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New iPad Mini Has Downclocked A15 Chip Compared to iPhone 13
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I only have 1 on order, for now. (256G, cellular)
I should get mine next Friday too.The only thing I could ask to change would be to add the color blue. I didn't really like any of the colors, but I ordered the oddest one, purple, just because it was different.
Isn’t it just about matching the product value to the price value? Seems strange to make the price, rather than the product, the constant.
After 2.5 years for my mini 5 I lost 48% of its original price and I used it everyday, the battery lasts 2-3 days and is still good. It has 3GB RAM and runs as good as the day I got it. With the trade-in, additional discounts I am getting the base mini 6 for almost free that will last me until Apple decides to release a compelling mini 7 in 2.5 years or less.
iPad mini is one device I enjoy more than my iPhone Pro and the screen aspect ratio is key.
Doubtful as iOS performance will probably be supported for 3GB of RAM for 4-6 years and an update will come long before then so it’s a non-issue in my situation. In 5-6 years 3GB may have challenges but 4GB will be fine.
Very strange decision to have a larger device (iPad mini) be lower clocked than a smaller device (iPhone 13 mini)
They have been downclocking for ages to compensate for their idiocy in making their products asininely thin.
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It’s probably done because it would perform better than the iPhone Pro for sustained usage. I suspect the iPhone Pro will lower clock speed when thermal issues arise and will be on par with the mini 6 for sustained performance.
Since I was not expecting an A15 in it, and not the A15 with an extra GPU, performance is still pretty spectacular for me.
For all the great upgrades in the mini, some things are still head-scratching (like this downclocking) and only 64/256 storage options. and not 128/256/512, for example.
Not when you think of the marketing involved when comparing Apple's best $999/$1099 iPhones 13's vs a $499 iPad mini.
This actually makes me angry. Strongly considering keeping my 11 pro max and use the iPad mini for my portable heavy lifting.
Throttling the CPU in a case that can likely dissipate heat better, and have better sustained performance is frustratingly nonsensical!
Can’t have it overshadow the mighty iPhone I guess!
Throttling the CPU in a case that can likely dissipate heat better, and have better sustained performance is frustratingly nonsensical!
Can’t have it overshadow the mighty iPhone I guess!
Not when you think of the marketing involved when comparing $999/$1099 iPhones 13's vs a $499 iPad mini.
I don't know about that. It's not like someone is going to use an iPad Mini as their cellphone. I mean, you could then make the same argument about the iPad Pros having M1s, but the (newer) iPhones have "lesser" processors.
I agree a Sierra Blue option would be a nice addition and I was considering purple but not sure if these would look similar to the pastel hues of iPad Air 4.I only have 1 on order, for now. (256G, cellular)
The only thing I could ask to change would be to add the color blue. I didn't really like any of the colors, but I ordered the oddest one, purple, just because it was different.
Correct, but in this case that’s not a factor - the difference in speed is far too small, and voltage is determined more by the node size and transistor doping than by slight changes in desired frequency.
True, but then you also churn up the fact that M1 is not being used to its fullest capacities in a iPad Pro with iPadOS compared to a M1 based Mac. But those are different product categories, still they omitted the A15 being named when introducing the iPad mini so that the new iPhones 13 could have that glory.
Throttling downwards after purchase (and without disclosure or offering it as an option). With these iPad Mini's, there's potential for later OS releases to increase to CPU core clock rate upwards, or leave it high longer.
I don’t know why Apple is doing this, but I do know they are doing it to ensure we customers get the bestest, smoothest, most satisfying iPad mini experience. Every decision they take is about giving us the best experience.
Speculative technical debates on here lower the bar. We should be better than this. Apple has the best engineers in the world working on these problems. We should trust them to continue doing their best work for all of us.
Speculative technical debates on here lower the bar. We should be better than this. Apple has the best engineers in the world working on these problems. We should trust them to continue doing their best work for all of us.
I suspect iPad Air 5 will have 128GB base storage while the 64GB gets pushed to the mini 6. Mini 7 will have 128GB base storage. iPad Pro next will adopt 256GB base storage similar to iPhone 14 Pro. The writing is in the wall it’s just a matter of a year or less when these products are up for an update.
Can you explain in what ways binning might take place?
As I understand it, a manufacturer might bin on:
- chip flaws that might disable functionality (for example, a core)
- speed flaws that might not allow the chip to run at certain speeds.
Is that right? Are there other ways?