Same for the European model, surprising as the iPhone 16 still has a SIM card tray as eSIM isn’t universal across a lot of European carriers.
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Apple Unveils New iPad Mini With A17 Pro Chip and Apple Intelligence
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Reading comprehension failure, they mean Apple Intelligence, not iPadOS 18.1, the limitation is inline with the iPhone and Mac product lines, where only A17 and M1 models and up will get it.
No details about the UBC-C Port. Speed? A17 Pro supports USB 3 speeds.... and how about display-out resolution? G6 was handicapped. Specs don't say.
Same for current mini. It's using 5 core GPU vs the 6 core in full A17 Pro (iPhone 15 Pro). I skipped the Air this year and was looking for mini, because I never owned one. It seems I'm waiting for next year Air with M3/4.
If they don’t talk about something, you should expect the worst
Hoping the jelly scroll issue has been fixed. It was too distracting for me when I had the 6th gen when it came out
Kinda interesting that it’s listed as iPad mini (A17 Pro) instead of iPad mini 7 or 7th generation. Though M-series Airs and Pros are named similarly.
Based on the images on the Apple website, no, it seems to be in the same place.
I frequently use mine for meetings, and that would have been a real improvement, but it seems it's not to be...
There are clearly certain products Apple cares about, and certain products it doesn't. The iPad mini has long been one it doesn't really care about, especially when one thinks about how long the wait between the mini 5 and mini 6 was.
I thought the trade in value on the old mini would go done when the new one was announced. I traded my old mini when I got the Pro M4 and got $300 for it at the time.
is it just me or did they discontinue some pencils
not seeing the non-pro apple pencil with pressure sensitivity on the site anymore but maybe it's been like that for a while
means if you need an apple pencil for ipad pro m2 or older you can't buy a new one with pressure sensitivity
update: nvm, it's still available https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MU8F2ZM/A/apple-pencil-2nd-generation
not seeing the non-pro apple pencil with pressure sensitivity on the site anymore but maybe it's been like that for a while
means if you need an apple pencil for ipad pro m2 or older you can't buy a new one with pressure sensitivity
update: nvm, it's still available https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MU8F2ZM/A/apple-pencil-2nd-generation
"Apple introduces powerful new iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence"
I hope intelligence lives up to all the hype.
I hope intelligence lives up to all the hype.
Wife has an iPad mini 4 purchased in 2015 she'd like to replace, but didn't want to deal w/jelly scroll. I hope once the reviews come out the jelly scroll was dealt with!
No 120 Hz
One-year-old processor: A17... not the latest A18...
Starting at 128GB of storage: Apple is what? 6/7 years late with this "upgrade"?
Not sure if it has 8GB RAM or more... and Wi-Fi 6? (typo?)
at $499... no thank you. You sell us a product with old technology, I pay you $250. Otherwise you can keep it.
One-year-old processor: A17... not the latest A18...
Starting at 128GB of storage: Apple is what? 6/7 years late with this "upgrade"?
Not sure if it has 8GB RAM or more... and Wi-Fi 6? (typo?)
at $499... no thank you. You sell us a product with old technology, I pay you $250. Otherwise you can keep it.
I'm surprised, but I imagine it means the iPad mini is low-volume enough that they don't mind using remaining SoCs from the iPhone 15 Pro production run.
Wonder if M4 Macs are going to be announced later this week or soon via press release. These minor updates are ridiculous. Apple needs to extend hardware updates and focus resources on minimizing software bugs and improving software performance, and its other services.
I would love to have a iPad Mini for its size but can’t justify $600.00 for 256GB of memory. For that price it should include a M4 chip and a 120 Hz OLED screen.
I would love to have a iPad Mini for its size but can’t justify $600.00 for 256GB of memory. For that price it should include a M4 chip and a 120 Hz OLED screen.
I don't know how anyone can defend this release
This is not an annual release product (3 year cycle in fact!) and this is so incredibly "nothing" of an update, it boggles the mind
This is not an annual release product (3 year cycle in fact!) and this is so incredibly "nothing" of an update, it boggles the mind
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Happy to see the end of the 64GB baseline.
I’ve got an iPod mini 6 with 256 GB — totally happy with it, but it’s nice to know that its successor is $100 cheaper thanks to the change in SSD size.
[Edit] Oh, sorry, I guess I was supposed to grind my teeth and curse the sky. Oh Apple why didn’t you give me the moon on a stick, you greedy bustards?
I’ve got an iPod mini 6 with 256 GB — totally happy with it, but it’s nice to know that its successor is $100 cheaper thanks to the change in SSD size.
[Edit] Oh, sorry, I guess I was supposed to grind my teeth and curse the sky. Oh Apple why didn’t you give me the moon on a stick, you greedy bustards?