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Next iPad Mini Will Allegedly Feature Thinner Bezels, USB-C Port, and Touch ID Power Button
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Any iPhone can take care of audiobooks and GPS, tethering to your 12.9” iPad. 🖐
It isn’t semantics. Just because the core architecture is the same doesn’t mean A14 = M1. That’s like saying all of Intel’s processors are the same because they’re based on the x86 architecture. They’re not.
It is a rumour site and Prosser does rumour leaks. There are many things he got right. And he admits being wrong when his leaks turn out to be wrong.
Looks like a great ereader when the 12.9 is too large!
Not going to put much stock in a Prosser rumor, but I REALLY hope that the next mini does indeed have improved speakers and ships before the end of the year, because that’s when I need to buy one for my in-law to use as a video phone, and the better speakers would be a massive improvement given her poor hearing.
In my incredibly specific use case that’s literally all I care about other than weight. Battery life unimportant, speed unimportant, features unimportant, lock method unimportant.
The 6(?) year old mini she has now has been genuinely life changing, even as just a simple video phone.
In my incredibly specific use case that’s literally all I care about other than weight. Battery life unimportant, speed unimportant, features unimportant, lock method unimportant.
The 6(?) year old mini she has now has been genuinely life changing, even as just a simple video phone.
Yeah, I am currently using the iPhone Pro Max to read on and I am finding it less than stellar. So if the updated Mini has a 8.5-9” display it would be perfect for books and magasines, as well as casual browsing while having breakfast and so on.
Why a new smaller apple pencil? I just want an ipad mini with the flat edge design that is compatible with the 2nd gen Apple pencil. I just want to be able to charge the Apple pencil 2 i use with my larger ipad pro the same way... by attaching it to the side. The ipad mini is long enough to accommodate the current Apple pencil 2. We don’t need a smaller apple pencil. Save that for the next iPhone perhaps. I just want to be able to use the same apple pencil on both my ipad pro & future ipad mini. As an artist who travels a lot, i’d like to be able to take an ipad mini with me that can use the same pencil. I know i can get the current mini with the old apple pencil, but i do not want two pencils...and certainly not one that charges in such an awkward un-apple like way as the first gen. Make this happen Apple and I’ll be a happy man.
The problem with rumors is the lack of context. It could be a pencil 3 or it could be a second pencil 2. They could also be working on a large and small pair of pencil 3’s.
I’d rather Apple make a Nintendo Switch competitor. Then dump hella money into exclusive games like they did with TV+.
Attached the Pencil 2 to Prosser's renders. It's a tight fit. Or you lose the volume buttons or you need to move the pencil to one side. Don't think Apple would agree with either one of those options. A smaller pencil makes sense.
If it had an M1 with 8GB, and a 120HZ display, 128GB starting, I'd pay an extra $200. Basically I hope it's a Pro model.
meh IMO just do iPad (10.5 inch EDU model), iPad Air (9 inch 11 inch) and iPad Pro 9, 11, 13).
Pro has the most options, Air is the basic, Pro has the most variety.
air and pro both offer small and mid size
this won't happen but I wish it would
If it had Face ID as well as Touch ID I would replace my 11 inch pro to get it
Content consumption is the only thing I use an iPad for. The size of the iPad mini is perfect for that especially when using it sitting on the couch.
Further expansion of USB-C across the line is excellent and welcome news.
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This could be a sweet iPad.
I'd even consider this to sit in-between my 12.9 and my iPhone, given my 12.9 is effectively a laptop replacement in my current setup.
I wonder if it would get Sidecar too.
I'd even consider this to sit in-between my 12.9 and my iPhone, given my 12.9 is effectively a laptop replacement in my current setup.
I wonder if it would get Sidecar too.
The current Apple Pencil 2 is smaller than the length of the current ipad mini... so it technically could be magnetically charged on the side of the ipad mini 6 with a flat edged design. But Apple may have to move the volume buttons to accommodate it. Should be interesting to see what they do. i’ll definitely be getting one.
iPhone 13 please have USB-C
Cook said shitning is better than usb-c so how dare you to don't trust him???
I bought an iPad mini 5 late last year so I’m not really in the market for a new one atm. But just like with the iPad Air 4, I do kinda want one. Especially if they announced it in different colors.
I’m starting to feel that yes, the home button does look a little dated.
(Also, obligatory “Prosser… so it’s definitely 100% true. Maybe? Perhaps?” comment)
I’m starting to feel that yes, the home button does look a little dated.
(Also, obligatory “Prosser… so it’s definitely 100% true. Maybe? Perhaps?” comment)
I don’t need an iPad mini that’s essentially an iPhone Max, now with a USB-C port, that can’t make phone calls. Apple is developing new products that serve mostly to cannibalize the rest of their product base. Apple needs to focus on developing products that cannibalize the product base of their competition. Also, they need to decide whether a USB-C port is a good thing or a bad thing. It’s as if the iPad developers aren’t bothering to work with the iPhone side of the house and are even intent on competing with them and putting them out of business. Apple needs to focus on, develop and execute a coherent product plan. Henry Ford had it right. You can have any color you want so long as it’s black. Metaphorically speaking, Apple needs to pick a color. Infinite product diversity sacrifices economies of scale and results in a Tower of Babel effect.