I would be torn. I had a mini for a few weeks before returning it for a 4. The mini has awesome portability, but the 4 has an incredible screen. Decisions decisions
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Apple Reportedly Prepping for September Launch of New iPad, but iPad Mini Still in Flux
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I would be torn. I had a mini for a few weeks before returning it for a 4. The mini has awesome portability, but the 4 has an incredible screen. Decisions decisions
I really hope we either 1.) see the starting price of the 9.7" iPad with Retina Display fall to $399 or 2.) see the minimum storage increased to 32GB. Retina displays have surely reduced in price considerably, and I have to assume the new display tech that allows for the iPad to be thinner is even cheaper to produce. I just don't think Apple can justify asking $499 for a 16GB 9.7" iPad in late 2013.
Yep.. Sometimes I switch from my ipad to the HTC One to watch videos. The current speaker is really bad, Apple should adopt the front speaker design of the HTC One.
I'm the opposite. To each his own, I guess.
I much prefer the full size iPad over the iPad Mini, as I can't really read what I want to on the Mini - it's too small. I guess some people prefer to read paperback books (like reading on a Mini) or reading a hard-cover book (like reading on the full-size iPad).
Whenever I see someone's iPad Mini, and use it, I start to beg for my full size computer. When I'm using my full-size iPad, I never have that feeling... and I carry it around me like a textbook everywhere I go.
I'm no expert, but from all the rumours and expected release dates I presume there will be a September event where we'll see iPhone 5S, iPad 5 and updated MacBook Pros released - alongside iOS 7, Mavericks and maybe one or two iPods. Then there will be a later event probably for the release of the iPad mini 2 and the Mac Pro probably including Haswell iMacs and Mac mini. That'll see all of Apple's products updated for the year. I guess the latter event could see an update to Apple TV too and possibly some hint towards the "iWatch."
I think 128GB will be the new 64GB version in the new model, and they'll drop the 16GB version in the full sized retina iPad (perhaps still offer it in an iPad 2 if they still offer the non-retina option). This will in the minds of consumers create additional value in the flagship iPad, which is more expensive, in that it'll have the larger size with more screen real estate (a thin beautiful mini-type chassis), plus it'll come standard with 32GB and offer 64GB and 128GB options, where the mini will continue to offer storage in 16/32/64GB sizes.
To be honest, I'm glad that we won't see a new iPad mini until very late. I got the first gen for Christmas and although it REALLY needs a Retina display, I was hoping to get quite close to a year out of it before I found myself buying a new one. It's a good product, but Retina would make it a great product.
Why is a less than 1 year update later than expected?
Do we really need less than 1 year updates to an iPad? I have both an iPad 3 and a Mini. So far I have not experienced any issues that urgently require a premature update earlier than the usual 1-year appeasement cycle of the 'I-must-have-a-new-toy' brigade and Shareholders.
I'm buying a retina mini when it comes out. I'd love it to be a touch less wide so that it fits into interior suit coat pockets. Right now I'm running around with a Nexus 7 but I just can't buy into that app eco system. Also I don't trust the security so I won't put anything but my junk email on it. Certainly no work email goes on it. But the form factor is convenient for travel around town.
I think it's great we have these options now, they're both such wonderful devices, neither is bad or worse. I've had a full sized iPad in the past, now I've got the mini and I love my mini, it's for me the perfect size, but for me I'm all about portability in devices (and will suffer the tradeoff of power, resolution, etc to get it in every device) - my laptop is an 11" MBA, a great complement to the mini. That said, the full sized iPad is gorgeous, the screen is wonderful and if it gets the mini treatment next rev and goes thinner and more lightweight it'll be even better than it is today!
As for reading, though I use my mini to read lots of PDFs and scans of books and journal articles for my course studies, for my leisure reading it's the Kindle all the way, I can't imagine any iPad replacing my Kindle - reading on it just doesn't compare, it's so much more enjoyable for me.
I would be torn. I had a mini for a few weeks before returning it for a 4. The mini has awesome portability, but the 4 has an incredible screen. Decisions decisions
Yeah I'd love a retina mini for reading but everything else I'd probably use the full size iPad. But I can see where people would be torn.
Yes, it would make one-hand around the back much easier for me since I don't have large hands. 7" android devices are narrower so it's easier to hold it that way.
I wouldn't worry about thumb intrusion since iPad Mini already has the software to reject unintended touches.
Hard to believe Apple would change the iPad Mini case so soon. I figured they'd take advantage of not changing major parts and thus reaping more profits. Not that they care that much about Wall Street.
If the Mini is not retina I guess I'll just have to wait another year before buying one.
If the Mini is not retina I guess I'll just have to wait another year before buying one.
I think the idea is to make is thinner, narrower and lighter to make using a full sized iPad generally more practical. I'd still go for an iPad mini though, something about the size fits me just right. I thought the iPad was great until the mini came out and now it just looks too big. Bring on Retina iPad mini!
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Yeah, the software behind the iPad mini is really impressive. You can physically see it working. Drag your finger from the edge onto the screen or just hold it with your fingers blatantly on the screen at the edge and it won't register a touch. Very well thought through.
That's assuming that iPad 5 early adopters are willing to sacrifice screen real estate for the portability of the iPad mini. The iPad 5 with a smaller bezel will be a day 1 purchase for me.
Retina mini would be awesome, but want more memory and processor first.
While there are times the non-retina screen bothers me, I would much rather have more RAM and a faster processor. I find myself doing a lot more app switching on my iPad, and the lack of RAM is really noticeable on Safari tabs or if you have more than 3 or so apps open.
Renee Ritchie of iMore says that apple does 3 things, but you can only have two in any given product. They are: thinness, retina, battery life.
Full sized iPad= retina and battery life (not thin)
Mini= thin and battery life (not retina)
Since they will not make the mini any thicker, they are struggling getting the required battery life with a retina screen, and they won't release until it is at least as good as the current model.
While there are times the non-retina screen bothers me, I would much rather have more RAM and a faster processor. I find myself doing a lot more app switching on my iPad, and the lack of RAM is really noticeable on Safari tabs or if you have more than 3 or so apps open.
Renee Ritchie of iMore says that apple does 3 things, but you can only have two in any given product. They are: thinness, retina, battery life.
Full sized iPad= retina and battery life (not thin)
Mini= thin and battery life (not retina)
Since they will not make the mini any thicker, they are struggling getting the required battery life with a retina screen, and they won't release until it is at least as good as the current model.