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Personally, I think this is a test release by Apple to see if the Mini still has a market.
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Personally, I think this is a test release by Apple to see if the Mini still has a market.
Then you don’t understand some peoples need for an extremely portable tablet which the 10.2” is not.
Well iPad used to be 4:3, then the 11" changed it, but not that much. It's seems that iPadOS is not optimized for the 3:2 aspect ratio. You can clearly see it.
It does otherwise it would have never redesigned the shell of it. According to Apple professionals use it in many industries and consumers as well including children as it’s small enough to be held in those little hands.
If there is no iPhone mini 14, Apple will reused that for some 2023 SE version.
Unfortunately in the last few years Apple’s QA/QC for OS versions have been slipping. Compare the recent releases iOS13 missing many features at launch only to be added later.
From the examples I have seen it’s wider while being a bit narrower compared to previous which would lead to a better movie watching experience with shorter black bars.
The 12.9” iPad Pro is still 4:3. There are several aspect ratios for iPads now. 3:2 is a pretty normal display aspect ratio. iPadOS will adapt.
That's true. Usually it took 3rd party devs some time to update the apps to fit a new aspect ratio properly, but now it seems Apple has problems with it too.
I guess there are too many iPad aspect ratios.
Remember the iPhone 6/6+ days with most apps not optimized for the larger display 😛
More pro features will eventually trickle down. But not until there are newer pro features to replace it, keeping the 3 price tiers. At which point it will be a better iPad but still not a pro mini.
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MKBHD’s honesty is refreshing he clearly admits in the beginning that he always wonders what type of customer/user buys the mini and went so far to say it’s not the product for his uses and that the only person he knows that uses one is his family/relative that was gifted one.
It would have been nice if he provided the mini 6 to this family member for their impressions vice his as he is not the target audience.
This was certainly a “mini” review of the mini 6 and am not sure why he did not consider asking iPad mini users for opinions. He then goes on to say that he would prefer an iPadPro mini but I suspect he would not be pleased with the battery life and the price or something else like performance.
It’s like asking me to review a PlayStation or XBOX or Switch that I have no interest in and just saying yeah it’s a good device but I would like XYZ feature(s) but I know deep down even if it had those I would not consider it.
Just an oddball review tbh.
It would have been nice if he provided the mini 6 to this family member for their impressions vice his as he is not the target audience.
This was certainly a “mini” review of the mini 6 and am not sure why he did not consider asking iPad mini users for opinions. He then goes on to say that he would prefer an iPadPro mini but I suspect he would not be pleased with the battery life and the price or something else like performance.
It’s like asking me to review a PlayStation or XBOX or Switch that I have no interest in and just saying yeah it’s a good device but I would like XYZ feature(s) but I know deep down even if it had those I would not consider it.
Just an oddball review tbh.
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I wasn't planning on getting an iPad this year but the Mini is very tempting.
3 is too many? 3:2, 1.43:1, and 4:3. Give it 6 months. Everything will catch up.
I'm not worried about battery life, frankly. I use my 2018 11" Pro for entertainment while sitting on long flights, quick proofing and editing shots and the obligatory surfing on the couch or the coffee shop. If I can get 8 hours of constant use out of it, which is what I've been getting on my 2018 Pro, then that's just peachy. If not, I've got an Anker 20000 PD pack in my satchel and USB-C plugs at my workstation at home.
Not 3, but 4. 4:3 iPads, new iPad Mini, iPad Pro 11" and the Air 2020 also has slightly different ratio than 11". And yes, even 3 is a lot. Used to be just 4:3 until 2018. 11" aspect ratio is fine, but the 4:3 is still the best for overall use.
I think there should be 2 aspect ratios max.
The iPad Air is 1.44:1 instead of 1.43:1. I think that difference is pretty negligible.
If you are using it on your desk for Zoom calls, that will hit the battery pretty hard. on the plus side, it's on your desk and you can just plug it in.
Adding ProMotion display would actually improve battery life since the display has an adaptive refresh rate.
Are you using it 8 hours at a stretch with no access to power the whole time? that sounds exhausting. I'd want to recharge my batteries sometime during that period.
Rumors say that the iPhone 14 will introduce a more affordable iPhone max size. While I know people are saying that the iPhone and iPad are totally different products, I still consider that the phablet market has cannibalized the small tablet market. As a result, you might be right in the next 3 - 5 years.