Yes it supports Split View and PiP.
They didn't put the A8X in it, but mini 4 is $100 less than Air 2 so they needed a difference to entice users to buy the more expensive model.
iPad Mini 4 Uses Speed-Bumped 1.5 GHz A8 Chip With 2 GB of RAM
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Yes it supports Split View and PiP.
They didn't put the A8X in it, but mini 4 is $100 less than Air 2 so they needed a difference to entice users to buy the more expensive model.
PatriotInvasion
macrumors 68000
BOOM! There it is. Can't wait for my 64GB Space Gray to arrive!
After having the iPad Air for 2 years, I honestly prefer the size of my wife's mini 2. The Air seems unnecessarily large for my use case - often laying down on couch and wanting a bigger web browsing display than my iPhone.
After having the iPad Air for 2 years, I honestly prefer the size of my wife's mini 2. The Air seems unnecessarily large for my use case - often laying down on couch and wanting a bigger web browsing display than my iPhone.
Oblivious.Robot
macrumors 6502a
Why would you dump Air 2 for Mini 4? First I thought for the size, but then you're also interested in the Pro!
I'm just curious, if I may ask why?
7thson
macrumors 65816
This article addresses the question of ram quantity. Expect a screen similar to the Air 2. Wait for a more in depth review, which Andrew Cunningham promised is forthcoming.
What about the screen? Is it as good as the Air 2 with anti-glare, no gap glass, and most importantly full sRGB gamut?
Apple is being too cheap here. They could've at least dropped in the A9 seen in the 6s... Given the performance delta between the A8 and A9, an A9 2-core mini would've probably matched or close to the tri-core A8X therefore putting truth to Schiller's statement.
It's ludicrous that the mini will be stuck on the A8 until 2017 if they follow their current 'neglect the mini' plan. I guess the mini name is cursed as the mac mini is also under the same fate it seems.
Apple is being too cheap here. They could've at least dropped in the A9 seen in the 6s... Given the performance delta between the A8 and A9, an A9 2-core mini would've probably matched or close to the tri-core A8X therefore putting truth to Schiller's statement.
It's ludicrous that the mini will be stuck on the A8 until 2017 if they follow their current 'neglect the mini' plan. I guess the mini name is cursed as the mac mini is also under the same fate it seems.
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EldonChew
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7thson
macrumors 65816
Yeah he deserves a cream pie in the face for that. Then we should all move on.
Rogifan
macrumors Penryn
Has anyone confirmed that the A8 in the iPad mini is slow and makes the user experience poor? I can't say I've ever thought my iPhone 6 was slow. Yes I wish it had more RAM but I've never thought the phone felt slow. I don't care about specs, I care about user experience.
Rogifan
macrumors Penryn
No the iPad 3 was crap, hence why we got an iPad 4 the same year with a much more powerful chip (A6X instead of A5X).
Last year's iPad Air is also this year's iPad Air. Saying it comes in slower than last year's iPad Air creates the impression that it is not only slower than this year's iPad Air but also slower than last year's iPad Air, an even worse sin. When in fact it's not worse.
dannyyankou
macrumors G5
I'm not sure, but I can tell you that you'd get worse battery life with A8x because the iPad mini has a smaller battery and the same number of pixels as the iPad Air.
iSee
macrumors 68040
The A8 isn't necessarily due only (or even primarily) to heat. There's also battery life to consider.
netnothing
macrumors 68040
The mini 2 with the A7 isn't slow.....so this will only be better. The biggest boost is the RAM.
From Apple's site:
A8 second-generation chip with 64-bit architecture
CPU: 1.3x faster
Graphics: 1.6x faster
Compared to A7
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Keirasplace
macrumors 601
Yes, people don't seam to realize that the mini is smaller and has a smaller screen (seems obvious!), thus smaller battery less pixels to push and less ability to cool, thus it doesn't get the A8X and doesn't need it to give close to Air 2 performance without crapping out battery life (and Throttling).
BornAgainMac
macrumors 604
I wonder if they lied about 4k video recording or the 5 Megapixel FaceTime camera.
dannyyankou
macrumors G5
The Mini and Air actually have same number of pixels. The only difference between A8 and A8x is increased graphics performance. But since the mini and the air have the same number of pixels, and the mini has a smaller battery, the battery would drain faster on the mini.
Those are iPhone 6s new features.
They said iPad mini would have the same specs as Air 2, so of course no 4K video recording
oldmacs
macrumors 603
Just saying but the iPad 3 is one oft that worst iPads ever as despite the A5X, the GPU wasn't quite there.
The iPad 2, ipad 4 and iPad Air 2 are probably the best ones. The iPad 2 slightly out benchmarked the iPad 3 as it didn't have a retina display. It's also not just the X chip that counts, it's really a combination of ram improvements/ the right amount of ram , and GPU and CPU improvements that all combine to make the best iPads.
Why? I've seen so many people claim that with no reasoning. Nothing wrong with the iPad 3. The iPad 3 was a lot more powerful then the iPad 2.
You mean that GPU it has which the PS Vita portable games console also has.
I have played many a game with ZERO issues on the iPad 3.
iPad 3 is the worst performing tablet after iPad 1.
Sure is more powerful than iPad 2, but has a retina display so it needs to drive all those pixels.
I still use an iPad 3 for my tests, if the app performs well on the iPad 3 I'm sure it will work great on all iPads