about time...
apple needs to stop offering OLD hardware!
last 2 generations of the same product is enough!
apple needs to stop offering OLD hardware!
last 2 generations of the same product is enough!
My Mini gen 1 works quite well in 8.3. Much more snap and smoothness than 8.1 or 8.2 and Airdrop works in a more consistent manner.
Apple has quietly pulled the original iPad mini from the Apple Online Store this week and removed other references of the tablet from its website, as noted by 9to5Mac. The nearly three-year-old iPad mini was announced in October 2012 as a smaller 7.9-inch version of the iPad, but the tablet has since been succeeded by the iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3, the latter featuring a Retina display, Touch ID and 64-bit A7 processor.
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Apple dropped the price of the first-gen A5-based iPad mini to $299 in October 2013 and further discounted the tablet to $249 in October 2014, but the device was a hard sell given the iPad mini 2 starts at $299 with newer features. The original iPad mini remains available in the refurbished section of the Apple Online Store for between $209 and $409 depending on the specific model and storage capacity.
The original iPad mini remains available in limited quantities through authorized third-party resellers such as Amazon, although likely only until leftover stock is depleted. Apple's remaining tablet lineup for sale includes the iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3 and iPad mini 2, and the company is widely rumored to introduce a larger 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" targeted at professional users later this year.
Article Link: Apple Removes Original iPad Mini From Apple Online Store
I value better battery life, and the 6+ battery life is amazing, I can say that because I have one, otherwise, the 5s battery u have to recharge twice a day! I tested an 5s I dont like itPeople who value performance over design will usually choose the odd-numbered A-chips (or "S" devices) while those who love the new designs will not mind the marginal improvements on even-numbered A-chips.
The A6 has more RAM than A5, A5 have 512GB and A6 1GBSo, Apple has done this heavily rumored move. Next update, would be another huge drop of various devices.
What I guess is A6 might be dropped with A5 as well.
There is another thing I take care about. Apple didn't release the roadmap of their hardware, even in this wwdc. This is interesting because Intel releases their roadmap more often than Apple. And through roadmap, users could expect the performance Intel will deliver, in the upcoming one or two decades.
Are you nuts ? Have you seen the price differential between the mini2 and mini3 without only the TouchID different. Scrap the mini3 if you ask me and keep the mini2. In fact my mum bought a mini2 last week because why would you pay over €100 extra simply for a touch ID. Passcodes work fine.
If battery life is what you value most, then I'm sure you made the right choice with the iPhone 6+ and the even-numbered A-chips.I value better battery life, and the 6+ battery life is amazing, I can say that because I have one, otherwise, the 5s battery u have to recharge twice a day! I tested an 5s I dont like it
The A6 has more RAM than A5, A5 have 512GB and A6 1GB
So, according to your statement, I guess next step, Apple will remove ALL devices without 1GB of RAM, then 32bit, which will be completed in iOS 10 and 11. In iOS 12, Apple may need to polish their system once again. Then in iOS 13, they drop all devices without 1GB of RAM.The A6 has more RAM than A5, A5 have 512GB and A6 1GB
Although I do think this is a great idea, I don't think 4GB flash is being made, but, this would be a way to use up some 8GB flash memory.I think they should make a 4GB version of this without the camera on the back, and sell it for $100 to enterprise. For use in point of sale systems, restaurant menus, showcases, and other such single-app uses. For those simple apps, where all resources can be dedicated to that one app and no multitasking, it is plenty fast enough, 16GB is overkill.
My guess is that the mini 4 will get the A8 (not the A8X), and that they'll drop the mini 3 to $299 and the mini 2 to $249 in October.
My thinking is that this is step 1...next step: drop iPad Mini 2, later this year when they introduce at least 1 new iPad, that will make all iPads & iPhones with TouchID (5c leaves later this year also).They should only sell one iPad Mini, iPad Air and iPad Air 2
It will likely always be the thinnest and lightest iPad Apple has ever made.Yay! Soon my iPad Mini will become a collector's item and will be worth millions.
iPad Mini 1 is the worst device I have ever bought. Never had a device become obsolete so quickly.
My first Macbook lasted me 5.5 years, my iPhone 5 lasted almost 2 and is now used by a friend. The iPad mini lasted less than a year until iOS8 came around and is now only used to test iOS9 which is no better as of now.
The fact they still sold that useless thing is unbelievable.
It really lowered my opinion of apple which has been decreasing since several years.
Apple is headed the wrong way and whoever hasn’t noticed yet soon will.
Although I do think this is a great idea, I don't think 4GB flash is being made, but, this would be a way to use up some 8GB flash memory.
Personally, for typical consumer use, with all the basic apps incrementally increasing in size every single update (FB, Twitter, etc.), to where some are now over 100MB each, put a few apps in, some music, some video, books, this all adds up to 16GB not being enough for average user, Apple needs to step up to 32GB base or give us a memory slot to add more! (I cannot put all my apps on my iPad Mini 16GB, would like to put some video on it, but, no room).
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Too many reviewers bad mouthed the iPad Mini 1st gen. calling it "same as iPad 2" when it only shares 2 things with iPad 2: A5 processor and non-retina screen...it has many advantages over iPad 2 as it has all updated electronics around that processor, to where it is as capable as any late-2012 iOS device:
iPad Mini 1st gen, does these things iPad 2 does not:
• BT4 gives it AirDrop and all handoff/continuity features.
• cell models capable of LTE
• two speakers instead of one
• same battery life with a smaller battery (advantage of lower power consumption of physically smaller, more efficient screen, even though it's the same pixels as iPad 2)
• runs iOS 8.3 just fine and will run iOS 9, but without any split screen features.
• better mic
• better cameras
• iPad Mini 1st gen. is the thinnest and lightest iPad.
--• For those on a budget, iPad is out of reach, or for education, or for POS, the iPad Mini 1st gen. is just fine for a first iPad:
*You can still get the iPad Mini 1st gen. for less: on sale at various places, and on Apple's certified refurb. store (with new warranty) starting at $209 http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad/ipad_mini.
I've had my iPad Mini 1st gen. since Nov. '13, still works just fine.
iPad Mini 1 is the worst device I have ever bought. Never had a device become obsolete so quickly.
My first Macbook lasted me 5.5 years, my iPhone 5 lasted almost 2 and is now used by a friend. The iPad mini lasted less than a year until iOS8 came around and is now only used to test iOS9 which is no better as of now.
The fact they still sold that useless thing is unbelievable.
It really lowered my opinion of apple which has been decreasing since several years.
Apple is headed the wrong way and whoever hasn’t noticed yet soon will.