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iPad mini Are you upgrading from mini6 to mini7?
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Not upgrading, mainly because I want OLED and a sim tray. I can’t have both but this gives me neither.
Having had the Mini 5 before the Mini 6, skipping a generation is no bad thing.
Having had the Mini 5 before the Mini 6, skipping a generation is no bad thing.
I'll likely buy a Mini 7 eventually once we see discounts. However, I'm keeping my Mini 6 for travel until the eSIM situation abroad improves.
I know there are roaming providers like Airalo. Alas, those can be more expensive compared to local plans (e.g. $10 for 3GB roaming eSIM vs $10 for 50GB local SIM).
I use one of those Logitech Crayon clones which don't require pairing and it looks like it will work just fine with the Mini 7.
I know there are roaming providers like Airalo. Alas, those can be more expensive compared to local plans (e.g. $10 for 3GB roaming eSIM vs $10 for 50GB local SIM).
I use one of those Logitech Crayon clones which don't require pairing and it looks like it will work just fine with the Mini 7.
Yeah. I'll upgrade the tablet line I have on Verizon to the 7th Generation iPad mini and then use the 6th Generation mini currently using that line to try out other carriers to see if I want to switch. Verizon's 5G has left a lot to be desired. I was much happier when they just had LTE.
Nah - doesn't improve anything for me, unfortunately. Maybe they fixed the jelly scroll in portrait, but that's too minor for me to make the jump.
If you have mini 6 there's literally no reason for upgrading. It would've been a different story if Apple gave it OLED or at least 120Hz. But this?
Double the RAM is nice...
Yay a thread I can participate in!
No, not upgrading because it doesn't look like M1 chip features are supported. Waiting for these before upgrading my Mini.
However, I could go iPad Air. I was going to ask for it for Christmas, but now I am hearing about new iPad Air rumors, so not sure if I want to ask for the iPad Air.
No, not upgrading because it doesn't look like M1 chip features are supported. Waiting for these before upgrading my Mini.
However, I could go iPad Air. I was going to ask for it for Christmas, but now I am hearing about new iPad Air rumors, so not sure if I want to ask for the iPad Air.
Personally, I prefer the M1/M2 Pro over the M1/M2 Air for FaceID. Discounted/refurb prices aren't that much different among these models.
8GB RAM + 512GB storage option. I have the Mini 6 and the app and Safari reloads/crashes have gotten annoying.
I don’t expect to keep tabs open for days on end but I’d like to be able to go back to a tab I had open like 5 minutes (or even 5 seconds) ago without reloading. This is particularly frustrating when filling put forms and you switch to a different app/tab to look up data and go back to the form and everything you typed is gone.
I did, because I needed more storage, cellular, and GPS. I’ve just been waiting for the updated model.
I’m waiting for the next gen air now because we got rumors for it.
This seems more of an issue of iOS/iPadOS itself. I keep experiencing this since the beginning of iPhone and iPad. Even on my M4 iPad and iPhone 16 Pro.
iOS is very aggressive at background task killing. Apple will tell you its to maintain battery life but its to maintain the same quoted battery life as 3 years ago's product so they can cintinue to cheap out on mah and keep their margins in place. They could easily squash a 7000mah battery into the Mini and give it 16+ hours of screen time.
The RAM upgrade is super-exciting as it really pushes the capabilities of this tiny device into the category of Super Computer. One of the best things about AI is it's forcing Apple to rethink their choices on RAM.
The RAM update that came years late is a necessity to continue to sell the device with their next big sales feature. Unfortunately the screen is still a letdown on the price range.
I don’t own a mini, but I’m thinking of buying one for the first time.
Does anyone know if the cases for the Mini6 fit the Mini7?
Does anyone know if the cases for the Mini6 fit the Mini7?
They should, they mostly updated the main board with the chips and the pencil compatibility.
I am replacing my 6 with the 7 though time will tell if its an upgrade or just a replacement. I figured after 3 years of use and maybe a couple three years before the next update, might as well swap out. I'm not sure my 6 would be great after 5+ years with software more and more adding AI feature. Not a lot to worry about at the moment but in time, more will be added and already the 6 is left behind. So, I replaced mine. Hope the jelly is reduced.
Still have Mini 5 (256GB/Cellular) since 2019. Not sure on upgrading to Mini 7 yet...
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I'm quite the iPad mini fan. I even use mine as my phone too (VOIP app + buds) so it is as important to me as "the precious" is to most Apple people. There's quite a lot of consumer value in using it to be BOTH devices vs. owning 2 separate devices (not really that far apart in screen size)... even with a small selection of tangible tradeoffs not related to screen size... like pocket-ability.
But I'm not upgrading to 7 from 6. Why? While I can appreciate the spec bumps, the 6 is "good enough" for my purposes. And I see the loss of that sim tray as a sizable negative for travelers (as Esim seems to only really be adopted by the pricier players while the dirt-cheap data/plans require a SIM card). When I visit another country and need data for a short time, I'd like to spend only a few bucks for it (as is commonly available with sim-based players) vs. paying much more to as little as ONE available choice offering Esim (and in some countries, there are NONE with Esim). I covet consumer value and that choice undermines that value through my lens to save what should be probably near nill in cost for getting rid of the slot hardware. And let's not even attempt the "waterproofing" defense (plenty of tech with a slot are just fine in that way) or how Apple needs the space: this is no iPhone cramped quarters... there's plenty of room in an iPad case.
However, the biggest driver is that the 2 was "good enough" for my uses until the 6... so I expect the 6 to be "good enough" until about the 9 or 10. I look forward to iPad Mini 9 or 10 in about 2029-2030.
A curious difference between iPad mini and "the precious" is the so-called "long in tooth" effect is not so prominent. In other words, an iPad seems to continue to be nice and fast throughout the life of the latest and prior generation... unlike "the precious" which seems "long in tooth" curiously fast. I wonder why? (rhetorical). So 6 should still be quite good until at least 8 or 9 and maybe all the way to 10. I look forward to the bigger tech hop forward to those generations.
Other than the sim tray deprecation, I see nothing else negative about the 7. If I had Mini 3 or 4, I'd probably hop on 7 and look forward to approximately 11 or 12 as my next one. IMO though: I see towards ZERO reasons to jump on every generation of this product unless the one you own is dead/broken/stolen/missing and you need a new one now.
But I'm not upgrading to 7 from 6. Why? While I can appreciate the spec bumps, the 6 is "good enough" for my purposes. And I see the loss of that sim tray as a sizable negative for travelers (as Esim seems to only really be adopted by the pricier players while the dirt-cheap data/plans require a SIM card). When I visit another country and need data for a short time, I'd like to spend only a few bucks for it (as is commonly available with sim-based players) vs. paying much more to as little as ONE available choice offering Esim (and in some countries, there are NONE with Esim). I covet consumer value and that choice undermines that value through my lens to save what should be probably near nill in cost for getting rid of the slot hardware. And let's not even attempt the "waterproofing" defense (plenty of tech with a slot are just fine in that way) or how Apple needs the space: this is no iPhone cramped quarters... there's plenty of room in an iPad case.
However, the biggest driver is that the 2 was "good enough" for my uses until the 6... so I expect the 6 to be "good enough" until about the 9 or 10. I look forward to iPad Mini 9 or 10 in about 2029-2030.
A curious difference between iPad mini and "the precious" is the so-called "long in tooth" effect is not so prominent. In other words, an iPad seems to continue to be nice and fast throughout the life of the latest and prior generation... unlike "the precious" which seems "long in tooth" curiously fast. I wonder why? (rhetorical). So 6 should still be quite good until at least 8 or 9 and maybe all the way to 10. I look forward to the bigger tech hop forward to those generations.
Other than the sim tray deprecation, I see nothing else negative about the 7. If I had Mini 3 or 4, I'd probably hop on 7 and look forward to approximately 11 or 12 as my next one. IMO though: I see towards ZERO reasons to jump on every generation of this product unless the one you own is dead/broken/stolen/missing and you need a new one now.
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