I call straight BS. My iPad Pro has 0 issues keeping ANY apps open.
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Redesigned iPad Mini Has Increased 4GB of RAM, iPad 9 Remains at 3GB
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That Mini really is nicer than the iPad that was also announced.
Same here. Been looking for a travel size iPad for awhile that has modern specs.
Can I use the same Apple Pencil 2 for my iPad Pro and maybe a future mini? Or would I need to disconnect each time?
This mini looks very interesting when I don’t want to lug my iPad Pro 12”
This mini looks very interesting when I don’t want to lug my iPad Pro 12”
Been waiting a long time for this. Ordered mine today.. Probably could've got a better price off amazon in a few months but hell I want it ASAP!!!
Apart from no silver option… my OCD will go crazy if that’s my only odd device
As if anyone here would care? What does it matter if you're stuck with Android?
Neither, if it follows the air it’s USB3 @ 5Gbps
I may be wrong and I'll find out soon when I get mine, but I think it is still Silver. It's just a little warmer silver rather than the traditional more grey-ish silver. We shall see.
Please be more specific, what app and also describe "can barely keep an app open".
There’s no such thing as keeping apps open since iPadOS 14 limits background time to at most 1 minute. Down from 2 minutes and 7 minutes with older versions. It restores a screenshot when restoring app with static content to foreground so it looks transparent but dynamic content will reload. To see for yourself, go to https://www.time.gov/ with browser, put in background, wait 5 secs, restore to foreground and watch it reload. Works properly on other OS’ MacOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, etc.
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Not for me, I would have liked to see 512GB. But I still got one.
Not my experience at all with the same model.
I think it will just keep re-pairing to bluetooth every time you switch.
So for “the more RAM, the better” afficionados, Apple’s message is very clear - for the next two years, at least, most apps must run reasonably well with 3GB of RAM. 🖐
So awesome that the mini's (phone and now tablet) have been getting the premium specs treatment the past year.
Pass. My 10.5 iPad Pro from 2017 has 4GB ram. Its okay, but many apps won’t stay active in background with 4GB unlike the Pro's 8/16.
I suspect they did this because of the form factor and it’s meant more for single tasks unlike a larger multitask iPad.
I suspect they did this because of the form factor and it’s meant more for single tasks unlike a larger multitask iPad.
Same here. I would have gladly paid the extra $200 for 512GB.
If you’re going to pair it with all those accessories just buy a Mac mini for a bit more and enjoy 1000x the productivity.
iPad mini is the truly portable iPad. For me, tying it down with anything more than a pencil and slim case is missing the point.
On the other side of the spectrum we have iPad Air 2 with its 2GB of RAM, which is meant to support iPadOS 15.
The slowest USB-C port on an iPad is 5Gbps (new mini and Air), the fastest is 10Gbps (iPad Pro 2018/2020) with the 2021 iPad Pro being the fastest port overall using 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3.
My 2017 12.9” iPad Pro has the same CPU/GPU and DRAM as his 10.5” iPad Pro and I have zero issues with zippiness or keeping multiple apps open. People are just looking to have something to bitch about. This happens every single time Apple releases new hardware. Every. Single. Time.
Chill, step away from the keyboard.