iPad Mini: starts at $500
iPhone Fold: rumors indicate it will start at like $1800? Maybe that's high but it'll sure as hell be more expensive than iPhone Pro Max which starts at $1200
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Next iPad Mini to Feature A19 Pro Chip
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iPhone Fold: rumors indicate it will start at like $1800? Maybe that's high but it'll sure as hell be more expensive than iPhone Pro Max which starts at $1200
Texting and driving is bad but flying a plane with an iPad is fine /s
… then what's the advantage of 120hz on an iPhone screen? People seem to like that a lot… also remember all the bitching about "jelly scrolling"?
It seems like there's usually 3 years between iPad Mini releases, so this seems to be coming a little fast… but if they're finally putting OLED in the damned things* then that would explain the push.
* my favorite Apple product, always buy the new version immediately, iPad Mini is my girlfriend
For too many pilots now, flying without an iPad is the dangerous move.
FaceID would be nice, but 120hz OLED is a must for the next iPad mini.
The price definitely won’t overlap. Under 1K vs close to 3K. The iPad mini has found its place with a lot of people who won’t find a folding iPhone close to 3K as a viable/economical alternative.
120hz should be mandatory at those price points!
Hideous displays in comparison to ANY tablet at that price.
faster CPU is not necessary for iPad mini but this drives planned obsolescence. If only Apple would put decent displays in non-pro devices.
I hate the display on my iPad mini but my iPad Pro 12.9 is too heavy.
Hideous displays in comparison to ANY tablet at that price.
faster CPU is not necessary for iPad mini but this drives planned obsolescence. If only Apple would put decent displays in non-pro devices.
I hate the display on my iPad mini but my iPad Pro 12.9 is too heavy.
A17Pro is plenty quick for anything you can throw at it. Need more oomph? Get a Pro.
What the mini needs is: 1. A better screen (120hz, preferably OLED) and 2. longer battery life. The mini should be a perfect little sidekick for note taking, reading and quick reference that you can just chuck in your bag.
Put out a mini for ~650 with a good screen and proper battery and you got yourself a real winner.
Also for the "whattabout iphone fold". Consider this. I use my mini for work. Note taking, quick reference, and light work. When I am with a client, customer or supplier nobody bats an eye when I am on the mini using my pencil.
I guarantee you I will not get the same response if I do the same on a phone. using an ipad all day is pretty well respected / ignored. Being on your phone all day makes you look like a tick tack toe addicted teenager.
What the mini needs is: 1. A better screen (120hz, preferably OLED) and 2. longer battery life. The mini should be a perfect little sidekick for note taking, reading and quick reference that you can just chuck in your bag.
Put out a mini for ~650 with a good screen and proper battery and you got yourself a real winner.
Also for the "whattabout iphone fold". Consider this. I use my mini for work. Note taking, quick reference, and light work. When I am with a client, customer or supplier nobody bats an eye when I am on the mini using my pencil.
I guarantee you I will not get the same response if I do the same on a phone. using an ipad all day is pretty well respected / ignored. Being on your phone all day makes you look like a tick tack toe addicted teenager.
I like everything about my Mini 7 except the lack of FaceID. Going from my 16PM to the iPad, I often find myself staring at it like an idiot waiting for it to recognize me. C'mon Tim, let's make FaceID happen!
If it’s not 120hz stop wasting the energy Apple and throw that garbage in the trash and restart.
I thought the Pro chip also had a load more cache than the non-pro chip...
The Pro version of the A19 will have more GPU cores than the standard A19, and rumors suggest there will also be an in-between version that's a binned A19 Pro with one fewer GPU core. The binned chips could be used in the iPhone 17 Air.
Wikipedia suggests A18 Pro has 16 MB for the performance cores, 4 MB for the efficiency cores and 24 MB system level cache, with the A18 only getting 8 MB for the performance cores and 12 MB sytem level cache.
The iPad Mini screen sucks. I don't care what chip they put in it, until or unless they fix the display.
Is that supposed to be some sort of counter argument against the idea that FaceID, OLED and 120 Hz aren't premium features to any extend of the imagination? Apple can limit what for every other manufacturer is a basic feature in even their cheapest phones to their premium models all they want, doesn't make it a premium feature, though.
I’ve been meaning to get the current mini but now I’m wondering if I should hold out. I did this last time and didn’t end up buying the current mini so I think I should just do it instead of holding out each time.