LOL at people claiming slightly thinner is more important than battery life. It's not hard to spot the Apple shills.
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iPad Mini 4 Teardown Confirms Smaller Battery and 2 GB RAM
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Couldn't disagree more. This is Apple just being Apple, as they've always been. Making these devices even more physically portable and accessible is always a plus for me. This mini 4 will feel great carrying around even more.
I so want one, but can't quite justify it. I've got a Mini2 retina and really, I mostly use it to read Kindle books. And it does that fine. About the only thing I miss is touch-id. Every time I pick it up I try to unlock it with my fingerprint like I do my iPhone 6. But that's hardly enough of a reason to spend the cash... so thinks my wife
Wives. What can you do?
Where's the punchline? "Treasuring every minute of battery usage"? You mean the same amount of battery usage from the iPad mini 3?
Does it also come with the feature where the Safari tabs reload because of the lack of memory?
minis are considered the poor bastard children of the iPad family.iPad mini 1: no A6 chip, no retina display
iPad mini 2: color gamut problem
iPad mini 3: iPad mini 2 with Touch-ID for the same $399
iPad mini 4: no A8X chip
Seems like the even-numbered iPad minis were the ones that were most "worth" buying. Even if the iPad mini 4 does not have a third-core, it still has the 2GB of RAM for split-screen multitasking.
"Wait I already have that, my desktop."
What you don't have friends and you feel the need to brag or something? No one cares what kind of computer you have. No one wants an iPad with a car sized battery.
It has the same amount of memory as the iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6s. That is, 2GB.
Why didn't you tell Apple about this before production started? They never thought of doing it your way. You could have been our hero.
I know I may catch lots of flak for this but;
Do people really use their iPads more than 10 hours a day?
Btw, unlike the iPhones which are quoted to have about 10~12 hour battery life (you're lucky to get half), iPad really gets at least 10 hours.
Do people really use their iPads more than 10 hours a day?
Btw, unlike the iPhones which are quoted to have about 10~12 hour battery life (you're lucky to get half), iPad really gets at least 10 hours.
It's also not hard to spot the people who have trouble recognizing that their opinion isn't fact.
"It's so unnatural for iPad users to charge every few hours. We now designed the new generation of iPad mini with 60 percent less battery. Our rationale is to make you charge every 20 minutes and take your money. Only the fools will buy it. It's a mind blowing process, but we did it. I want to thank my design team to make it happen. iPad....the item of desperate."
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I have a friend that nearly lives by the iPad. That person is recharging the iPad each night. There are a few obvious things that the iPad can't do. That person also has an iMac but rarely uses it. Only time when the person uses it is when syncing new songs and updating the iOS.
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First off, I have multiple iPads in my household, and from my experience, I can say that the iPad truly gets all day battery unless you play a graphic intense game all day. Honestly, I'm happy with having the performance and portability we have on iOS devices versus having 2 day battery life. There is only one device that Apple makes that has horrible battery life and that's the iPhone (6+ is an exception).
Also, because the iPad is someday like a laptop, you use it while you're stationary, unlike the iPhone, which you use while you're on the move. So, a longer lightning cable may solve all of your friends problems with iPad battery life.
It still blows my mind that nearly 70% of the space inside most iDevices is consumed by the battery. Image how far technology could progress if battery technology advanced leaps and bounds to provide more power/longer life in a fraction of the space.
My mind would then be blown.
My mind would then be blown.
A lot of people don't feel like charging a tablet every night. It's an inconvenience.
Being thinner is nice, but retaining the same battery life of the Mini 2 is excellent. I never had battery issues with my Mini 2 and I look forward to receiving the Mini 4. iPad batteries can last on standby for days upon days...
Battery life is only a problem on a device if the future product has significantly less battery power than the product before it. The iPad Air to Air 2 had a pretty significant decrease, as far as I know, but to me this seems like it's them utilizing a better battery to fit in the chassis of the Mini 4.
I swear you guys just automatically assume it's possible to add 5+ hours of battery to a device within a few years of a product. Not happening, and the thickness is not the only reason behind that. Nobody wants a really heavy tablet (iPad 3 was a nightmare to hold) for reading and web browsing.
Battery life is only a problem on a device if the future product has significantly less battery power than the product before it. The iPad Air to Air 2 had a pretty significant decrease, as far as I know, but to me this seems like it's them utilizing a better battery to fit in the chassis of the Mini 4.
I swear you guys just automatically assume it's possible to add 5+ hours of battery to a device within a few years of a product. Not happening, and the thickness is not the only reason behind that. Nobody wants a really heavy tablet (iPad 3 was a nightmare to hold) for reading and web browsing.
I so want one, but can't quite justify it. I've got a Mini2 retina and really, I mostly use it to read Kindle books. And it does that fine. About the only thing I miss is touch-id. Every time I pick it up I try to unlock it with my fingerprint like I do my iPhone 6. But that's hardly enough of a reason to spend the cash... so thinks my wife
Use that there Jedi mind trick to change her mind. Lolz.
Yeah Steve wouldn't allow a lot of things. And since he's been gone there's been a lot of great things that came out of Apple.
Personally, after using the iPad Mini 2, all of the other iPads feel too heavy for prolonged use while being held in one hand. My problem with the iPad since day one was using it without a stand or flip cover, because it takes two hands to hold in place, unlike a laptop that holds itself in place. Even Microsoft knows this, that's why all Surface tablets have a built in stand. But, by going thinner and lighter I think you solve this problem. Plus, more battery life isn't any good unless whole day battery life becomes full 2 day battery life. To do this, the iPad would either be significantly thicker, or significantly underpowered, or a combination of both which in theory most people may be ok with, but in practice it may not be so practical.
For those who are asking for a slightly thicker iPhone with better battery life, I am 100% behind you, but the iPad is a different story.
Whaaa?. The mini 4 is no more portable or accessible than the mini 3. That shaved 1.4 mm is darn near imperceptible when holding the mini. It's not like the mini went from 10mm to 3mm. There's nothing wrong with liking thinner devices. There's also nothing wrong with wanting more battery in the same size case as the mini 3. I can damn near guarantee if the mini remained at 7.5 mm and contained a larger battery there wouldn't be a single complaint. Though they may exist, I've never seen a comment from someone stating the mini 3 was too thick. More physically portable and accessible.
Pedantically, sure. Practically, Shirley not.edit: Apparently some of that shaved thinness was transferred to the device's length since the mini 4 is a bit longer than the mini 3. Brand new cases. Yay.
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Much ado over nothing. The premier tablet market is fading. These "improvements are not enough to make a difference.
Remembering that Apple and it's defenders go out of their way to convince customers that specs don't matter... Until they do.
In other news, Amazon piqued consumer interest as they announced the new $50 tablet. Before you look down your nose at it, remember this is the USA where a vast number of consumers respond to a cheap price vs a quality product.
Hate Amazon all you want, but they've got a huge loyal customer base. That it's not a high profit company is by their choice.
The myth labeled the "Post PC Era" was and is a marketing tactic built off the back of slow PC sales. Yet those who understand the dynamics of large scale enterprise IT investments are knowledgeable about the ebb and flow of that business.
Remembering that Apple and it's defenders go out of their way to convince customers that specs don't matter... Until they do.
In other news, Amazon piqued consumer interest as they announced the new $50 tablet. Before you look down your nose at it, remember this is the USA where a vast number of consumers respond to a cheap price vs a quality product.
Hate Amazon all you want, but they've got a huge loyal customer base. That it's not a high profit company is by their choice.
The myth labeled the "Post PC Era" was and is a marketing tactic built off the back of slow PC sales. Yet those who understand the dynamics of large scale enterprise IT investments are knowledgeable about the ebb and flow of that business.
I can confirm the color gamut is much better. It feels a lot like my iPad Air 1. Just retired my mini 2 with the mini 4 as a replacement.