I'm with you, for a tablet the bezels are much more practical, especially when using it in motion, like on a train or bus.
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I'm with you, for a tablet the bezels are much more practical, especially when using it in motion, like on a train or bus.
As long as it's at least last year's iPad Air specs in a mini form factor, I'm game.
And I, for very similar reasons, would love USB-C.
Make it ALL smallerGonna get small to the point where they accidentally make an iPhone Pro Max.
I only ask for one thing. The ability for an iPad (any iPad) to support a phone number. I would love to get rid of my phone and use just an apple watch. But have to have a phone (with phone number) to use the calling feature on watch. I don't have a watch or an iPad as I have been waiting on this one singular feature to buy either. Still rocking my iPhone 6s and running ios15 beta... LOL
Budget is $3K for M1X MacBook Pro, $800 for iPhone 13 (maybe mini). I would prefer to get an M1X mini over an iPad mini but I really want both. It could be an expensive fall.
The new Ipad mini looks really beautiful, basically a smaller version of the Ipad Air 4. I reckon it will get the A15 bionic which makes sense, why would they put in the previous gen A14?!?
They'd use the A14 because they cost less and wouldn't interfere with the supply to iPhones. They did order 100 million A15s and there is always competition for the best nodes.
I still think it's too large. I wonder if Apple would consider making an iPad Mini Mini that is small enough to fit in your pocket easily.
Why? The Volkswagen Beetle was made for over 45 years with the same basic design. Change for changes sake is a waste of resources. Apple needs to make the iPad OS more like a laptop rather then a fancy iPhone. Typing this on a Surface Pro 7 with a real OS and it's nice for a change.
Why? The Volkswagen Beetle was made for over 45 years with the same basic design. Change for changes sake is a waste of resources.
Honestly I’ve been waiting for them to update the Mini for years… day one purchase for me…. Fingers crossed for 120hz screen!
More pixels than any iPhone? What are you talking about? The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Max clearly have more pixels than the mini.
Or…they’re unaware of the existence of the 12 Pro Max. 🤣
I think I need a new iPad Mini. The 12.9 is just 'too big' sometimes. Weird, huh...
I’ve been using a mini running a $10/mo (first ATT, then TMo) plan and skype number as my only phone since it was available, I guess 2012... saving about $12k. It’s just in the last year with industry-wide 2-factor & cellular authorization systems that it’s become practically unusable. MS has neglected skype so badly nothing but plain jane phone calling works. iPad still has the built-in iphone dialer pop up occasionally rather than utilizing skype, because Appke never bothered to fully clean up iPad’s port of iOS from the iPhone. Kind of annoying. I’ll probably just keep using mini 5’s until I retire and ditch all this technology altogether for a nice old fishing boat.
That’s pixels per inch. Not the same as your original statement.
I don't want a big iPhone, I want a small iPad Mini that fits in my pocket
I basically replaced my mini with the 12 Pro Max. I kind of have a hard time seeing how a mini that fits in the pocket would be that much different. Maybe I’m just not using apps that would highlight the differences enough.