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iPad mini [MERGED] The iPad Mini looks beautiful until you turn it on.
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are you retarded because everyone knew it was just a small iPad2.
they even said so in the keynote. the WHOLE POINT is the smaller form factor... also it has stereo speakers and 5MP camera and HD from facing camera and LTE option.
It's an upgraded iPad 2 in a smaller, nicer designed and better lighter form factor, that is what an iPad mini is.
What did you think it was? because everyone on the planet who comes to MacRumors knew, you must have been hiding under a rock of granit.
Yeah you are a troll. I don't believe you actually bought an iPad mini. Show us the pics of your mini or GTFO.
Only 4 threads is no way to promote an entire forum. We need 90, no less! How else will the 2% know that 4% might return their mini out of disenfranchised despair?
Don't make crap up.
Side-by-side with iPad 2. In no way is it worse than an iPad 2.
Again, don't make crap up:
"The actual iPad Mini display is not terrible. Its exactly what you think: it feels like an iPhone 3GS display cut to iPad size, including the fact that the pixels seem deeper from the surface of the glass. (It does seem brighter and more vibrant than a 3GS display, perhaps because it uses an IPS panel.) And after a week of using it as my main iPad, the individually discernible pixels are no longer jarring to my eyes. The non-retina resolution is the one and only significant complaint I have with the iPad Mini, and its an issue that is only apparent to those of us who already own a nearly-new iPad.
For anyone else those who own an older iPad 1 or 2, and those who have yet to buy their first iPad the iPad Minis display will garner no complaints. I prefer the Mini over the full-size iPad in every single regard other than display resolution, and though I (and many of you) obsess over display resolution, its not an issue in the mass market."
I'm seriously considering returning mine. I love the size, but the way text renders is abysmal. I just wish it was retina 
They do have similar architecture indeed but there is a big difference:
A5 - 1 GHz dual-core
Tegra 3 - 1.3 GHz quad-core
A5 does have better graphics though.
Touch matrix has little to do with display per se. Sure the panel is thinner but it does not improve the quality of the picture. Mini's display resolution is clearly outdated.
It's not a difference at all with regard to the argument about the age of the platform. They are very different implementations, but their technological pedigree is of the same age. And even with the extra cores and faster clock, the Nexus 7 didn't run circles around the iPad 2 and it won't run circles around the mini.
I've got nothing against the Nexus 7--in fact I'll probably get whatever its replacement is when it's time to get rid of my Kindle Fire HD--but the argument that the iPad mini is "old", as though the N7 is some state-of-the-art wonder, is just not true.
The touch matrix is relevant because it sits on top of an LCD and can have a major impact not only on thickness but also on optics. The manufacturing process and display technology used have nothing at all to do with the end resolution. Calling the display assembly "old" is just flatly untrue. Is a brand-new Canon 12MP DSLR "old" because there are 22MP CCDs available? Of course not. The sensor can have new technology and still have the same pixel count as some high-end CCDs from 5 years ago. This is why 1GHz mobile devices aren't "old" even though you could get a dual-CPU desktop computer with those speeds a decade ago.
Resolution is mediocre, yes. Outdated? Not until there are nothing but retina tablets on the market.
Tried one out at Century City Apple Store.
I definitely liked it...and didnt think the screen looked bad.
Sure it isnt as crisp as as the iPad 3/4, but the weight and size seemed
Good for some uses, it was so light in contrast.
I still prefer the screen size of my iPad 3, just not the weight.
Hopefully the 5th gen will be lighter.
I definitely liked it...and didnt think the screen looked bad.
Sure it isnt as crisp as as the iPad 3/4, but the weight and size seemed
Good for some uses, it was so light in contrast.
I still prefer the screen size of my iPad 3, just not the weight.
Hopefully the 5th gen will be lighter.
The brightness, contrast, and color is just terrible. If these were slightly better, the lack of retina wouldn't be so bad. It looks washed out as hell. I don't even remember the iPad 2 to be that bad. I'm not expecting retina but damn use a better screen for that resolution. For $200 I can live with that screen, but for $329, I would rather wait and enjoy my 5,MBA, and wifey's upcoming nook hd. Keep in mind my money was ready for the mini today but backed out after seeing the display. I'm not hating, just pure disappointment because I have been wanting this form factor for a while and the reason I sold my iPad 2.
Holding both in my hands. None of that is true. Unless there is substantial variation in the units floating out there, I think it's purely psychosomatic.
The mini reminds me of those hot chicks you see with bad teeth, you don't know they have bad teeth till they open their mouths, total put off lol.
The issue isn't just the resolution- it's just fine on the iPad 1 and 2. It's the fact that the text is now rendered so much smaller on the Mini and there aren't enough pixels to clearly define it. It's mind-boggling that they decided to downgrade on the pixel density when moving to a smaller screen, where it needs it the most.
You agree 100% with the OP that it's unusable AND the screen is so inferior for reading but you still kept it? Interesting logic.
No I agree the screen is not that great but the mini's size makes up for it -- for now. The screen is horrible for long term reading. It's fine for everything else.
Haha! So true! She looks hot, with her slate black and machined design. Then she opens her mouth and the screen turns on...damn those teeth, that screen is so ugly!
Totally agree. It's a double whammy. That's why mines going back and I'm typing this on a 4th generation one.
Indeed. Contrast, black level, and color gamut are just as important as resolution in driving overall picture quality. The panels on the mini are sub-standard by Apple's previous efforts.
The mini really is the Macbook Air of the iPad line: weak screens with amazingly engineered shells.