iPad mini Do you even notice the iPad mini has no Retina Display?

[Defender2010]

I really tried to convince myself to get an iPad Mini; but I also love the crispy retina displays on my existing devices. So I need to wait the few month until the Mini Retina comes. But then I will get one ...

what planet do you live on?

 

[ChristianVirtual]

what planet do you live on?

last time I checked ... wait ... the third one from the sun ...


Thanks to NASA and Wikipedia


let me dream

 

[xraydoc]

Can't really answer the poll. I can clearly see the iPad mini doesn't have a retina display, but it doesn't bother me too much. The screen is better than the iPad 2 but not as good as the iPad 3/4 (no kidding, eh?).

 

[Nautilus007]

Yes

 

[ZhenyaF]

Don't have a mini, but I do notice a difference between my iPad 2 screen and my wife's iPad 3 screen, although it doesn't bother me enough to upgrade my iPad yet

 

[Lartymarf]

Notice? Yes. Bother me? Yes.

But still love the mini to bits. Enjoy the weight and form factor. Will upgrade when retina mini is available.

Spoiled by iPad 3 and iPhone 4/4S/5.

 

[THFourteen]

yeah i cant answer the poll either, i notice it, but its not enough to bother me.

i will also upgrade to retina as soon as its available (if it ever is)

 

[here2rock]

iPad is a full adult experience and iPad Mini is for children.

 

[djransom]

iPad is a full adult experience and iPad Mini is for children.

 

[clystron]

Notice - Yes,
Willing to live without the Retina screen - Yes

This

 

[solo118]

Yes I notice it. Do I care? Not really. It does what I want in a much smaller package and at a lower price. I can live with that!

I had the ipad 1 and iphone 5 at the same time so I did not care that the ipad screen was not retina. I never had the ipad 3 or 4 so the mini is quite the upgrade from the ipad 1!

 

[wick001]

Notice - Yes,
Willing to live without the Retina screen - Yes

Notice? Without a doubt

Willing to live without the high res screen? No, not at this price.

 

[Fruit Cake]

Because I use my for longer hours, the screen size and retina screen influence my choice. For a light e-reader and basic web browsing experience, mini would be good here. I have a phone with a 5.5in screen so it fills that niche for me. Do I notice non retina when using one? Yep but if I'm immersed in something the screen quality becomes less an issue and things like ergonomics and size become more an issue