Nope, it's a pixelated mess with the contrast and color gamut of a cheap Chinese craplet.
Well, maybe not that bad but certainly below the Apple standard of previous displays.
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Nope, it's a pixelated mess with the contrast and color gamut of a cheap Chinese craplet.
Well, maybe not that bad but certainly below the Apple standard of previous displays.
Nope, it's a pixelated mess with the contrast and color gamut of a cheap Chinese craplet.
Well, maybe not that bad but certainly below the Apple standard of previous displays.
So the iPad 1 looks better than the mini?
Just bought a black 64gb mini!!!
Going from a iPad 2 to a mini shouldn't be too hard. My only problem is going to be keeping my wife away from it.
Going from a iPad 2 to a mini shouldn't be too hard. My only problem is going to be keeping my wife away from it.
My wife has decided to swap her 3 for a mini. I spent about an hour last night with it, babysitting it while it restored from her old iPad's backup and so on. We anticipate being able to eBay her old iPad to recoup the cost of the mini, making it, more or less, a wash.
Having spent some quality time with it, I can see the difference in the screen resolution. It doesn't bother me too terribly much, but I do believe that at the end of the day, I'd rather stick with my "big" iPad. I don't use it much, but when I do use it, the bigger screen - which makes for a bigger on-screen keyboard - and the retina display are appreciated, and I don't mind the extra weight, being the manly man I am.
Having spent some quality time with it, I can see the difference in the screen resolution. It doesn't bother me too terribly much, but I do believe that at the end of the day, I'd rather stick with my "big" iPad. I don't use it much, but when I do use it, the bigger screen - which makes for a bigger on-screen keyboard - and the retina display are appreciated, and I don't mind the extra weight, being the manly man I am.
Yes I saw it yesterday for the first time and it looks great.Sticking with my gen3 though.
I did get over it right over to the iPad 4, which I bought, because the Retina screen was more important to ME than the Mini's smaller size and lighter weight, and the device met MY needs better.
Nope, it's a pixelated mess with the contrast and color gamut of a cheap Chinese craplet.
Well, maybe not that bad but certainly below the Apple standard of previous displays.
You've never held a craplet then.
Honestly, I switch between my iPhone 5 and mini all the time and have no issues. I'm sure I don't need to remind you that the iPhone 5 is more Retina than your iPad 4.
I'm typing this from my mini, love th e size, that's about it though. Too spoiled by retina to wanna keep it.
The sad part is that many people don't seem to care about screen quality. We saw that with android phones with the bigger lesser quality screens (though they're improving and should surpass the iphone in volume and quality next year). We see it now with the Mini.
The refrain seems to be "I don't care if the screen is crap, i can bring it everywhere and love the size of the Mini." Then there are the unwashed who think the screen is great and don't know any better. Ignorance is bliss? Even worse are the ones who know better but still can't seem to see the difference in quality. These are the ones who can't claim ignorance.
There's those who love the Surface RT (for whatever reason) seem oblivious to its crap screen.
I've seen a lot of people over the years with HDTVs but too cheap to pay for HD content or don't know any better. People with "retina" ipads but running low res content.
It's a stupid world in some ways.
The refrain seems to be "I don't care if the screen is crap, i can bring it everywhere and love the size of the Mini." Then there are the unwashed who think the screen is great and don't know any better. Ignorance is bliss? Even worse are the ones who know better but still can't seem to see the difference in quality. These are the ones who can't claim ignorance.
There's those who love the Surface RT (for whatever reason) seem oblivious to its crap screen.
I've seen a lot of people over the years with HDTVs but too cheap to pay for HD content or don't know any better. People with "retina" ipads but running low res content.
It's a stupid world in some ways.
2 years ago there was no such thing as Retina screens, and now nobody can live with it! Funny!
I have an iPad 3, love it, gave it to wife because I ordered an iPad mini and a 4 for me.....kept the 4 new in the box so far, the Mini is awesome...yea the screen isn't retina, but there is a lot of exaggerating on this forum....its certainly not that bad....and much much more portable.
I have an iPad 3, love it, gave it to wife because I ordered an iPad mini and a 4 for me.....kept the 4 new in the box so far, the Mini is awesome...yea the screen isn't retina, but there is a lot of exaggerating on this forum....its certainly not that bad....and much much more portable.
Yeah I agree one needs to really see it to like it.
I've seen it in the store, but I've had this attitude this thing is too small and whatnot.
My dad wanted one, so I ordered on for him. Shipped to us yesterday and played with it for an hour or so. I liked it enough I'm selling my iPad 3 and replacing it with an iPad mini.
I've seen it in the store, but I've had this attitude this thing is too small and whatnot.
My dad wanted one, so I ordered on for him. Shipped to us yesterday and played with it for an hour or so. I liked it enough I'm selling my iPad 3 and replacing it with an iPad mini.
Android devices have made incredible strides in the quality of their displays, and have surpassed the iPhone for some time after the release of the 4S. One easy example is the One X, which did, and does, reign supreme as the best smartphone display to many [The Verge][Gizmodo][Anandtech]. In terms of color reproduction and contrast, Android devices with IPS displays, 300+ ppi, higher contrast and better color reproduction have been superior to the iPhone for quite a while.
However, the introduction of the iPhone 5 and iPad 4 has once again brought Apple closer to the throne of mobile displays.
I would love an iPad mini with A8 processor, retina display with 326 ppi and a 20 hour battery life but sadly ...
I disagree. It is highly relevant. There are some who are satisfied with what they have and others who aren't. It takes all kinds.
It's not a pixelated mess. It's just not full Retina resolution. But it's better than your laptop. It's better than 'just fine'. It's awesome, if you aren't an overly picky, OCD freak. My very balanced wife loves hers.
"Well, maybe not that bad but certainly below the Apple standard of previous displays."
At THAT point.
I'm not use to Apple Retina displays but I have andriod devices that have a better one than the Mini.
Bottom line is those andriods aren't able to access the Apple ecosystem and I didn't want to pay more for the iPad3 or Ipad4 AND have the extra weight and size. So bang for buck, the Mini be it!!!!
Bottom line is those andriods aren't able to access the Apple ecosystem and I didn't want to pay more for the iPad3 or Ipad4 AND have the extra weight and size. So bang for buck, the Mini be it!!!!
I think you need to look up the definition of hyperbole. The screen is not retina, but its perfectly usable.