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iPad mini Why didn't they list the Mini 3 specs?
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This is honestly disappointing for an iPad mini fan. Sure the iPhone 6 Plus is big enough and gets phone calls done. But for a small person like me who primarily wears skinny jeans, I prefer a phone that fits in my pocket. Therefore my use of a tablet, which happens to be an iPad mini.
I doubt Apple even upped the color gamut from the iPad mini 2. This year's mini is not even worthy of being called an iPad mini 3. Not even at least an A8 upgrade (without X)? As if Apple's gonna give the same treatment to their iPhone line.
I doubt Apple even upped the color gamut from the iPad mini 2. This year's mini is not even worthy of being called an iPad mini 3. Not even at least an A8 upgrade (without X)? As if Apple's gonna give the same treatment to their iPhone line.
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If they wanted to keep the 2 new iPads differnet, they should at least given the iPad mini 3 the A8 while the iPad Air 2 the A8X.
Can't believe they kept the original Mini in the lineup - they must really be feeling the heat from the ultra-cheap tabs. Looking at it the other way I guess there is some hope that iOS8 performance on the iPad Mini / iPad 2 will have to be improved now!
They should have put air's specs in the new mini, lower the price of the mini 2 to the 1st mini price point and remove the latter.
The good news about this though is that our mini retina might have some very good longevity considering they are still supporting the oldest mini that may even support later ios versions (or that could be too much...?).
Anyways i hope the mini doesnt go the same path as the ipod touch, now that was a shame.
The good news about this though is that our mini retina might have some very good longevity considering they are still supporting the oldest mini that may even support later ios versions (or that could be too much...?).
Anyways i hope the mini doesnt go the same path as the ipod touch, now that was a shame.
I think they took a hit on the Mini 2 / iPad Air release last year, with so many people opting to save $100 and go for the Mini 2 since the specs were almost identical. Less money in Apple's pockets, and I believe it came out a few times that the profit margin was lower on the Mini 2 versus the Air, compounding the situation.
Given how this announcement just went, I think we can expect the 9.7" iPad to have superior specs over the 7.9" models moving forward. If the iPad Pro/12.9" model comes out, then it'll almost certainly usurp the 9.7" model in performance. You'd have 3 performance/price/size tiers.
Given how this announcement just went, I think we can expect the 9.7" iPad to have superior specs over the 7.9" models moving forward. If the iPad Pro/12.9" model comes out, then it'll almost certainly usurp the 9.7" model in performance. You'd have 3 performance/price/size tiers.