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iOS 7 Beta Suggests Non-Retina A6-Powered iPad Mini in Development
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When everything you do will be on that screen, yes, screen is a deciding factor. Without good screen, even if you have the best content, you will still suffer.
Well, the current iPad Mini screen isn't bad, but still hurt my eye after long session of reading.
If this is the case then... Hello Second Generation Nexus 7. Let's see how well you tie into my Apple Family.
The thing is with the Nexus 7 and iPad mini, the Nexus 7 actually has nearly a million, that's MILLION pixels LESS than a hypothetical retina iPad mini.
If Apple were to keep the mini exactly the same it may not be possible to hit their 10 hour battery life etc.
1920x1200 doesn't sound much less than a retina mini so the near 1million pixel increase really made me stop and go 'woah, maybe it won't happen this year'.
If Apple were to keep the mini exactly the same it may not be possible to hit their 10 hour battery life etc.
1920x1200 doesn't sound much less than a retina mini so the near 1million pixel increase really made me stop and go 'woah, maybe it won't happen this year'.
I'm in the same boat as many others here. I have an iPad 3 and desperately want to jump to the Mini form factor, but was hoping to at least have parity on the display quality and performance.
Painful to think that they'll let it go for an additional 6 months before adding retina, especially in the face of increased competition with high resolution displays in the same form factor.
Eek.
Painful to think that they'll let it go for an additional 6 months before adding retina, especially in the face of increased competition with high resolution displays in the same form factor.
Eek.
thing is, if apple is able to pull out an ipad mini with retina display for around $300, they can also say goodbye to the $499 iPad sales.
The only way Apple can justify the $499 ipad (and its healthy margin) right now is by touting its retina display.
The same way it could justify the iPod video to exist in the presence of the ipod nano - a 30gb storage capacity.
the predicament lies in the fact that back then, there was no way one could put 30gb of storage in an ipod nano with a $249 price tag....now, there are ways to put a Retina Display in a 7" form factor, under $299.
Apple is in a spot of bother.
The only way Apple can justify the $499 ipad (and its healthy margin) right now is by touting its retina display.
The same way it could justify the iPod video to exist in the presence of the ipod nano - a 30gb storage capacity.
the predicament lies in the fact that back then, there was no way one could put 30gb of storage in an ipod nano with a $249 price tag....now, there are ways to put a Retina Display in a 7" form factor, under $299.
Apple is in a spot of bother.
Currently have a new Nexus 7 in hand, and it is thin, light, has a retina display, and a long battery life. My iPad mini is a complete joke compared to this. According to the Apple enthusiast websites, such a device was IMPOSSIBLE to manufacture until the technology matured. LOLOL. And...it costs significantly less.
Apple prioritizes milking profits by leveraging its iTunes user base on obsolete products.
Can't wait to see the next lengthy 9to5mac article about how such technology is currently IMPOSSIBLE.
Apple prioritizes milking profits by leveraging its iTunes user base on obsolete products.
Can't wait to see the next lengthy 9to5mac article about how such technology is currently IMPOSSIBLE.
The 13" rMBP is pretty much a MBA with retina display. Problem is with no GPU its no good. Maybe with the intel chips and HD5000, then we have something.
Volume plus battery life. Hard to overcome. You may remember iphone 4's screen was ahead. Thunderbolt was ahead. In cell touch was ahead. It is easy to put out a 550 pixel dpi if you only have to sell a few million a year. Much harder with 40 million and reasonable battery life.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323854904578637983964905800.html
Care to rephrase your battery life comment?
That's because Android versions earlier than 4.3 lack TRIM support- so the solid state storage begins to be a bottleneck.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/162667-google-slips-trim-support-into-android-4-3-to-end-io-lag
Samsung is on 28 nm this year with it's high end gadgets. Apple is on 32 right now and will probably shift to 28 too, and that will most likely increase battery life if they shrink the A6X that way from 123 mm^2, to 94 mm^2, that is less than A6 (97 mm^2) which is in the iPhone 5. I'm not an EE, it is just my opinion, I can be wrong. And attached display to the glass will provide more space for battery.
Even though I'm very disappointed, I'm not surprised if this were true. I personally don't feel that the iPad mini was ever anything more than a concession to the somewhat vocal buyer segment that wanted the Apple tablet experience in the seven-inch form factor. Maybe the retina mini would cannibalize the sales of the full-size iPad (I could argue that logic both ways) but that's immaterial. In a buying market that is at once increasingly competitive and economically restricted, I question how long Apple can effectively choose to play chicken with the consumer without it hurting its bottom line. We've seen the start of it in the recent iPad sales figures. Many buyers and prospective buyers want the more mobile form factor at the lower price point, and they have a strong competitor in the recent Nexus 7. In the case of your media consumption buyer, which if the recent report on app purchases is correct represents the bulk of activity within the App Store/iTunes ecosystem, all it would take is a budget-price repurchase program ("Already bought it on iTunes? Get it in the Google Play store for a dime!") to really take the wind out of Apple's sales. Just my thoughts.
~ John
~ John
^This!!!!!
I wish other people thought the same as you. But unfortunately people buy anything with an apple logo nowadays.
An example would be like when Microsoft did all these BS features on the xbox one And soon after changing after seeing how the PS4 was outselling them.
Hi Apple,
I know you got our interest at heart, but just for the sake of not listening to the ranting of the android fans , please make it a retina.
Thank you
PS - SERIOUSLY
I know you got our interest at heart, but just for the sake of not listening to the ranting of the android fans , please make it a retina.
Thank you
PS - SERIOUSLY
A spec increase + a lower price would be acceptable, but if they keep the price the same then this product is DOA IMHO.
Ordering a Nexus 7. I'll take the money saved and put it towards te next iPad mini with retina. There's no sense on waiting on Applle anymore. They are behind in so many areas and move like snails.