was nice when the Mini closely matched the Air.)
It may be unbelievable to you, they do it on purpose though. Apple isn't stupid. Just wait for the next update or buy the Air and quit complaining...
New page is up: http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/#comparison-chart
Check it out.
For $100 extra (over last year's model), quite literally the ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE is added touch ID.
For a hundred dollars!!!!!
Apple this is just unbelievable
Cook and co, you should be embarrassed
- no anti-reflective display
- no A8 chip, let alone A8X. It's A7!
- no AC wifi
They have literally just wacked touch ID on the front and are selling it as a new model. I am speechless!
I never said people can't vent. Nor can I stop it. I'm just pointing out how sad it is that people are such babies.
it's the same price. but last years mini without TouchID is now 100$ cheaper.
which means TouchID costs 100$
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Later this year, weve got the best product pipeline that Ive seen in my 25 years at Apple.
-Tim Cook, early 2014
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