Yup. Aside from the "old" design, these things are great. People who don't care about bezels (people who don't spend hours a day on tech sites) are gonna buy tons of them.
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Apple Announces New Fifth-Generation iPad Mini With Apple Pencil Support, Revamped Retina Display and A12 Bionic Chip
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A true tone display without lamination and anti reflective coating really wouldn’t make sense.
That's...actually a positive.
How exactly would you expect to charge the Apple Pencil 2?
I can't believe no one has mentioned the headphone jack. Yes, you read that right, IT HAS A 3.5MM HEADPHONE JACK folks!! - I guess Apple hasn't completely lost their marbles after all!
I'll wait a few months until they pop up in the refurb store for 15% off. Then the pricing will be okay.
The same way Apple added support to the iPad Pros - by redesigning the chassis.
You are right regarding the other gimmicks but ProMotion is a really nice feature that I would like to see in the new iPads. I stay with my 2017 iPP because of this and maybe a price reduced 2017 10.5" might be a better deal. Regarding the Mini size you have no other choice...
Well.. It's not that bad at all to me. Pilots must be happy now with the arrival of new mini. The price is quite high for the mini model but having pencil support and the latest A12 cpu is great.
I didn’t read the article but thanks for the snarky response.
I will easily be grabbing the 64GB cellular + pencil. I'm just going to wait on the initial hands on reviews before purchasing. This seems to be exactly what I have been looking to replace my iPad 3 with for a while. It's going to be great for using on my train ride everyday.
I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but looks like it has Band 71 support for T-Mobile!
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explanations that contain actual details that add substance and information.
Maybe next time provide info instead of argumentative vague snark.
HORRIBLE. apple’s confirm it is on the technology go slow, repackaging old technology and passing it off as new.
Not only disappointing but just plainly pathetic.
Not only disappointing but just plainly pathetic.
It wasn't snark. I assumed that you knew the differences between the Pencil 1 and Pencil 2. I apologize for that assumption.
Nice update, think it ticks all the boxes people wanted - I might look into getting one for media consumption on the go...
That was already the case with the mini 4 - they made it thinner (from the mini 3) but enlarged the footprint!
Where are all the, "there will never be a new Mini, it's a dead product line" people?
I'm not even going to lie. I have my Pro 11 sitting in front of me, and I was discussing with the gf that I think I want a new ereader... but then Apple has to go and put out a modern Mini.
I'm very, very temped. And I know mom is going to get one for her birthday this year.
I'm very, very temped. And I know mom is going to get one for her birthday this year.
FaceID and USB-C won't give you any functional improvement! You can even quick charge with 30W with Lightning as I did with my 2017 iPP.
Good to see the Mini get a long awaited refresh. But the bezels? Should’ve been adjusted a bit.
I like how the $329 iPad is still around. That thing saw some nice price reductions last Black Friday. To me, an A10 processor at $250 is better than paying $500 for the new iPad Air.
I like how the $329 iPad is still around. That thing saw some nice price reductions last Black Friday. To me, an A10 processor at $250 is better than paying $500 for the new iPad Air.
It could be worse...
Yesterday Apple was still selling the old iPad Mini 4 with the A8 processor.
They could have skipped this release altogether and kept selling that. Or cancelled the Mini completely.
It's funny... you say taking the old iPad Mini chassis and upgrading the internal components is disappointing and pathetic...
But how many people would be THRILLED if they took the old Cheesegrater and just updated its internals?
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May be the case, I have a 2018 Pro and that's the first iPad I have since 2012 so I don't remember. Doesn't make it any better though. I would expect that Apple would fix that over the years.