I’m going to say the Mini is way more than 20% bigger even if we just look at screen size (minus the bezels)
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I’m going to say the Mini is way more than 20% bigger even if we just look at screen size (minus the bezels)
The A16 doesn't have 6 GB of RAM, it's just been paired with 6 GB of RAM in the 2 applications it has been used in so far (14 Pro series, 15 series). They could easily pair it with 4 GB in the Mini 7, or perhaps could even pair it with 8 GB but I agree that the most likely scenario is that they will stick with 6 GB.
You are probably mostly being humorous, but I just tested an iPad Mini for a while and after I got the iPhone 15 Pro Max I found that it obviated the need for an iPad Mini, at least at the current tech level of the Mini.
Personally what I really want is an iPhone Pro Max that will work with the Apple Pencil 2.
It's a marketing term that they have been using since the iPhone X in 2017 (with the A11 Bionic). That's when they introduced on chip machine learning capabilities (what Apple calls the "neural engine").
Chip shortages and limited manufacturing capacity on the latest manufacturing processes has forced Apple's hand a couple times now (like how both the iPhone 13 and 14 feature versions of the A15). I think it is very unlikely that we will see the current iteration of the A17 (which is manufactured on N3B) on any other devices aside from the 15 Pros. Once they are able to transition manufacturing to N3E (in 2024) you'll start seeing a revised version of this chip (as well as M variants) pop up in other devices.
I said the A17 'in some configuration' for a reason. The use of the Pro designation for the A17 does suggest that there could be different variants.
A16 - doesn't seem like a huge upgrade, but nice to have
Colours - don't care
Upgraded cameras - meh, it's a tablet...
Jelly scroll - doesn't bother me
The main thing I want is to up the base storage from the miserly 64 up to 128. Do that and I'm sold... unless the price is way out of line.
I had a Mini 6/256, and loved it, but my daughter took it over for college. I want to replace it, and a new one would be nice, but if the base stays at 64, I'll probably pick up a used 6/256 for less.
Colours - don't care
Upgraded cameras - meh, it's a tablet...
Jelly scroll - doesn't bother me
The main thing I want is to up the base storage from the miserly 64 up to 128. Do that and I'm sold... unless the price is way out of line.
I had a Mini 6/256, and loved it, but my daughter took it over for college. I want to replace it, and a new one would be nice, but if the base stays at 64, I'll probably pick up a used 6/256 for less.
Even though every outlet on earth is saying not to, I bought a new iPad Pro 12.9 last week, for a few reasons -
- The rumored +50% price increase is insane. I don't want an iPad Pro that starts at $1500.
- OLED as a computer display tech gives me anxiety. I know it's been mostly solved but I have seen some LG OLEDs go bad, and good grief is it noticeable when they do
- I like mini/micro LEDs anyway
- I don't want a Magic Keyboard that makes the device more like a laptop. I have a MacBook. pick one, apple.
- Again, that price increase. Unless they also go upmarket with a cheaper air, I've seen an $1800 price floated for the 12.9 and that is just nuts.
Dont care on colour, my 6 is in a case.
better cameras front and back, barely use cameras.
face ID would be good.
better battery life.
better cameras front and back, barely use cameras.
face ID would be good.
better battery life.
Whats suggested is lacking, you don't use a A16 as the Mini 6 had a A15 and it's 2 years old. Maybe a M2 maybe.
Way more than 20%—closer to 50% bigger surface area (if you’re referring to the diagonal measurements, that’s irrelevant when the aspect ratios are different).
But regardless, you really think iPhones are going to grow to the size of the iPad Mini? How would people put it in their pocket?
But also regardless, what would that happening in the future have to do with what people do now? You’re saying people who want something the size of an iPad Mini should buy an iPhone Max now instead because even though it’s significantly smaller, in the future Apple will sell a version of it that’s as big as an iPad Mini? How does that help them now?
I just can’t follow any of this logic.
You have a source on that last bit? Antutu shows CPU being around 25% faster and GPU ~50% faster than A17 Pro. Still several years away from A series matching first gen M speeds I think unless I’m missing something.
Wikipedia defines it as "Biologically inspired engineering". I can only guess that it means that the A16 chip can be considered non-human intelligence.
Combine that with Apple's flying saucer campus, and it's obvious: Tim Cook is an alien.
And it makes that neh neh neh neh sound whenever it does something.
Just like how the iPhone eliminated the iPod, so too will it eliminate the iPad. When I first saw the picture, I couldn't tell if it was an iPad or iPhone.
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I go the other way: no phone, VOIP app on cellular mini 6, dirt cheap data-only plan for 5G, buds with mic for calls. Also one device to manage but basically a permanently-unfolded phone... much more screen RE, etc, not "long in tooth" in 2-3 years, MUCH cheaper upfront and over the long run.
I feel that need to upgrade about every 8 years instead of 2-4, which leaves much more money in my pocket. $25/yr for 5G Ultra service. All works just fine for my own purposes but this is not necessarily for everyone.
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