Yes exactly ,where did he get his facts from ?
The glass on the mini is thinner and more flexible. Some people apparently assumed that means it is plastic.
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Design Drawings Purportedly Show Exact Dimensions of Smaller, Thinner iPad 5
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The glass on the mini is thinner and more flexible. Some people apparently assumed that means it is plastic.
And the chamfers are what make this design possible. Without the two relatively sharp ridges created by the chamfer, you wouldn't be able to hold the iPad mini by one edge unless you place your thumb over the touch-sensitive area of the screen.
Try holding an iPad mini with one hand, with your thumb on the glass (over a bed or some other cushion.) See how far you can move your thumb toward the edge of the device without dropping it. You should be able to easily hold it with your thumb completely off the LCD panel, in landscape or portrait orientation.
Now try that with the screen side facing down. You won't be able to securely hold it unless you move your thumb farther inward from the edge. The chamfer around the top edge creates greater friction with your thumb than the curved back edge. So I think the chamfer is there to allow Apple to reduce the bezel width of the iPad mini, and I think the next-gen iPad will have a similar design.
Apple has also put chamfers on the iPhone 5 / 5S, iPod touch, and even on the inner edge of the upcoming Mac Pro's top air vent. But I think those are mostly decorative touches. I think the iPad mini chamfer is actually functional, and that it enables the narrower long-edge bezels. And I'd expect the same on some future full-sized iPad.
Hey, as long as they start selling iPads in this lovely desaturated grape color, I'll be a happy camper.
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It's puce, people! PUUUCCCEEEE!
For the full sized ipad, lighter is definitely better. I don't care that much about making it thinner. In fact, for the full size ipad, too thin can be difficult to hold.
Part of the reason I use a case is to give the iPad better grip. Even if they drop the wieght to 1lb, some bulk helps with gripping.
Part of the reason I use a case is to give the iPad better grip. Even if they drop the wieght to 1lb, some bulk helps with gripping.
Hey, as long as they start selling iPads in this lovely desaturated grape color, I'll be a happy camper.
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Actually, I measured the drawing and it is significantly smaller than reported. I put my iPhone up to the drawing and it was actually smaller than my phone. This must be a drawing of the iPhone mini...which still would look great in grape.
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I could use lighter over smaller. I have even considered getting a mini phone reading in bed. My left elbow is sore!!!
It'd be a tiny bit smaller than the iPad 2, which was 1mm thinner than the 3 & 4.
It's doable, I think.
Retina will be the problem as usual, if they can pull it off with the iPad
Thin and light for me, iPad never had battery issues.
Thin and light for me, iPad never had battery issues.
I think weight and power consumption will be two biggie for bigger Ipad. I don't think it can weight more that 1 1/2lb (today's Ipad weight). I have an Ipad 3 and I have a hard time of holding the left edge of my Ipad with my left hand for very long. The bigger Ipad will have a much worse problem. The screen resolution will have to be better too. And the bigger size mean so more pixels to move and more power consumption..
I've almost never had battery issues with mine, so I'll take the thinner/lighter version for sure. Not so with my iPhone...
Hmm, good thoughts. But remember, you got a lot more space for additional batteries. I once read that with the additional space available the power of those batteries increases disproportionately. As for the resolution, I can't really second that, iMacs for example have less resolution, but bigger screens and people are still fine with it. For the weight, the answer is clear: You're holding it wrong
Here's the question: with the smaller physical size of the 5G iPad, how much lighter will the Wi-Fi only model be compared to the iPad 2 Wi-Fi only model?
Hmm, good thoughts. But remember, you got a lot more space for additional batteries. I once read that with the additional space available the power of those batteries increases disproportionately. As for the resolution, I can't really second that, iMacs for example have less resolution, but bigger screens and people are still fine with it. For the weight, the answer is clear: You're holding it wrong
heh heh... The unfortunate part is that more battery mean more weight. It is certainly useable if they were to just keep the same resolution as the Ipad 4 now. But given the bigger size and same viewing distance, staying with the same resolution as Ipad 4 is going to be a step down in user experience. Just look at all the criticism that Apple received when it launched Ipad mini, I would think that they need to think twice about launch another Ipad with not so great display resolution. The unspoken part of the problem is that Apple does not manage the LCD suppliers very well. The best LCD screen come from Samsung, LG etc. And Apple is having very difficult time securing large quantity of state of the art lcd screen for it's product. Apple is paying the price of not moving away from Samsung early enough to grow other LCD suppliers (e.g. Sharp).
I think you might change your mind if you actually had such a hideous contraption in your hand.
Nice,I'm ready for my first iPad.I've been holding off since the release of iPad mini last year (as I wanted high resolution screen)..I prefer to buy a retina mini if they don't increase it's price..otherwise will buy the 5th Gen normal size iPad.