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How well does the iPad mini 1st gen run ios 8
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Hard to tell yet, it's only beta 2 and it can be a bit jerky in places, but in others it's smooth as glass. Until it's a bit more refined it's too early to tell.
Other than some little quirky annoyances, I have not had any problems. For me, my iPad mini (16 gig, wifi) is completely usable.
OK, here's how it goes here:
8.0 Beta 1: Ridiculous to ask, its a first beta!
8.0 Beta 2, 3, 4, 5...: Ridiculous to ask, it's a beta for developers to test their apps, are you a developer?
8.0 GM: Ridiculous to ask, its GM *candidate*, no one says this version will be released to the public!
8.0 Release: Ridiculous to ask, it has just been released, bugs will be fixed in 8.0.1!
8.0.1: Ridiculous to ask, x.x.1 versions are just security updates, wait till 8.1!
8.1: Ridiculous to ask, what do you expect from your ancient device, go buy a new one!
This seems to be the repeating comment pattern with every new version
OK, here's how it goes here:
8.0 Beta 1: Ridiculous to ask, it’s a first beta!
8.0 Beta 2, 3, 4, 5...: Ridiculous to ask, it's a beta for developers to test their apps, are you a developer?
8.0 GM: Ridiculous to ask, it’s GM *candidate*, no one says this version will be released to the public!
8.0 Release: Ridiculous to ask, it has just been released, bugs will be fixed in 8.0.1!
8.0.1: Ridiculous to ask, x.x.1 versions are just security updates, wait till 8.1!
8.1: Ridiculous to ask, what do you expect from your ancient device, go buy a new one!
This seems to be the repeating comment pattern with every new version
I haven't seen this much awesome in in one post here in a long time, lol.
Also curious how the iPad Mini 1st gen seems to be handling memory intensive apps and multitasking.
It's decent for it's current beta 4 phase. It isn't running as fast as iOS 7.1.2
OF COURSE we will never know what normal is for a beta and even more so for the actual iOS 8 update like "east85" said.
If you want my opinion based on a simple 1-10 rating (10 being the highest compared to iOS 7.1.2 [best potential in my opinion])
I'd give the iPad Mini (First Gen.) with iOS 8 Beta 4
- 7.5/10
It runs fairly well but still the minor bugs throughout iOS, doesn't crash or respring much at all really compared to iOS 8 Beta 1,2, & 3. It has pretty good battery life for a Beta, for me at least.
Hope this helped.
OK, here's how it goes here:
8.0 Beta 1: Ridiculous to ask, its a first beta!
8.0 Beta 2, 3, 4, 5...: Ridiculous to ask, it's a beta for developers to test their apps, are you a developer?
8.0 GM: Ridiculous to ask, its GM *candidate*, no one says this version will be released to the public!
8.0 Release: Ridiculous to ask, it has just been released, bugs will be fixed in 8.0.1!
8.0.1: Ridiculous to ask, x.x.1 versions are just security updates, wait till 8.1!
8.1: Ridiculous to ask, what do you expect from your ancient device, go buy a new one!
This seems to be the repeating comment pattern with every new version
I don't care who you are, that right there is funny!!
It's decent for it's current beta 4 phase. It isn't running as fast as iOS 7.1.2
OF COURSE we will never know what normal is for a beta and even more so for the actual iOS 8 update like "east85" said.
If you want my opinion based on a simple 1-10 rating (10 being the highest compared to iOS 7.1.2 [best potential in my opinion])
I'd give the iPad Mini (First Gen.) with iOS 8 Beta 4
- 7.5/10
It runs fairly well but still the minor bugs throughout iOS, doesn't crash or respring much at all really compared to iOS 8 Beta 1,2, & 3. It has pretty good battery life for a Beta, for me at least.
Hope this helped.
I think most of us are concerned about speed. Does it run like an iPhone 4 runs iOS 7? We couldn't care less about bugs. It's a beta.
Thank you for providing a real answer unlike the rest of the responses.
In the current beta 4 yes, it runs slower (like the iPhone 4 on iOS 7) sadly. Hopefully it will be faster in the beta 5 and most importantly the GM. It is useable for daily use but you will see a decrease in speed compared to iOS 7.1.2
That's kind of ridiculous that the device is crippled with iOS 8 when you can still buy them new on Apple's website. O well. iOS 7 is just fine.
It suns pretty well on mine, although i think i'll opt for iOS 7 instead of updating to iOS 8, as it's a bit laggy, but i'll wait for GM before making my decision.
It probably won't run half as well as it does on an iPad mini w/ retina display.
I am running it on my 5 to test out software and it runs so well that I've kept it as my daily driver too.
I am running it on my 5 to test out software and it runs so well that I've kept it as my daily driver too.
Yeah, you make a good point. I think iOS 8 will be the last Major iOS update for the iPad Mini (First Gen.)
I still don't understand why Apple didn't put the A6 chip in the iPad Mini, it came out about two months after the iPhone 5 was announced, it would've been a lot quicker of an iPad.
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Anyone know how well it's running on an iPad Mini W/ Retina Display?